Obscura

"Refreshingly original, sexy and unexpectedly moving, Obscura is a page turning novel about family, secrets and the dangerous business of truly being seen. Loved it."—Josh Silver, bestselling author of Fruit Fly

PRE-ORDER THE GENRE-BENDING AND EPIC TALE STEEPED IN FOLKLORE, REBELLION AND MAGIC, FROM EXCITING NEW DEBUT AUTHOR, RAELLE TUCKER.

You cannot see what you don’t believe exists.
So they stopped existing.

Obscura is a glitter-soaked Mediterranean island, famous for its wild nightlife—sex, drugs and cutting-edge electronic music. But behind the foam parties, superyachts and sunburned bodies lies a secret community of mythical beings, hidden in plain sight.

They came here to escape you, to build an island paradise free of human interference.

But the party culture they created backfired—attracting an infestation of hedonistic tourists. And some will do anything to protect their home, even kill for it.

So when Artemis finds a dying tourist at the side of the road, she knows what she’s supposed to do—finish him off.

Instead, she brings him home.

Her act of rebellion exposes the lies, hypocrisies and violence that have shaped Obscura for generations.

The stories her people have fought to erase. The stories her family have buried so deep they have grown roots.

Artemis knows she could be killed for telling this story.

But she’s going to tell it anyway.

"A lush and brilliantly imagined tale, OBSCURA is a love letter to the outsider seeking home.”—Emily Habeck, author of Shark Heart

"Obscura is a playful invitation to a wildly imaginative secret world ... It's a love letter to chosen family—and a cautionary tale about the sacrifices required to protect them ... This is a book for the misfits, for the people who dream of there being a little more magic in the world. More than anything, Obscura is a shimmering, earnest ode to the power of the stories we choose to tell."—Katie Yee, author of Maggie; or, A Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar

"A fast paced, hypnotic joyride of a novel. Tucker has spun a world of magic, gorgeous oddities and family secrets, where we are left to ponder what happens when clannishness and us vs them mentality goes too far. Absolutely entertaining and whip smart."—Rebecca Lehmann, author of The Beheading Game