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The Dead Take the A Train

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The Dead Take the A Train

By: Richard Kadrey, Cassandra Khaw
Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
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2024 Dragon Awards, Short-listed
2023 Barnes and Noble Best New Books of the Year, Long-listed

New York Times best-selling author Richard Kadrey and Cassandra Khaw have teamed up to deliver a new dark story where Neil Gaiman meets Jessica Jones with magic, monsters, and mayhem.

Julie Crews is a coked-up, burnt-out 30-something who packs a lot of magic into her small body. She’s trying to establish herself as a major psychic operative in the NYC magic scene, and she’ll work the most gruesome gigs to claw her way to the top.

Desperate to break the dead-end grind, Julie summons a guardian angel for a quick career boost. But when her power grab accidentally releases an elder god hell-bent on the annihilation of our galaxy, the body count rises rapidly.

The Dead Take the A Train is a high-octane cocktail of Khaw’s cosmic horror and Kadrey’s gritty fantasy - shaken, not stirred.

A Macmillan Audio program from Tor Nightfire.

©2022 Richard Kadrey and Cassandra Khaw (P)2022 Macmillan Audio
Fantasy Fiction Occult Urban Scary Paranormal City

Editorial Review

Gory, horrifying, and just a bit messed up
When I first saw the cover for The Dead Take the A Train, I had no idea what to expect. As soon as I listened to the first few minutes of the audio, it was clear that this was no ordinary horror novel. Julie is a skilled magician who has managed to establish herself in the magic community. However, because she’s an addict with a harsh personality, work is hard for Julie to come by, causing her financial strain. When an old friend in need reappears, Julie turns to magic to change her life around in order to help. She quickly realizes that her actions have far-reaching and deadly consequences—and must use her skills to make things right before it's too late. Even as I write this, I still don't have words for how much I enjoyed The Dead Take the A Train (note: not having words is unusual for me). The world-building, characters/creature descriptions, and urban twist were exceptional, and I found myself so immersed that I was able to devour this one in one day. The authors, Richard Kadrey and Cassandra Khaw, did not hold back on the gore, which, combined with Natalie Naudus’s excellent performance, left me just a bit grossed out but eagerly anticipating the second part of this duology. —Patty R., Audible Editor