Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

First published 2025 · debut

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Reception

Rave reviews. 6 of 7 critics gave a rave.

Rave 6 · Positive 1 · Mixed 0 · Pan 0

  • “In Schwab’s hands, even the well-trod territory of immortal bloodsuckers turns fresh and new”

    Chicago Review of Books · Greer Macallister · Rave

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  • “Despite my initial hesitation, I was hooked after the first page.”

    Autostraddle · Sa'iyda Shabazz · Rave

  • “Schwab has impressively woven a compelling character drama and feminist critique into a horror thriller. But with so many moving parts and timelines, it’s inevitable that something has to suffer.”

    The New York Times Book Review · Everdeen Mason · Positive

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About the book

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This is a story about hunger. 1532. Santo Domingo de la Calzada. A young girl grows up wild and wily—her beauty is only outmatched by her dreams of escape. But María knows she can only ever be a prize, or a pawn, in the games played by men. When an alluring stranger offers an alternate path, María makes a desperate choice. She vows to have no regrets.

This is a story about love. 1827. London. A young woman lives an idyllic but cloistered life on her family’s estate, until a moment of forbidden intimacy sees her shipped off to London. Charlotte’s tender heart and seemingly impossible wishes are swept away by an invitation from a beautiful widow—but the price of freedom is higher than she could have imagined.

This is a story about rage. 2019. Boston. College was supposed to be her chance to be someone new. That’s why Alice moved halfway across the world, leaving her old life behind. But after an out-of-character one-night stand leaves her questioning her past, her present, and her future, Alice throws herself into the hunt for answers... and revenge.

This is a story about life— how it ends, and how it starts.

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About the author

V. E. Schwab, born 1987, United States.

Catalogue record

TOR / Doherty Associates, Tom, 2025 · 544 pages

Publisher
TOR / Doherty Associates, Tom, 2025
Pages
544
LC · Dewey
PS3619.C4848 B87 · 813
ISBN
978-1-250-32052-0
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Publisher
TOR / Doherty Associates, Tom, 2025
Pages
544
LC
PS3619.C4848 B87
Dewey
813
ISBN
  • 978-1-250-32052-0
Editions
  • Tor, 2025, hardcover, 533 pages 978-1-0350-6464-9
  • Bookish Box & Shop, The, 2025 978-1-965322-88-8
  • TOR / Doherty Associates, Tom, 2025, hardcover, 544 pages 978-1-250-32052-0
  • Pan Macmillan, 2025, 544 pages 978-1-0350-6465-6
Author
Schwab, V. E., 1987–
Statement
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil / V. E. Schwab.

Subjects

  • United States
  • 2020s
  • LGBTQ+ lives
  • Historical fiction
  • Fantasy
  • Horror and ghost stories
  • Love and romance
  • Vampires
  • Horror
  • Queer
  • Adult
  • Lesbian
  • Paranormal

Catalogue data checked 3 October 2026