Sam Thorne

A richly illustrated volume--and the first exhibition catalog--of the work of the artist Allison Katz, whose multilayered paintings, ceramics, and posters are both embodied and enigmatic. London-based Canadian artist Allison Katz has been exploring painting's relationship to questions of identity and expression, selfhood and voice, for more than a decade. Animated by a restless sense of humor, her works articulate what the artist has called a "genuine ambiguity." Artery--a book that situates itself somewhere between a monograph, exhibition catalog, and an artist's book--is an exploration of what is within and below, and of the infrastructural arteries that connect all of us. It is published on the occasion of Katz's first institutional exhibition in the United Kingdom, presented at Nottingham Contemporary (2021) and Camden Art Centre, London (2022). Gathering together essays from Sam Thorne, director of Nottingham Contemporary, and Martin Clark, director of Camden Art Centre, as well as a text by the artist, Artery features 50 full-color image plates of the artist's work that are supplemented by 150 reference images compiled by Katz herself.

After narrowly surviving the deadly pursuit of a demon bent on devouring Kyran for the power his blood would grant it and escaping the retribution of Laird Dunbar, Kyran and Barrett return to Tennebrum to rest and recover only to find themselves embroiled in a new and dangerous threat. On the guild's orders, Barrett is sent to the once-quaint town of Belldale to join the ranks of hunters stationed there to face an endless assault of demons. It may not be the demons the hunters have to fear, though, but another old enemy that has resurfaced, one far more insidious than a hungry demon. Meanwhile, Kyran arrives alone at the Hunters' Guild only to be met by a city on fire. Demons stalk the streets, citizens protest outside the guildhall, and as the lanterns dim, the dark history of hunters and mages begins to unravel right before Kyran's eyes. Together, Kyran and Barrett must face enemies threatening to tear apart the Hunters' Guild and its secrets, and make dangerous choices they may soon come to regret. Because some secrets must be kept.

ORELIA never wanted to take up the mantle of knight. But after her heart was broken by her first and only love, and her family turned her out to avoid a scandal, she saw no other way to protect herself from ruin. Shouldering the weight of her sword and the unrelenting loneliness of standing unwanted amongst the peerage, she forges herself into a pillar of loyalty and strength. It isn't until she is sent to guard the vulnerable farms near the country's border that she meets an enemy she cannot bring down with a sword. Corruption.A young lord has bought the loyalties of the other knights, and they will stop at nothing to raze the village they were supposed to protect to keep their secret. Especially not the Lady Knight of Vizeras.They weren't prepared for a monster to come to her aid-a harpy with the face of a woman Orelia loved so long ago.Torn between loyalty to her people and the unbearable need to know if the monster that saved her can see the secret she has kept all these years, Orelia must decide where her heart truly lies, and what she is willing to sacrifice for it.

For centuries, the people of Tennebrum have been plagued by demons that crawl from the shadows of their very homes. Yet to Kyran, these demons and the hunters that fight them are naught but Isleish fireside tales, until one night in Tennebrum, Kyran wakes to the sounds of screams and flames. Born as a mage with rare magical talent granted by his curse-wrought blood, Kyran rushes into the inferno to find the demons are more than simple stories.Kyran does not stand alone-Barrett, a fire-wielding demon hunter haunted by guilt and regret, rides out of the black of night, sweeping Kyran into the once in a lifetime opportunity to join the tumultuous and deadly life of a Guild-sanctioned hunter. But it doesn't take long for Barrett to sense Kyran isn't telling him everything about his stay in Tennebrum, and Kyran must decide whether to stay shackled by his secrets or chase the chance of becoming a Hunter. As Kyran struggles to choose, a powerful demon from Barrett's past returns to stalk the mage, threatening to devour Kyran as it had his former partner. Barrett fights desperately to keep Kyran safe against the fate that he swore to never allow anyone to suffer again even as the noose of Kyran's secrets tighten around his neck.

For centuries, the people of Tennebrum have been plagued by demons that crawl from the shadows of their very homes. Yet to Kyran, these demons and the hunters that fight them are naught but Isleish fireside tales, until one night in Tennebrum, Kyran wakes to the sounds of screams and flames. Born as a mage with rare magical talent granted by his curse-wrought blood, Kyran rushes into the inferno to find the demons are more than simple stories.Kyran does not stand alone-Barrett, a fire-wielding demon hunter haunted by guilt and regret, rides out of the black of night, sweeping Kyran into the once in a lifetime opportunity to join the tumultuous and deadly life of a Guild-sanctioned hunter. But it doesn't take long for Barrett to sense Kyran isn't telling him everything about his stay in Tennebrum, and Kyran must decide whether to stay shackled by his secrets or chase the chance of becoming a Hunter. As Kyran struggles to choose, a powerful demon from Barrett's past returns to stalk the mage, threatening to devour Kyran as it had his former partner. Barrett fights desperately to keep Kyran safe against the fate that he swore to never allow anyone to suffer again even as the noose of Kyran's secrets tighten around his neck.