These Hollow Ruins

From the rancid ruins of the old world, a darker and deadlier one emerges . . .Death Destruction Decay Redemption Former rivals Alix and Elliot may have survived the apocalypse, but now they find themselves in a lethal new world where magic has different rules. The only way to survive is to play games of strength and manipulation ­– and choose between burning hatred and deadly intimacy.Meanwhile, Taro has forced her way into the Netherworld in a desperate chase for Nixie. But they’re not alone. An old enemy haunts them, and Taro and Nixie will need to reckon with the living if they’re going to banish the monsters of their past.Because deep in the glittering new palace, the Drowning Rooms hold a terrifying secret nearly lost to history; if exposed, it could alter not only this world, but the one beyond.These Hollow Ruins is the second instalment of the gloriously gothic Wyrdos trilogy.