Hache Pueyo returns after But Not Too Bold with her new novella Cabaret in Flames, where Interview with the Vampire meets Certain Dark Things in an alternate-Brazil where brutal flesh-hungering Guls stalk the night streets and manipulate the government from their glittering cabaret

Guls can be brutal. Few know this better than Ariadne, who lost half her body to their appetites, but their brutality is a predictable constant amid Brazil’s political chaos. Now, she treats them in the specialized clinic she inherited from Erik Yurkov—the mentor who rescued her as a child, trained her in medicine, built her prostheses, and disappeared without a trace.

Ariadne’s routine is disturbed when Quaint knocks on her door: a charming, tattooed gul claiming to be Erik’s oldest friend. Quaint suspects foul play in Erik’s disappearance, and they soon discover Erik sought asylum at Cabaré, an infamous club in Rio de Janeiro frequented by the gul elite.

Together, Ariadne and Quaint will unravel the conspiracy behind their friend’s disappearance, navigate the labyrinthine world of Ariadne’s memories, and discover what Erik means to them—and what they are starting to mean to each other.

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Praise for Cabaret in Flames



"A full and delicious feast. Read this book slowly, savor every bite. In turn, it will leave you deeply satisfied and still wanting more." -- Daniel José Older, New York Times bestselling author

“Elegant, voracious, a book that eats up every scrap of your attention and demands you hang on by the tendon as Ariadne wanders deeper into a labyrinth of mysteries.”—Cassandra Khaw, USA Today bestselling author of The Library at Hellebore



“A dark and dangerous story of survival, secrets, and—despite all odds—love. I read it with the doors locked and the lights on. Hache Pueyo’s monsters are all they seem, and more. Her heroes continually surprise in a world where hunger devours everything except revenge and hope for a better world. Stunning and breathtaking.”—Fran Wilde, Nebula-winning author of Updraft and Riverland, and A Philosophy of Thieves



“Cabaret in Flames is lush and beautiful, yet sharp and painful in all the right places; it's exactly what dark fantasy should be.”—A. C. Wise, author of Out Drowning in the Deep



“The mix of human monsters, real monsters, and really monstrous historical events chills the (human) heart. ... Recommended for those who love dangerous and seductive monster romances, alternate history filled with both human and inhuman monsters ....especially those looking for a story with the feel of Certain Dark Things.”—Library Journal



Praise for But Not Too Bold and Hache Pueyo



"An intoxicating feast for anyone who has found beauty in the monstrous."—Cassandra Khaw, USA Today bestselling author of Nothing But Blackened Teeth

“Pueyo weaves an exquisite web of a tale, full of enigmatic characters, eerie atmosphere and all-consuming passion.”—Laura Pohl, New York Times bestselling author of The Grimrose Girls

“Pueyo knows exactly how to blend darkness and evil with cuteness and gorgeous prose. . . . A master of Latin American dark fiction.”—Renan Bernardo, Nebula finalist and author of Different Kinds of Defiance

"Will especially appeal to fans of Carmen Maria Machado."—Publishers Weekly on Hache Pueyo

"Stylish, unnerving, and highly original... packs an emotional wallop"—Publishers Weekly, starred review

"The tense and fascinating relationship between Dália and Anatema... gives the story its fast-beating heart."—Library Journal




About the AuthorHache Pueyo is an Argentine-Brazilian writer and translator. She won an Otherwise Fellowship for her work with gender in speculative fiction, and her work has appeared as H. Pueyo in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Clarkesworld, Strange Horizons, and The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, among others. She is the author of A Study in Ugliness & Outras Histórias, But Not Too Bold and Cabaret in Flames.
Title: Cabaret in Flames
Author(s): Hache Pueyo
ISBN: 9781250370464
Copyright 2026
Release Date: March 10, 2026
Publisher: Tor Publishing Group
Countries: United States, Canada | Learn more about available countries
Language: English
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