A Most Anticipated Book of 2025: Geek Girl Authority LitHub Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Screen Rant The Nexus "Readers who are enthralled with the new cozy fantasy trend or love a cozy mystery will be delighted with Celehar and his latest investigation."-- Library Journal , starred review " An utter delight ."-- LitHub " This trilogy is as close to perfect as books can get. A thoroughly enjoyable conclusion to a magnificent trilogy. I could not love them more."--T. Kingfisher, New York Times bestselling author of Nettle & Bone "An ingenious piece of narrative clockwork-- intricate, exquisite, and utterly compelling ."--Foz Meadows, Hugo Award-winning author of A Strange and Stubborn Endurance "Addison has taken a mystery container, set it carefully inside a fantasy container, and used both to tell a story about a society''s need to reckon with a bigoted past as it charts a course for a future.
It''s a vital reminder--both of the possibilities of this genre, and of what''s actually important and lasting in society ."-- Reactor "Impeccable, heartfelt, ceremonious world-building, brought to an exquisite bittersweet conclusion ."--Francis Spufford, author of Cahokia Jazz "A symphonic spectacle, radiant with quiet moments , and absolutely terrifying. I wanted to reread her entire oeuvre the moment I finished it, just so I could read it again."--C. S. E. Cooney, World Fantasy Award-winning author of Saint Death''s Daughter "Here Be Dragons! Thara Celehar returns in this brilliantly moody, thoughtful tale of loyalty, obligation, and wonder .
"--Elizabeth Bear, multiple Hugo-award winner "A satisfying conclusion to the trilogy. It is the best book of the three , bringing Amalo and its varied inhabitants vividly alive, as well as dragons which are so wonderfully, viscerally, draconian . Definitely recommended."--Victoria Goddard, author of The Hands of the Emperor " Many-layered and gloriously woven . This is a delight, a reminder that integrity, compassion and basic decency can still form the baselines on which we build our lives."--Manda Scott, author of Any Human Power "It is impossible for me to overstate how much I enjoy the novels of Katherine Addison set in the world of The Goblin Emperor . The Tomb of Dragons reminds me - more strongly than any of its predecessors - of The Goblin Emperor . It is a piece of art that fed something in me that I had not known was hungry.
"-- Locus " Katherine Addison''s fantasy mystery series continues with an emotionally complex story of healing and reparation ."-- Shelf Awareness " A great pleasure of writing about books for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel over the past decade has been reading Katherine Addison''s novels and spreading the word about them . The Tomb of Dragons further extends the complex world she imagined, and unexpectedly links back to The Goblin Emperor in a delightful way."-- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Praise for The Cemeteries of Amalo trilogy " The only thing wrong with The Goblin Emperor was that it was, for a long time, a stand-alone. But now there''s a sequel , The Witness for the Dead -- so if you love the world Katherine Addison has created, you''ve got a way back to it."--NPR, Best SFF of the Past Decade feature "A delightful story that will satisfy readers of both fantasy and mystery." -- Library Journal , starred review "Intriguing and well-plotted fantasy mystery . The author''s fans will welcome the chance to continue exploring Amalo alongside this mild-mannered but tenacious detective.
" -- Booklist , starred review "I''ve been wanting to return to the world of The Goblin Emperor from the moment I finished that book, and The Witness For the Dead does not disappoint. At once intimate and literally operatic, it''s everything I love about Katherine Addison''s writing , in ways I didn''t know to expect. I loved it." -- John Scalzi "I enjoyed the book so very much. It was really exactly the sort of thing I needed to read ." -- Ann Leckie "Despite the high-stakes plotting , these short yet immersive fantasy detective novels are pleasantly quiet and optimistic ." -- Buzzfeed News " Kazuo Ishiguro -an style."-- New York Times " Left me with feelings of warmth and hope for humanity .
" -- Margaret Rogerson, New York Times bestselling author of Sorcery of Thorns as it charts a course for a future. It''s a vital reminder--both of the possibilities of this genre, and of what''s actually important and lasting in society ."-- Reactor "Impeccable, heartfelt, ceremonious world-building, brought to an exquisite bittersweet conclusion ."--Francis Spufford, author of Cahokia Jazz "A symphonic spectacle, radiant with quiet moments , and absolutely terrifying. I wanted to reread her entire oeuvre the moment I finished it, just so I could read it again."--C. S. E.
Cooney, World Fantasy Award-winning author of Saint Death''s Daughter "Here Be Dragons! Thara Celehar returns in this brilliantly moody, thoughtful tale of loyalty, obligation, and wonder . "--Elizabeth Bear, multiple Hugo-award winner "A satisfying conclusion to the trilogy. It is the best book of the three , bringing Amalo and its varied inhabitants vividly alive, as well as dragons which are so wonderfully, viscerally, draconian . Definitely recommended."--Victoria Goddard, author of The Hands of the Emperor " Many-layered and gloriously woven . This is a delight, a reminder that integrity, compassion and basic decency can still form the baselines on which we build our lives."--Manda Scott, author of Any Human Power "It is impossible for me to overstate how much I enjoy the novels of Katherine Addison set in the world of The Goblin Emperor . The Tomb of Dragons reminds me - more strongly than any of its predecessors - of The Goblin Emperor .
It is a piece of art that fed something in me that I had not known was hungry. "-- Locus " Katherine Addison''s fantasy mystery series continues with an emotionally complex story of healing and reparation ."-- Shelf Awareness " A great pleasure of writing about books for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel over the past decade has been reading Katherine Addison''s novels and spreading the word about them . The Tomb of Dragons further extends the complex world she imagined, and unexpectedly links back to The Goblin Emperor in a delightful way."-- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Praise for The Cemeteries of Amalo trilogy " The only thing wrong with The Goblin Emperor was that it was, for a long time, a stand-alone. But now there''s a sequel , The Witness for the Dead -- so if you love the world Katherine Addison has created, you''ve got a way back to it."--NPR, Best SFF of the Past Decade feature "A delightful story that will satisfy readers of both fantasy and mystery." -- Library Journal , starred review "Intriguing and well-plotted fantasy mystery .
The author''s fans will welcome the chance to continue exploring Amalo alongside this mild-mannered but tenacious detective." -- Booklist , starred review "I''ve been wanting to return to the world of The Goblin Emperor from the moment I finished that book, and The Witness For the Dead does not disappoint. At once intimate and literally operatic, it''s everything I love about Katherine Addison''s writing , in ways I didn''t know to expect. I loved it." -- John Scalzi "I enjoyed the book so very much. It was really exactly the sort of thing I needed to read ." -- Ann Leckie "Despite the high-stakes plotting , these short yet immersive fantasy detective novels are pleasantly quiet and optimistic ." -- Buzzfeed News " Kazuo Ishiguro -an style.
"-- New York Times " Left me with feelings of warmth and hope for humanity ." -- Margaret Rogerson, New York Times bestselling author of Sorcery of Thorns /i>. Definitely recommended."--Victoria Goddard, author of The Hands of the Emperor " Many-layered and gloriously woven . This is a delight, a reminder that integrity, compassion and basic decency can still form the baselines on which we build our lives."--Manda Scott, author of Any Human Power "It is impossible for me to overstate how much I enjoy the novels of Katherine Addison set in the world of The Goblin Emperor . The Tomb of Dragons reminds me - more strongly than any of its predecessors - of The Goblin Emperor . It is a piece of art that fed something in me that I had not known was hungry.
"-- Locus " Katherine Addison''s fantasy mystery series continues with an emotionally complex story of healing and reparation ."-- Shelf Awareness " A great pleasure of writing about books for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel over the past decade has been reading Katherine Addison''s novels and spreading the word abou.