{"product_id":"a-fate-worse-than-drowning-9781464291456","title":"A Fate Worse Than Drowning : An Atmospheric and Moving Gothic Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Gorgeously atmospheric, heartrending and deeply ominous.\" - Hester Steel, author of The Faceless Thing We Adore\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A seductive and infernal hymn of dread, love, and damnation.\" - Elliott Gish, author of Grey Dog\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of A Dark and Drowning Tide and The Lighthouse Witches comes a queer speculative fiction novel about a lighthouse keeper who made a devil's bargain to save her sister.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when a shipwrecked survivor washes ashore, she is left with an impossible choice…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e***\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne deal with the devil makes a fool. Two? A villain...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA year ago, Elle made a deal with the devil to save her sister. Now, they live on a desolate spit of land beyond Halifax harbour. Elle, as a lighthouse keeper, steers unsuspecting sailors to their destruction; those are the terms of her bargain. Liney need never know the cost. Her safety is worth every drop of blood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut a sinner’s pact is not so simple. When the devil returns, demanding more—more shipwrecks, no survivors—Elle knows what she must do to keep Liney safe...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnother ship. Another crew killed in the devil’s name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen a woman washes ashore. Is she a soul to be sacrificed, or part of a darker design? As Liney and the stranger grow closer, Elle faces an impossible choice: kill, and break Liney’s heart, or forfeit her own soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDanger arises from all sides: the merciless sea, ruthless men on the mainland, and the infernal bargain itself…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSouls and sisterhood, fate and fire—what must be sacrificed for the devil to get his due?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA riveting tale of doomed love and a chilling Faustian bargain, A Fate Worse Than Drowning is a masterwork of queer speculative fiction that will captivate fans of gothic literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTropes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGothic Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLGBTQ+\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpeculative Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeal with the Devil\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Sarah Hawthorn\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFantasy, Myth \u0026amp; legend told as fiction, Fiction: special features\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 21 Jul 2026 by Sourcebooks, Inc.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sarah Hawthorn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320434205050,"sku":"9781464291456","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781464291456.jpg?v=1790652557","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-fate-worse-than-drowning-9781464291456","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}