人類與魔物本是誓不兩立，但在魔物肆虐的真理城中，駭人的並非魔物，而是人心──

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人心，即是罪惡的本源。

十二年前，真理城中突發異象，人類的罪行轉化為各種魔物，轉而殘殺無辜人類。歷經六年戰亂，最終形成兩大勢力。

哈克家族為北方之首，將魔物收歸管理，庇護支付保護費的城民，實則縱容魔物。弗林家族組織特遣隊保護南城，卻常因人數不足反被魔物殺害。

凱特是哈克家獨生女，母親意外死亡後便被父親送往城外。她用盡手段，只求向父親證明自己強悍得足以接掌整個家族。身為弗林家第三子，奧古斯特從小受到嚴密保護。每當遇到罪犯，他便會演奏小提琴為他們洗滌罪孽。

近日來，北城魔物不時越過城界，南北間的衝突漸趨白熱化。得知凱特．哈克即將返回城中就讀，弗林家族決定主動出擊，讓奧古斯特到同所學校，以探知北城動向……


There’s no such thing as safe in a city at war, a city overrun with monsters. In this dark urban fantasy from acclaimed author Victoria Schwab, a young woman and a young man must choose whether to become heroes or villains—and friends or enemies—with the future of their home at stake.

The first of two books, This Savage Song is a must-have for fans of Holly Black, Maggie Stiefvater, and Laini Taylor. Kate Harker and August Flynn are the heirs to a divided city—a city where the violence has begun to breed actual monsters.

All Kate wants is to be as ruthless as her father, who lets the monsters roam free and makes the humans pay for his protection. All August wants is to be human, as good-hearted as his own father, to play a bigger role in protecting the innocent—but he’s one of the monsters.

One who can steal a soul with a simple strain of music. When the chance arises to keep an eye on Kate, who’s just been kicked out of her sixth boarding school and returned home, August jumps at it.

But Kate discovers August’s secret, and after a failed assassination attempt the pair must flee for their lives. In This Savage Song, Victoria Schwab creates a gritty, seething metropolis, one worthy of being compared to Gotham and to the four versions of London in her critically acclaimed fantasy for adults, A Darker Shade of Magic.

Her heroes will face monsters intent on destroying them from every side—including the monsters within.