The Red Winter
Power is a hungry beast
$42.75
- Hardcover
544 pages
- Release Date
24 February 2026
Summary
A bewitching historical fantasy from a debut author. A devastating love story. A blood-drenched hunt for purpose, power, and redemption.
In 1785, Professor Sebastian Grave receives the news he fears most: the terrible Beast of Gevaudan has returned, and the French countryside runs red in its wake.
Sebastian knows the Beast. A monster-slayer with centuries of experience, he joined the hunt for the creature twenty years ago and watched it slaughter its way through a long and blo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781250362766 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1250362768 |
| Author: | Cameron Sullivan |
| Publisher: | St Martin's Press |
| Imprint: | St Martin's Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 544 |
| Release Date: | 24 February 2026 |
| Weight: | 700g |
| Dimensions: | 44mm x 148mm x 220mm |
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Critics Review
“Historical horror? Dark fantasy? Queer romance? All of the above!…. A delightful, genre-defying debut.” –Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“Truly a fantastic debut.” –Booklist
“An enthralling story of morally gray characters, scheming demons, and a bloodthirsty beast that will leave any uneaten hearts aching bittersweetly.” –Library Journal
“So bloody good. The Red Winter is absolute ripper entertainment–miss it at your peril!” –Shelley Parker-Chan, bestselling author of She Who Became the Sun
“Charming, haunting, ambitious, and a great deal of fun.” –T. Kingfisher, New York Times bestselling author of A Sorceress Comes to Call
“A gorgeous tangle of history and fresh-made myth, The Red Winter is my platonic ideal of a debut: the moment I was done, I went looking for Sullivan’s backlog and let out an actual howl of despair upon realizing there was nothing yet. You’ll eat this one up.” –Cassandra Khaw, USA Today bestselling author of Nothing But Blackened Teeth
“The Red Winter is a hell of a debut. An absolute feast of a book: rich, red, sinfully delicious. I’ve rarely been this satisfied–or this hungry for more.” –Alix E. Harrow, New York Times bestselling author of Starling House
“Dense and ambitious… This sprawling epic is worth the effort.” –Publisher’s Weekly
““An action-packed adventure, full of blood, gore, and lots of laughs, and so, so queer.” –BookRiot
Cameron Sullivan
Cameron Sullivan was born in Perth, Western Australia. He grew up with the dark fantasy and horror icons of the 80s and went on to study classics and creative writing at the University of Western Australia. After several years working and studying in Italy and the UK, he returned to Australia and settled in Melbourne, which is the best place for Australians who actually enjoy the winter. He works as a copywriter and will easily lose a weekend to a good book, a new recipe or games of any kind, from tabletop DnD to pub trivia.
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