This Savage Song

There’snosuchthingassafeinacityatwar，acityoverrunwithmonsters.InthisdarkurbanfantasyfromacclaimedauthorVictoriaSchwab，ayoungwomanandayoungmanmustchoosewhethertobecomeheroesorvillains—andfriendsorenemies—withthefutureoftheirhomeatstake.Thefirstoftwobooks，ThisSavageSongisamust-haveforfansofHollyBlack，MaggieStiefvater，andLainiTaylor.KateHarkerandAugustFlynnaretheheirstoadividedcity—acitywheretheviolencehasbeguntobreedactualmonsters.AllKatewantsistobeasruthlessasherfather，wholetsthemonstersroamfreeandmakesthehumanspayforhisprotection.AllAugustwantsistobehuman，asgood-heartedashisownfather，toplayabiggerroleinprotectingtheinnocent—buthe’soneofthemonsters.Onewhocanstealasoulwithasimplestrainofmusic.WhenthechancearisestokeepaneyeonKate，who’sjustbeenkickedoutofhersixthboardingschoolandreturnedhome，Augustjumpsatit.ButKatediscoversAugust’ssecret，andafterafailedassassinationattemptthepairmustfleefortheirlives.InThisSavageSong，VictoriaSchwabcreatesagritty，seethingmetropolis，oneworthyofbeingcomparedtoGothamandtothefourversionsofLondoninhercriticallyacclaimedfantasyforadults，ADarkerShadeofMagic.Herheroeswillfacemonstersintentondestroyingthemfromeveryside—includingthemonsterswithin.