{"product_id":"the-works-of-vermin-by-hiron-ennes-1","title":"The Works of Vermin by Hiron Ennes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDATE OF RELEASE: 1 OCT 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe was sent to kill a pest. Instead, he found a monster.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn intriguing work of whimsi-grotesquerie’ – Olivie Blake, New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMonster hunters tangle with court politics in this horror adventure by the critically acclaimed author of Leech. Enter the decadent, deadly city of Tiliard.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn a complex, chaotic metropolis, Guy Moulène has a simple goal: keep his sister out of debt. For her sake he’ll take on any job – no matter how vile. As an exterminator, Guy hunts the uncanny pests that crawl up from the river.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese vermin are all strange, and often dangerous. His latest quarry is different: a worm the size of a dragon, with deadly venom and a ravenous taste for artwork. As it digests Tiliard from the sewers to the opera houses, its toxin reshapes the future of the city.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo sane person would hunt it if they had the choice. Guy doesn’t have a choice. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘A lush and seductive story, rife with opulent horror and decaying decadence’ – Sunyi Dean, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Book Eaters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘I will follow this writer anywhere’ – Gillian Flynn, New York Times bestselling author of Gone Girl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaperback \u003cbr\u003ePublication: 1 Oct 2026, Pan Macmillan \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529073676\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eExtent: 432 \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003epages\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David's Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57648349741438,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/0892\/5225\/files\/9781529073676.jpg?v=1783334510","url":"https:\/\/www.davids-bookshops.co.uk\/products\/the-works-of-vermin-by-hiron-ennes-1","provider":"David's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}