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With her husband, writer and game-designer Carlos Hernandez, she co-designed a GM-less TTRPG called, Negocios Infernales (“the Spanish Inquisition… INTERRUPTED by aliens!”), out now from Outland Entertainment, with the companion collection Infernal Bargains, poetry and prose inspired by the game’s “Deck of Destiny.” Find her website and Substack newsletter via her Linktree or try “csecooney” on various social media platforms.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sol395h-saint-deaths-daughter-2023-world-fantasy-award-winner-hardback","title":"Saint Death's Daughter: 2023 World Fantasy Award Winner!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER OF THE 2023 WORLD FANTASY AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNothing complicates life like Death.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLanie Stones, the daughter of the Royal Assassin and Chief Executioner of Liriat, has never led a normal life. 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