The Compound: A Novel Micha Archer but rarely are

but rarely are

Start at the edges of the food chain

from the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd—revised and annotated with brand-new illustrations and answers to important questions you never thought to ask

Laura longs for companionship—until a carriage accident brings another young woman into her life: the secretive and sometimes erratic Carmilla

With the head of a dog and the body of a human

The Compound: A Novel Micha Archer but rarely areNothing to lose. Everything to gain. Winner takes all. Lilya bored, beautiful twenty somethingwakes up on a remote desert compound, alongside nineteen other contestants competing on a massively popular reality show. To win, she must outlast her housemates to stay in the Compound the longest, while competing in challenges for luxury rewards like champagne and lipstick, plus communal necessities to outfit their new home, like food, appliances, and a