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Angry Robot has swooped for The Witch Who Trades With Death, a "bewitching" found family fantasy from social media "star" C M Alongi.
Senior commissioning editor Gemme Creffield acquired world English language, translation, audiobook and e-boook rights from Julie Gwinn and Lesley Sagba at The Seymour Agency. The novel will be published on 11th March 2025.
"C M Alongi’s The Witch Who Trades With Death is tightly plotted and utterly immersive with characters and conflict that jump right off the page," said Sagba.
The Witch Who Trades With Death follows a young witch who breaks free from an oppressive rule to find her own destiny.
On TikTok, Alongi is known her her urban fantasy video series "CaFae Latte" and also for her science fiction adventure book, Citadel (Blackstone).
She commented: "I am so pumped to be working on this project with the Angry Robot team. I can’t wait for TheWitch Who Trades With Death to hit shelves; I had a little too much fun traumatising all the characters.”
Creffield added: “I fell into The Witch Who Trades With Death like a knife through butter – it gripped me from the very beginning and I was desperate to know when Khana would finally catch a break. The characters, much like C M Alongi’s ’CaFae Latte’ favourites, are cosy, loveable and true to life. It was an absolute joy!”