Joss Caulder

The soil at his grandfather's grave is still fresh when Nico finds the token. Silver. Warm despite the cold. Two words pressed into its face: Admit One. That night, the Midwinter Fair appears at the edge of town - no posters, no setup noise, no explanation. Just lantern light above the dunes and rides that turn without riders. A fairground that chose him. The rides don't take money. They take memories.
Relationships. People you love. Each one stripped away as payment for a debt Nico didn't know his family owed. By the time his brother is erased from existence and his best friend no longer recognises him, Nico understands the truth: the fair has been feeding on his bloodline for generations. The Collector has been patient. The debt has been building since long before he was born. And the token will not let him go until it is paid in full.
A dark, mythic YA horror novel about grief, ancestral debt, and the price of a name.