The Book Eaters

Sunyi Dean is an autistic author of fantasy fiction. Originally born in the States and raised in Hong Kong, she now lives in Yorkshire with her children. When not reading, running, falling over in yoga, or rolling d20s, she sometimes escapes the city to wildswim in lonely dales.

Her short stories have featured in the Best of British Science Fiction 2018 anthology, Prole, FFO, Tor Dot Com, etc.

The Book Eaters is Dean¿s debut novel.

'A gripping and beautifully plotted story told with verve and deliciously dark wit'
Daily Mail

'An exciting blend of gothic horror and action, smart and haunting' Laura Purcell, bestselling author of The Silent Companions

"Some novels are intended to be devoured in one sitting. Such is the case with Sunyi Dean's The Book Eaters. Innovative, unique, poignant, and told with a voice as original as the story itself. I finished this novel in that one sitting, yet I'll be pondering it for a long time to come. This is the debut of a new master of the modern fantasy. Don 't miss it'
James Rollins, #1 NYT bestselling author of The Starless Crown

'A delightfully weird exploration of motherhood, queerness, and escaping patriarchal norms'
Buzzfeed

'Raw and imaginative, this gritty, gothic anti-fairytale knows the truth: love will make a villain out of anyone'
Olivie Blake, NYT bestselling author of The Atlas Six

'Sunyi Dean's The Book Eaters is a darkly sweet pastry of a book about family, betrayal, and the lengths we go to for the ones we love. Great reading for a rainy morning, with tea or coffee on, a cat in your lap, and nowhere to be but lost in a delicious modern fairy tale'
Christopher Buehlman, author of The Blacktongue Thief

'A riveting tale that consumed me as earnestly as I devoured it. Full of grit and humanity, Sunyi Dean expertly weaves the complexities of motherhood, loyalty, and found family in a world not far from our own. Dean's debut has already established her as a master of craft. If I were a book eater, this novel would be one to savour'
Saara El-Arifi, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Final Strife