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When abominations begin roaming the village streets at night, the slaughterhouse workers grow suspicious of the fairy who works there. "Origin Story" by T. Kingfisher is one of 27 short horror stories in Nightfire's audio anthology. Come Join Us by the Fire Season 2 is the second installment of Nightfire's audio-only horror anthology, featuring a wide collection of short stories from emerging voices in the horror genre as well as longtime fan favorites. The collection showcases the breadth of talent writing in the horror genre today, with contributions from a wide range of genre luminaries including Laird Barron, Indrapramit Das, Shaun Hamill, Daniel M. Lavery, Matthew Lyons, T. Kingfisher, Seanan McGuire, Nibedita Sen, and Nightfire’s own Cassandra Khaw and Silvia Moreno-Garcia. The full Table of Contents is as follows: Cassandra Khaw- "Some Breakable Things" Sarah Langan- "The Changeling" Shaun Hamill- "Music of the Abyss" Caitlín R. Kiernan- "Standing Water" Tade Thompson- "Bone" T. Kingfisher- "Origin Story" Silvia Moreno-Garcia- "The Sound of Footsteps" Laird Barron- "Jōren Falls" Damien Angelica Walters- "Tooth, Tongue, and Claw" Sunny Moraine- "If Living is Seeing I'm Holding My Breath" Matthew Lyons- "Blood Daughter" Jessica Guess- "Mama Tulu" Daniel M. Lavery- "Prodigal Son" Seanan McGuire- "Emergency Landing" Indrapramit Das - "You Will Survive This Night" ‘Pemi Aguda- "Things Boys Do" Kelly Link- "The Specialist's Hat" Clay McLeod Chapman- "The Fireplace" Nibedita Sen- "Pigeons" Camilla Grudova- "Ghost Bread" Catherynne M. Valente- "The Days of Flaming Motorcycles" Brian Evenson- "The Cabin" Maria Dahvana Headley- "The Krakatoan" Craig Laurance Gidney- "Spyder Threads" Mariana Enriquez- "Things We Lost in the Fire" Gabino Iglesias- "The Song of the Lady Rose" Nick Antosca- "The Quiet Boy"

Meet Lydia Crow... Lydia has always known she has no power, especially next to her infamous and more-than-slightly dodgy family. Which is why she carved her own life as a private investigator far away from London. When a professional snafu forces her home, the head of the family calls in a favour, and Lydia finds herself investigating the disappearance of her cousin, Maddie. Soon, Lydia is neck-deep in problems: her new flatmate is a homicidal ghost, the intriguing, but forbidden, DCI Fleet is acting in a distinctly unprofessional manner, and tensions between the old magical families are rising. The Crows used to rule the roost and rumours claim they are still the strongest. The Silvers have a facility for lying and they run the finest law firm in London. The Pearl family were costermongers and everybody knows that a Pearlie can sell feathers to a bird. The Fox family... Well. The less said about the Fox family the better. For seventy-five years, a truce between the four families has held strong, but could the disappearance of Maddie Crow be the thing to break it? The Night Raven is the first book in Crow Investigations, an exciting new paranormal mystery series from bestselling author of magical fiction, Sarah Painter.

A cursed Fox. A vengeful Silver. A whole lot of trouble… Lydia Crow has long suspected there is more beneath London than just trains, but has never been keen to poke around in the dark. But when Paul Fox, powerful member of the Fox Family, blackmails her into taking a case, she has no choice. Investigating a suspicious death in a disused tunnel of the London Underground for her ex-boyfriend causes friction between her and DCI Fleet – and not the fun kind. Uncle Charlie is still pressuring her to work for the Family business, her ghostly flatmate is looking for answers about his own demise, and Maria Silver is out for blood. Preferably Lydia’s. With old alliances broken, it’s harder for Lydia to know who to trust. There is a big choice up ahead and it’s getting closer by the second. Lydia has to find a path in the darkness – and fast. Don't miss the exciting third instalment in the bestselling urban fantasy mystery series, Crow Investigations.

London is Lydia Crow’s city so when a man is found hanged under Blackfriars Bridge, she takes it personally. Driven by her desire to improve her fledgling P.I. skills and an innate sense of justice, Lydia investigates. Even when it seems as if the Silver Family might be involved, Lydia refuses to back down. The Silver Family, who run the finest law firm in London, have a gift for persuasion. In the Bad Old Days it was said they could make a man jump off a roof by convincing him he could fly. But that's all in the past… Isn’t it? Everybody wants something from Lydia: Her Uncle Charlie wants her to join the infamous Family Business, her ghostly flatmate wants her to test her power, DCI Fleet wants a relationship, and the Silver Family want her to keep her nose out. Trouble is, Lydia has never been much good at taking orders. And London in a heatwave is a dangerous place to be... The Silver Mark is the second instalment in Crow Investigations, an exciting paranormal mystery series from bestselling author of magical fiction, Sarah Painter. ‘My favourite new urban fantasy series, clever and twisty and deliciously magical.’ Stephanie Burgis, author of Snowspelled