Discount Armageddon
Discount Armageddon by Seanan McGuire, published by Astra Publishing House on February 25, 2025, is the first book in the InCryptid series. This urban fantasy novel introduces readers to the Price family, a lineage of cryptozoologists dedicated to protecting both magical creatures and humanity. The story follows Verity Price, who, despite her training, prefers the dance floor to dealing with demons, as she navigates life in Manhattan while pursuing her passion for ballroom dance.
Readers will encounter a vibrant mix of cryptids, including talking mice and telepathic mathematicians, as Verity’s seemingly simple year in the city quickly spirals into chaos. With the Covenant of St. George sending a monster-hunter after her, and local cryptids mysteriously disappearing, the stakes rise dramatically. This edition, comprising 368 pages, delves into themes of action and adventure within the realms of fantasy and paranormal elements, offering a unique perspective on the intersection of the ordinary and the extraordinary.
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First book in New York Times-bestselling Seanan McGuire’s witty urban fantasy InCryptid series about a family of cryptozoologists who act as a buffer between humans and the magical creatures living in secret around us.
“The only thing more fun than an October Daye book is an InCryptid book.” —Charlaine Harris, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Sookie Stackhouse series
Cryptid, noun: Any creature whose existence has not yet been proven by science. See also “Monster.”
Crytozoologist, noun: Any person who thinks hunting for cryptids is a good idea. See also “idiot.”
Ghoulies. Ghosties. Long-legged beasties. Things that go bump in the night…
The Price family has spent generations studying the monsters of the world, working to protect them from humanity—and humanity from them.
Enter Verity Price. Despite being trained from birth as a cryptozoologist, she’d rather dance a tango than tangle with a demon, and is spending a year in Manhattan while she pursues her career in professional ballroom dance. Sounds pretty simple, right?
It would be, if it weren’t for the talking mice, the telepathic mathematicians, the asbestos supermodels, and the trained monster-hunter sent by the Price family’s old enemies, the Covenant of St. George. When a Price girl meets a Covenant boy, high stakes, high heels, and a lot of collateral damage are almost guaranteed.
To complicate matters further, local cryptids are disappearing, strange lizard-men are appearing in the sewers, and someone’s spreading rumors about a dragon sleeping underneath the city…
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