“A perfect mix of horror and fantasy.”The New York Times

The Butcher of the Forest shows exactly why Mohamed is one of fantasys rising stars.”The Washington Post

“The Grimm brothers cant hold a candle to Premee Mohamed and her fever dream of a fantasy novella.”Polygon

A world-weary woman races against the clock to survive a deadly forest in this dark, otherworldly fairytale from Nebula and World Fantasy Award-winning author Premee Mohamed.

At the northern edge of a land ruled by a merciless foreign tyrant lies a wild, forbidden forest ruled by powerful magic.

Veris Thornthe only one to ever enter the forest and surviveis forced to go back inside to retrieve the tyrant’s missing children. Inside await traps and trickery, ancient monsters, and hauntings of the past.

One day is all Veris is afforded. One misstep will cost everything.