It follows the young doctor as she stalks through the corrupt dystopia of New Oxford.

Now Phoebe must act urgently with the help of Kane and her former paramour, vampire Allesandro to track down the culprit of these horrific killings.īut who is conducting all of these strange happenings behind the scenes?Īnd what does it have to do with the Crescent Moon…?Ĭrescent Moon is the gripping second instalment of the urban gothic Phoebe Harkness series. One of the victims leaves a message in blood: ‘Crescent Moon’. And Kane’s daughter is among the missing… She must negotiate with the Tribals, a subset of werewolves cast aside by the cultural hegemony of the Cabal.īut before she can make any progress with the Tribal leader, Kane, she learns of more murders – and three missing students. She is named as liaison between the Genetic Others and the Cabal, the ruling order of the walled city. They’re not the only ones: ‘Genetic Others’ such as vampires, werewolves and more roam the streets of New Oxford, trying – and sometimes failing – to live peacefully amongst humankind.Ī spate of serial killings have occurred, rocking the already fragile ecosystem of New Oxford.īrutal murders and mutilation are now commonplace. Thirty years after a cataclysmic world war that eviscerated one third of the human population, a new sub-species of vampire-like drones has set its teeth to the survivors of humanity. Phoebe Harkness’ life has changed forever. When you discover your father had a direct hand in the genocide of much of the world’s human population?

What do you do when your world is turned upside down?

Crescent Moon by James Fahy