NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n
Kerri Maniscalco has a new book on the way!<\/p>\n
PEOPLE has an exclusive first look at the bestselling author\u2019s forthcoming fantasy novel Throne of Nightmares<\/a>, out next year from Little, Brown and Company, an imprint of Hachette Book Group.\n<\/p>\n The book is a standalone installment of the author’s Prince of Sin series. When a deity threatens to destroy the Underworld, Prince Sloth must leave his beloved enchanted library and hunt down the Book of Nightmares, an artifact with the ability to destroy worlds. On his mission, however, Sloth meets Lore Brimstone, a young woman who owns a legendary tool that can help them on their journey.\n<\/p>\n The cover of ‘Throne of Nightmares’ by Kerri Maniscalco.<\/p>\n Little, Brown and Company<\/p>\n Soon, Sloth and Lore find themselves quite literally lost in a book, as they figure out how to save their universe from obliteration.\n<\/p>\n The PEOPLE App<\/a> is now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more!<\/strong><\/p>\n Maniscalco, known for the Stalking Jack the Ripper <\/a>and Kingdom of the Wicked<\/a> series, tells PEOPLE that some of her own favorite media \u2014 like Neverending Story <\/a>and Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/a> \u2014 influenced the novel.\n<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m such a sucker for anything that combines action, adventure, romance (obviously) and hard-won victories,\u201d the author says. \u201cWhen I was brainstorming ideas for Prince Sloth \u2014 the ultimate book nerd \u2014 I knew he needed to have a story that was devoted entirely to books and was basically a love letter to all things story.\u201d<\/p>\n As such, it was only natural for Throne of Nightmares<\/a>\u2019 protagonist to be a bookworm too.\n<\/p>\n Kerri Maniscalco.<\/p>\n Kerri Maniscalco<\/p>\n \u201cI love being a reader and wanted to channel that love of books into a character I hope a lot of booklovers can relate to as well,\u201d she says. \u201cLore, to me, is like your favorite bookish friend. The one you can text while reading and scream about plot twists and then spend hours theorizing about what comes next \u2026 She\u2019s the perfect counterpart to our cold, ruthless and highly analytical Prince of Sin.\u201d\n<\/p>\n