Down Among the Sticks and Bones

Twin sisters Jacqueline and Jillian are shaped by demanding parents who mold them into contrasting ideals of perfection. At twelve years old, they discover an impossible staircase leading away from their ordinary world into a dark realm filled with mad scientists and monsters. In this terrifying domain of lethal choices, the sisters take drastically different paths that permanently alter their lives. This dark portal fantasy explores childhood trauma, sibling dynamics, and the consequences of unmet expectations.

by Seanan McGuire

Tom Doherty Associates · First published 2017 · 187 pages