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Man, Muse, Monster

Haunting and irresistible dark academia horrormance
By Naomi Gibson
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Every masterpiece demands sacrifice in this devastatingly alluring dark academia horrormance about the torments of creative ambition and family legacies. Perfect for fans of Ava Reid, M.L. Rio and Leigh Bardugo. Make me your world, Harry Alexander. For over a century, the Great Alexanders have been... Read More
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A speculative horrormance dark academia novel following a struggling artist Harry who partners with a muse in the form of a handsome young man to further his career, only to learn the true cost of inspiration and his muse's dark and bloody origin.

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Every masterpiece demands sacrifice in this devastatingly alluring dark academia horrormance about the torments of creative ambition and family legacies. Perfect for fans of Ava Reid, M.L. Rio and Leigh Bardugo.

Make me your world, Harry Alexander.

For over a century, the Great Alexanders have been celebrated for their musical, literary and artistic talents. Harry Alexander, the last and youngest of the family, will do anything to be counted amongst them.

But Harry is a struggling art student and on the brink of losing his family inheritance and the Alexanders' ancestral home Ashburn Hall. Greatness never felt further out of reach.

Then, he stumbles upon the source of his family's success: a muse. This supernatural being trapped in paint and canvas steps into Harry's life in the form of a handsome young man... as dangerous as he is beautiful, as capricious as he is inspiring.

As the artist and the muse grow ever closer, Harry's artistic reputation soars. But muses are made, not born, and Harry's has a dark and bloody origin. And when enemies begin to emerge from the shadows, hungry for fame of their own, Harry will finally have to confront the true cost of greatness...

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781408750636

Publisher: John Murray Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 April 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Renegade Books

Contributors:

  • Translated by Priscilla Layne

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 336

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About the Author

Naomi Gibson is an Art History graduate who somehow ended up working as a Quantity Surveyor and writing on the side. Her young adult novels have been translated into eleven languages as well as been optioned for film and TV. MAN, MUSE, MONSTER is her debut adult novel, and confirmation she makes a better writer than she does an artist. Follow her on Instagram @naomigwrites.

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