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The Red Winter

Power is a hungry beast

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The Red Winter

By: Cameron Sullivan
Narrated by: Imogen Church, Rory Barnett
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Summary

A bewitching historical fantasy from a debut author, and the next global sensation from Tor. A blood-drenched hunt for purpose, power and redemption.


A devastating love story.
A bewitching twist on history.
A blood-drenched hunt for purpose, power, and redemption.

In 1785, Professor Sebastian Grave receives the news he fears most: the Beast of Gévaudan has returned, and the French countryside runs red in its wake.

Sebastian knows the Beast. Twenty years ago, it nearly cost him his life to bring the monster down. Now, he has been recalled to the hunt by Antoine Avenel d'Ocerne, an estranged lover who shares a dark history with the Beast and a terrible secret with Sebastian. With the help of his indwelling demon, Sarmodel - who takes payment in living hearts - Sebastian must return to Gévaudan for a final reckoning, while the Beast is poised to plunge the continent into war.

In this dark retelling of the hunt for the Beast of Gévaudan, Cameron Sullivan tears the heart out of history. He lifts the veil on the hidden world behind our own and reimagines the story of Europe, from Imperial Rome to Saint Jehanne d'Arc and the first flickers of the French Revolution.

 Best of 2026 (so far) Dragons & Mythical Creatures Fantasy Historical LGBTQIA+ Creators Heartfelt French Revolution
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Exquisite writing coupled with an enviable imagination. Exquisite writing coupled with an enviable imagination. Exquisite writing coupled with an enviable imagination.

An unmatched story

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It was all wonderful, the story, the world building, the acting and the narrative. So fabulous that I cannot convey how fabulous!

Brilliant story, brilliant telling.

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Devoured this book in three days, absolutely loved the story, the historical settings, the characters, just mwah. Very gay!! Both narrators did a splendid job with the variety of characters and accents, loved how they portrayed the humour.

Dark without being grim

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One of the best standalone reads ive ever read!
The characters are divine and the bantering relationship between the main character and his dark passenger was a particular highlight. The yearning and emotion woven through the writing is beautifully translated planting images in my mind that im still thinking about.
The story and its events are wonderfully strange, not absurd-weird, but bizarre and unexpected in the best way. It feels reminiscent of other things you might have read, yet completely fresh. I was completely captured and devoured this in a matter of days

Captivated from the start

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