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The darkness isn’t empty. It’s hungry.
At the edge of the City of the Void, a massive chasm extends miles into the earth, its treacherous terrain overrun with vicious monsters and carnivorous plants. For orphaned best friends Petra and Jade, guiding treasure-seeking tourists down into the Void is the only way to earn enough to pull themselves up out of the slums for good.
Petra prefers to play it safe and take jobs only in the Void’s upper levels, where the dangers are better understood, while Jade wants to risk a descent to the deepest and most mysterious Sixth Layer. Because the deeper they go, the better the payout, and the sooner their dreams can become reality. Their friendship is Petra’s whole world, and Jade’s approval means everything—so Petra agrees to do it Jade’s way.
When their job goes wrong and Jade is lost in the Void, Petra must plunge deeper than she’s ever dared to save her friend. But she doesn’t know the truth of the Void . . . or what really waits for her in its depths.
"Fast-paced, suspenseful, and plenty gory, What Feeds Below is a richly-imagined fantasy horror novel that you'll want to devour in one sitting rather than feed on for days, but be careful: it'll linger long after you've gobbled up the final page."—Johanna van Veen, bestselling author of Blood on Her Tongue
"Readers need authors willing to dig their claws deep into the viscera of the human experience. Readers need authors who write without compromise. Readers need authors who know exactly how to twist the knife--and bring your worst nightmares to life. Tatiana Schlote-Bonne is just that author—an unflinching and invigorating must-read voice in horror, whose talent makes the most of every word. Readers need What Feeds Below!"—Courtney Summers, New York Times bestselling author
"Spine-tingling and skin-crawling, this is cave horror like you’ve never seen before. Schlote-Bonne brings her own unique twist on subterranean terror, one that will force you to leave the lights on. What Feeds Below is absolutely horrifying, in the most positive way. I could not stop reading."—Taylor Grothe, author of Lethal Kiss and Hollow
"Fun and gruesome, What Feeds Below is a feast for botanical horror lovers. Fans of disturbing, heartbreaking stories will not be disappointed.”—Trish Lundy, author of The One That Got Away with Murder
"What Feeds Below is a heart-pounding, gruesome adventure featuring some of the most innovative, vivid worldbuilding in the genre. Horrifying monsters, geological dystopia, and characters you’d die for await you in these pages. If this book isn’t one of your 2026 must-reads, you might want to make sure you don’t have mushrooms growing in your brain.”—Liz Kerin, author of the Night's Edge duology