Nightslayer
Pre-order the deliciously dark and romantic adult fantasy debut from bestselling YA author Bill Wood!
Will be published approx. on 27. May 2027
Book
Hardback
464 pages
978-1-3996-4314-6 (ISBN)
Description
IN NEW ERLAND, LOVE AND DEATH SHARE THE SAME FACE
Seven months into his tenure as the Nightslayer, Henry Ellington is unsure he's up for the task. When he learns that the ancient Blackwood family, one of the original Strigoi bloodlines, have announced their return to New Elrand, he braces for the worst...
Thomas Blackwood, heir to the secretive Court of Gilded Dusk, has his own mission: protect his fellow Strigoi from returning to their state of near extinction, and kill the Nightslayer. Yet one stolen kiss at a masked ball changes everything.
When Thomas learns that the stranger he found so enchanting is the Nightslayer himself, his mission becomes a bloodthirsty paradox. Under orders from his ruthless father, Thomas continues the seduction as a ploy with Henry none the wiser that the man he is so drawn to is part of the species he is sworn to kill.
But something far darker is awakening in New Elrand. And when desire and duty collide, Henry and Thomas are confronted with a decision that will alter the fate of the city itself...
****
PRAISE FOR BILL WOOD
'Deeply atmospheric, tense, and propulsive' LUCY ROSE, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Lamb
'Bill Wood is a fresh and exciting new voice' KATHRYN FOXFIELD, author of Good Girls Die First
'Iconic!' ANDY DARCY THEO, author of The Light That Binds Us
Seven months into his tenure as the Nightslayer, Henry Ellington is unsure he's up for the task. When he learns that the ancient Blackwood family, one of the original Strigoi bloodlines, have announced their return to New Elrand, he braces for the worst...
Thomas Blackwood, heir to the secretive Court of Gilded Dusk, has his own mission: protect his fellow Strigoi from returning to their state of near extinction, and kill the Nightslayer. Yet one stolen kiss at a masked ball changes everything.
When Thomas learns that the stranger he found so enchanting is the Nightslayer himself, his mission becomes a bloodthirsty paradox. Under orders from his ruthless father, Thomas continues the seduction as a ploy with Henry none the wiser that the man he is so drawn to is part of the species he is sworn to kill.
But something far darker is awakening in New Elrand. And when desire and duty collide, Henry and Thomas are confronted with a decision that will alter the fate of the city itself...
****
PRAISE FOR BILL WOOD
'Deeply atmospheric, tense, and propulsive' LUCY ROSE, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Lamb
'Bill Wood is a fresh and exciting new voice' KATHRYN FOXFIELD, author of Good Girls Die First
'Iconic!' ANDY DARCY THEO, author of The Light That Binds Us
Reviews / Votes
Deeply atmospheric, tense, and propulsive * Lucy Rose, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Lamb on Let's Split Up *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
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Trade binding
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
664 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-3996-4314-6 (9781399643146)
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Bill Wood
Nightslayer
Pre-order the deliciously dark and romantic adult fantasy debut from bestselling YA author Bill Wood!
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BILL WOOD is a bestselling author, writing mysteries for young adult and adult audiences. His debut novel, Let's Split Up was an instant top 10 bestseller and the fastest selling YA debut of 2024 in the UK. Be Right Back released October 2025 and was the top new YA release of the week.
Bill is a graduate of Birmingham City University, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts with first class honours in Film & Screenwriting. He spreads his love for literature not only in his everyday life but also to his growing online audience @billreads on TikTok.
Bill is a graduate of Birmingham City University, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts with first class honours in Film & Screenwriting. He spreads his love for literature not only in his everyday life but also to his growing online audience @billreads on TikTok.