In this thrilling sequel and conclusion to the City of Nightmares duology, which has been praised as "so much fun readers will stay up all night to finish it" (Kirkus, starred review), Ness is forced to make a twisted deal with the Nightmare Phantomonly to find herself embroiled in the explosive fallout of the agreement when a botched assassination attempt unleashes chaos into the City of Newham.Nineteen-year-old Ness used to have a vehement terror of Nightmarespeople whod been turned into their worst fears while they slept. Through two assassination attempts, an explosion, and a faustian bargain with a dream demon, shes finally working through those fears.Unfortunately, Nightmares arent the only dangerous thing in Newham. Working at a speakeasy where gunfights are common and death is a regular occurrence, Ness is forced to reckon with all her other fearsincluding her fear of mortality. Its easy to die in Newham, but its hard to live.So when the Nightmare Phantomthe monster that turns people into Nightmaresshows up, asking her another favor, she agrees, but only if he turns her into a Nightmare. One of her own choosing, something bullet proof and strong and able to live without fear.But when Nesss attempt to fulfill the bargain goes wrong, things start to spiral out of control. Now, Ness is in the crosshairs of enemies old and new, and this time, she cant run from her problems. If she wants to survive, shes going to have to conquer the most difficult enemy of all: herself
