Stunned by her brother's apparent suicide, LUNA AUBER, discovers that he has not only left her the key's to his apartment but also trip to Sweden. Per his instructions, LUNA is to explore their unexpected heritage of the Birke, an iconic female Viking warrior. Following her beloved brother's lead, LUNA will soon discover that the terrible shakes he suffered from were misdiagnosed. The shaking was in fact the early stages of his transformation. Her brother was a shapeshifter. A lycanthrope. And her own shaking has just begun. LUNA will be forced to make a choice that could either transform or destroy the world as she knows it.
""CURE by Kali Metis is a howling romp that seamlessly blends various voices, genres, and time periods without losing its effortless style. An amalgam of myth, historical fiction, romance, folklore, and horror, Metis cooks delicious conflict into every page as her main character, Luna Auber, bakes cupcakes by day but shifts into something slightly more sinister by night. Fans will surely hope this is the initial book of a series because CURE is worth reading by moonlight and sinking one's teeth into."" Suzanne Samples, author of Frontal Matter and Stargazing in Solitude
By:
Kali Metis
Edited by:
Benjamin White
Imprint: Miscellaneous
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 215mm,
Width: 139mm,
Spine: 17mm
Weight: 317g
ISBN: 9781955062312
ISBN 10: 1955062315
Pages: 330
Publication Date: 24 January 2023
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Part 1 – A Family History Chapter 1 – The Key Chapter 2 – And He’s Gone Interlude 1 – I’m Related to What? - Daniel Chapter 3 – The Morgue Chapter 4 – The Reckoning Interlude 2 – Freya Meets Her Future Chapter 5 – Luna Embarks on Her Destiny Interlude 3 – Freya’s Future in a Visitor Chapter 6 – The Bakery Calls Interlude 4 – The Mating of Freya and Ulf of Bjorn Chapter 7 – This Is Sweden? Interlude 5 – This Is Married Life? Freya’s Unexpected New Lifestyle Chapter 8 – Let the History Lessons Begin Interlude 6 – Our Wolves - The Truth of Freya and Ulf’s Land Raids Chapter 9 – Even Birkas Have Libraries Interlude 7 – The Howling - Freya Chapter 10 – The Librarian Chapter 11 – Luna’s Ancestral Origins Interlude 8 – How We Came to Be - Freya Chapter 12 – The Truth Is Almost ThereInterlude 9 – The Lycanthropes - Freya Chapter 13 – Coming to Terms... Interlude 10 – The Wolf Guard - Freya Dives Into Ulf’s Origins Chapter 14 – The Discovery of TLS Interlude 11 – A Seeress and a Warrior; Hiwa and Freya Chapter 15 – An Ancestor Is A Legend Interlude 12 – The Seeress and The Birka - Freya Chapter 16 – The Birka’s Gift Interlude 13 – The Warrior and the Wolf - Freya Chapter 17 – The Miracle Cure Interlude 14 – The Warrior and the Wolf Continued - Freya Chapter 18 – The Newly Changed Returns Home Interlude 15 – The Lovers Return - Freya Chapter 19 – The Bakery Interlude 16 – Are We Warriors or Wolves? - Freya Chapter 20 – And Then the World Transformed Interlude 17 – Now We Are Warriors - Freya Chapter 21 – From Quiet to Chaos Interlude 18 – For Our Daughter - Freya Chapter 22 – The True Reason for the Cure Interlude 19 – We Are a Family of Warriors - Freya Chapter 23 – Time to Use the Cure Interlude 20 – You Must Move On - Freya Chapter 24 – Sometimes You Just Need to Get Even Interlude 21 – Daniel’s Search for Truth - Daniel Chapter 25 – Revenge Delayed Interlude 22 – Daniel Discovers a New WorldChapter 26 – Luna’s Revenge Delayed Interlude 23 – Daniel’s Great EscapeChapter 27 – To Save Javier Interlude 24 – Daniel in Hiding Chapter 28 – Making Sure Javier Is OkayInterlude 25 – Freya Becomes the BirkaChapter 29 – When the Past and Present MeetChapter 30 – Luna’s Learnings ContinueChapter 31 – Luna Visits the Police StationChapter 32 – Sometimes It’s Better to Just ListenInterlude 26 – Chago’s Truth – His First Meeting with DanielChapter 33 – Luna Listens to Chago’s Tale and GuidanceChapter 34 – Luna and Chago - ContinuedInterlude 27 – Chago’s Visit with Daniel – ContinuedChapter 35 – Luna’s PursuitsChapter 36 – Luna’s Enlightenment Begins in DreamsChapter 37 – The Truth Shall Set You (and Me) FreeInterlude 28 – Chago’s Family HistoryChapter 38 – Birger Warns of Chago. Now what?Interlude 29 – Chago’s LifeInterlude 30 – Chago Shares TRG’s HistoryChapter 40 – The Intruder Is EducatedInterlude 31 -- The Lycanthrope History Continued - ChagoChapter 41 – History to Repeat Itself - LunaInterlude 32 – The True Lycanthropic History According to Chago.Chapter 42 – The First Expulsion but Not the LastInterlude 33 – The Origins of The Lycanthrope Society - ChagoChapter 43 – Luna’s Excommunication...Sort OfChapter 44 – Yup, This Is ExcommunicationChapter 45 – Sometimes You Just Need to Do What You Think Is RightChapter 46 – Hospital Visit to JavierChapter 47 – TRG’s True CallingChapter 48 – Give. It. Up.Chapter 49 – The LostgrovesChapter 50 – The Expansion of TRGChapter 51 – Luna and JavierChapter 52 – Time to Complete the UN Representation -- ChagoChapter 53 – The Lostgrove Sister Chapter 54 – This Shit Just Gets FreakierChapter 55 – Chago, The Future Is TRGChapter 56 – Luna Must Reveal Her FindingsChapter 57 – The United Nations Security CouncilChapter 58 – The Great RevealChapter 59 – The True Purposes of TLS and TRGChapter 60 – TRG Indoctrination ContinuesChapter
Writing as Kali Metis, Lisa Kastner was born in one of the most dangerous cities in America. In high school, she was a dancer and co-host on Dance Party USA. At the age of 20 her house had burned down and she was suddenly homeless. She spent the next several years rebuilding and obtained her Bachelors, MBA, and MFA. While fulfilling an amazing corporate career, she began Running Wild, LLC. Lisa was named to Yahoo Finance's Top 10 Entrepreneurs to Watch in 2021, nominated to Forbes NEXT 1000, featured in Forbes and named to New York Weekly's Top Ten Females to Watch in 2021.
Reviews for CURE
""A study of otherness, identity, and belonging in the shape of a high-stakes supernatural adventure, Metis changes up the werewolf genre in a beguiling mix of medieval and modern. With a touch of romance and a good dose of danger, CURE eclipses expectations."" --Lee Murray, USA Today Bestselling Author and Bram Stoker Award(R) winner ""Kali Metis is an exciting and unique new voice in modern fantasy and a writer you need to pay attention to."" --Taylor Grant, Bram Stoker Award(R) Finalist and author of The Many Deaths of Cole Parker ""The stakes couldn't be higher for Luna. Love, health, safety, family, identity--they're all in play as she sets out on a journey that stretches across continents and centuries and finally into the mystical, a menacing world of secrets and myths and shapeshifters. In CURE, Kali Metis deftly weaves storylines of past and present that hurtle toward a breathtaking climax that make it impossible to put down this spellbinding tale."" --Curtis Smith, author of The Magpie's Return, named best of 2020 by Kirkus Reviews
