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Fawn
  • Published: 27 August 2026
  • ISBN: 9781529968910
  • Imprint: Transworld Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 368

Fawn

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Tr. Paperback
1 Sept 2026
Hardback
27 Sept 2026
EBook
27 Aug 2026
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27 Aug 2026
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PINE meets VE Schwab in this dark fantasy folk horror where a woman who made a deal with the devil a century earlier has her precious sanctuary threatened by town’s new fire and brimstone pastor.

In the isolated Appalachian town of Burrsville, Tess Wynne lives in precious quiet. Having been left for dead a century earlier, Tess made a deal with the devil to stay in the only home she’s known. Tending to her wildlife sanctuary, she keeps the land and its people safe – pulling on spidering threads of ancient magic, trying to preserve the balance of nature against the encroaching ravages of human influence. But, every autumn, the devil returns, offering Tess more power in exchange for a foothold into the human world. And, every autumn, Tess refuses.

As Tess prepares her wildlife sanctuary for the winter, an unexpected addition to Burrsville catches the local’s attention. Freshly arrived Zeke Abdee, the town’s new pastor, begins to sinisterly mould the townspeople to his will.

With everyone slowly turning on Tess, Pastor Zeke is determined to stake his claim on the very land where Tess keeps her sanctuary. Cornered, a desperate Tess pushes her magic to the darkest edges. All the while, the devil bides his time, waiting for Tess to decide who the true beast really is...
  • Published: 27 August 2026
  • ISBN: 9781529968910
  • Imprint: Transworld Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 368
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About the author

C.N. Vair

C.N. Vair (she/her) is a horror and dark fantasy author living in Western New York. A former journalist, she’s interested in the history and haunted corners of small towns, the magic and malice of the natural world, and power in all its forms. When she’s not writing, you can find her wandering in woods and cemeteries, growing poisonous plants in her garden, or spending time with her husband and dogs.
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Praise for Fawn

A lush, eerie, utterly spellbinding contemporary tale with all the makings of a classic, elegantly rendered by an exciting new talent. Exquisitely unsettling, hauntingly beautiful, and quietly profound. Beware, this book is pretty but it has sharp teeth.

Rachel Harrison, New York Times bestselling author of PLAY NICE

An unflinching Appalachian horror and a book filled with bite, brutality, tenderness and evil. I loved it

Lucy Rose, Sunday Times bestselling author of THE LAMB

C.N. Vair has cast such a spell over me with her bewitching debut, I doubt any other book will ever break it. Sell your soul, sign your name in the Devil's ledger, just do whatever you have to do to get your hands on this book. Damnation never read this good.

Clay McLeod Chapman, author of GHOST EATERS

A compulsively readable, propulsive tale of what it means to bare your teeth and reclaim what belongs to you. Even if the cost is great. I didn’t want to leave Tess’ world and am still thinking about it days later. This is the sort of book I’ll revisit again and again.

Kristi DeMeester, author of DARK SISTERS and SUCH A PRETTY SMILE

C.N. Vair conjures a world of blighted beauty, old magic, and terrible appetites. Fawn is spellbinding, vicious, and impossible to look away from.

Daphne Fama, author of HOUSE OF MONSTROUS WOMEN