*** 2024 BBNYA SEMIFINALIST (Book Bloggers' Novel of the Year Award) *** Ridley faces hell when his fiancee disappears, leaving only a cryptic note. On a quest to get her back, his fate becomes intertwined with an insectile shapeshifter and an enigmatic, knife-wielding young girl with an agenda of her own. If Ridley is to have a prayer at saving his fiancée, he will need the help of his strange new friends. For a god-like menace lurks deep beneath the Outskirts, waiting to add his bones to its collection. And Ridley’s fists won’t be enough this time … He'll have to transform into something else entirely..