From New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award–winning author T. Kingfisher comes an enthralling contemporary fantasy about a woman trying to escape her past by moving to the remote US desert―only to find herself beholden to the wrath of a vengeful god.
“Hugo and Nebula Award-winner Kingfisher (Hemlock & Silver) provides all the chills, thrills and laughs she’s known for in this dextrous dark fantasy…Kingfisher remains extremely good at what she does.” – Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Readers will enjoy the found family theme but should beware—this roadrunner is nothing like the one from the cartoon.” – Booklist
“Delightful supporting characters, intriguing mythology, and a neurodivergent protagonist come together for an entertaining story. Besides fans of Kingfisher’s (Hemlock and Silver), place it in the hands of readers of Katherine Addison and Lois McMaster Bujold.” – Library Journal
“The appeal of the tale [is] characterized by Kingfisher’s familiar mix of creeping horror, sharp wit, and ingratiating characters… The bleak setting of Snake-Eater may seem modest compared to Kingfisher’s more baroque fantasies, but its detailed and at times gritty depiction of a real community in a real environment might just make it more affecting.” – Locus Magazine
The Wood-Wife by Terri Windling and The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo meets Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse in SNAKE-EATER (47 North; December 1, 2025), the captivating new novel from the beloved fantasy author T. Kingfisher. With a remote desert setting, a house brimming with secrets, a wonderfully eclectic cast of characters including desert spirits and gods, SNAKE-EATER has all of the rich, dark fantasy elements as well as humor and heart that make Kingfisher’s novels unforgettable and unputdownable.
Kingfisher explains “If I was going to describe the platonic ideal of a Kingfisher horror novel, it would probably be a woman and her dog alone in a house full of creepy family secrets. That was the plot of my first horror novel, The Twisted Ones, and I often find books trying to bend in that direction and having to wrestle them back into line. It was a weird relief with SNAKE-EATER to just embrace it wholeheartedly.”
With only a few dollars to her name and her beloved dog Copper by her side, Selena flees her past in the city to claim her late aunt’s house in the desert town of Quartz Creek. The scorpions and spiders are better than what she left behind.
Because in Quartz Creek, there’s a strange beauty to everything, from the landscape to new friends, and more blue sky than Selena’s ever seen. But something lurks beneath the surface. Like the desert gods and spirits lingering outside Selena’s house at night, keeping watch. Mostly benevolent, says her neighbor Grandma Billy. That doesn’t ease the prickly sense that one of them watches too closely and wants something from Selena she can’t begin to imagine. And when Selena’s search for answers leads her to journal entries that her aunt left behind, she discovers a sinister truth about her new home: It’s the haunting grounds of an ancient god known simply as “Snake-Eater,” who her late aunt made a promise to that remains unfulfilled.
Snake-Eater has taken a liking to Selena, an obsession of sorts that turns sinister. And now that Selena is the new owner of his home, he’s hell-bent on collecting everything he’s owed.
We hope you will follow along on our virtual tour to celebrate the release of SNAKE-EATER with this superb list of influencers as they share reviews, excerpts, features, Q&As, and lots of giveaways!
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