Book Launch w/ Serra Swift, "K*ll the Beast", 17 October | Event in Somerville | AllEvents

Book Launch w/ Serra Swift, "K*ll the Beast"

Side Quest Books & Games

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Fri, 17 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm

2 hours

Side Quest Books & Games

Starting at USD 6

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Fri, 17 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm (GMT-04:00)

Side Quest Books & Games

1 Bow Market Way, Somerville, United States

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Book Launch w/ Serra Swift, "K*ll the Beast"
Join fantasy author Serra Swift on the book launch tour for "K*ll the Beast," a Witcher-meets-Howl's-Moving-Castle adventure!

About this Event

Join Serra Swift on the book launch tour for "K*ll the Beast"! She'll be chatting with Caroline about writing craft and witchcraft, and will be taking questions and signing books as well.

(We got a chance to read this book early and it's EXCELLENT, y'all! We're so excited for this!)


ABOUT THE BOOK

The Witcher meets Howl’s Moving Castle in this debut original faerie tale of revenge, redemption, and friendship―for fans of T. Kingfisher, Naomi Novik, and cozy fantasy with a dash of gritty adventure.

The night Lyssa Cadogan's brother was murdered by a faerie-made monster known as the Beast, she made him a promise: she would find a way to destroy the immortal creature and avenge his death. For thirteen years, she has been hunting faeries and the abominations they created. But in all that time, the one Beast she is most desperate to find has never resurfaced.

Until she meets Alderic Casimir de Laurent, a melodramatic dandy with a coin purse bigger than his brain. Somehow, he has found the monster’s lair, and―even more surprising―retrieved one of its claws. A claw Lyssa needs in order to forge a sword that can K*ll the Beast.

When the witch Ragnhild decrees that Alderic and Lyssa must gather the other ingredients to forge the weapon together, or else the spell will fail, Lyssa gets more than she bargained for. Alderic is ill-equipped for the task at hand, and almost guaranteed to get himself killed.

But as the two of them search for the materials that will be the Beast's undoing, Alderic reveals hidden depths: dark secrets that he guards as carefully as Lyssa guards hers. Before long, and against Lyssa's better judgment, they begin to forge a blooming friendship―one that will either lead to the culmination of Lyssa's quest for vengeance, or spell doom for them both.


ABOUT SERRA

Serra Swift lives in Southern California with her husband and their Boston Terrier, Waffles. When she isn’t writing, she can usually be found reading or (let’s be honest) eating a snack. K*ll the Beast is her first novel.


ABOUT THE EVENT

  • Your $5 ticket can be used as store credit on the night, including buying K*ll the Beast.
  • Outside food and drink are welcome in.
  • Doors will open right at 7pm.
  • Please visit bowmarketsomerville.com for information on transportation and parking.


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Book Launch w/ Serra Swift, "K*ll the Beast", 17 October | Event in Somerville | AllEvents
Book Launch w/ Serra Swift, "K*ll the Beast"
Fri, 17 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm
USD 6