Highlander meets Seven in the story of a legendary warrior who dies in battle, wakes up in the present day, and is tasked with hunting down the Seven Deadly Sins, in this high-concept mash up of fantasy and contemporary thriller, perfect for fans of fast-paced action novels. The infamous eleventh-century warrior Hexen Sabbath is plucked from death and certain damnation by a being claiming to be an angel of the Lord, and finds himself dropped into contemporary Manhattan with no clothes, no weapons, no resources, and one mission—to track down and kill the living personifications of the Seven Deadly Sins before they bring about Armageddon. With time running out and his only ally a destitute art gallery owner, Sabbath must fight his way through New York's elite and challenge the world's most powerful man, or an eternity of suffering will be his, and our, only reward

 

Well-connected in the fantasy and horror markets, Nick Mamatas is the author of several novels, including The Last Weekend and I Am Providence. His short fiction has appeared in Best American Mystery Stories, Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy, and Tor.com, and was recently collected in The People's Republic of Everything. Nick is also an anthologist; his books include Bram Stoker Award winner Haunted Legends (with Ellen Datlow), Locus Award nominees The Future is Japanese and Hanzai Japan (both with Masumi Washington) and Mixed Up (with Molly Tanzer). Nick's fiction and editorial work has also been nominated for the Hugo, International Horror Guild, and World Fantasy awards.