The Bloodless Queen (1966)

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Part ecological Orpheus and Eurydice myth and part gothic thriller, discover this atmospheric near-future sci-fi novel about fae mysteries deep within strange nature preserves Perfect for readers of Jeff VanderMeer, Chuck Wendig, and Sunyi Dean • “ Richly imagined and beautifully written , with a highly original and very creepy magic system.” —R. F. Kuang (on Johnson's The Forever Sea ) On the autumnal equinox of 1987, after fencing off half of the Earth’s land for huge nature reserves called Harbors, the leaders of the world called on their peoples to celebrate. Then began the horror and the magic. Everyone who died that day—all 132,329 of them—instead of going cold and still, turned odd and fae. They became mischievous and murderous, before disappearing into their nearest Harbor, never seen again. And each year after that on the autumnal equinox, the same terrible transformations would occur: