"If you like your fantasy dark and your protagonists clever and vulnerable (and older! and witty!), look no further. be prepared for a deeply satisfying read."--NPR "Simultaneously bittersweet and beautiful, blending humor, heart, and no small amount of horror to create a tale that somehow feels both refreshingly new and like something that has always existed."--Paste "Eerie, enchanting, and suffused with tension. A Sorceress Comes to Call is utterly absorbing."--Elle "Witty and darkly humorous. I thoroughly recommend picking up this one."--Grimdark Magazine " A Sorceress Comes to Call is the Regency-fantasy-horror hybrid only T.
Kingfisher could write."--BookPage, STARRED review "Expertly blending humor with folkloric horror, this incredibly satisfying fantasy will delight Kingfisher''s fans and newcomers alike."--Publishers Weekly, STARRED review "This is another one of Kingfisher''s marvelous works (like the Hugo-winning Nettle & Bone ) that takes elements of fairy tales, myths, and legends and blends them into a story that feels both familiar and new at the same time while subtly weaving a novel where women play the parts that men traditionally filled. Highly recommended for readers who enjoy reimagined legends."--Library Journal, STARRED review "Dark fantasy fans will be enraptured."--Booklist, STARRED review Praise for the works of T. Kingfisher: "Full of melancholy charm. such a pleasure to read.
"--The New York Times "T. Kingfisher''s delicate, bittersweet style of fantasy is like nothing else on shelves at the moment. a perfect blend of sharp-edged humor and horror-tinged heart."--Paste "Kingfisher never fails to dazzle."--Peter S. Beagle, Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Award-winning author of The Last Unicorn "Kingfisher''s fairyland is full of teeth, wonder and horror; what''s dark is very dark, but what''s good will give you warmth. By the last page, my heart was mended."--NPR "A wonderful entwining of darkness & whimsy.
"--Travis Baldree, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Legends & Lattes "Refreshing. a true comfort read, in which gentleness endures despite outrageous cruelty."--The Washington Post "Absolutely delightful and full of charm and truth."--Naomi Novik, New York Times bestselling author of A Deadly Education and Uprooted ne) that takes elements of fairy tales, myths, and legends and blends them into a story that feels both familiar and new at the same time while subtly weaving a novel where women play the parts that men traditionally filled. Highly recommended for readers who enjoy reimagined legends."--Library Journal, STARRED review "Dark fantasy fans will be enraptured."--Booklist, STARRED review Praise for the works of T. Kingfisher: "Full of melancholy charm.
such a pleasure to read."--The New York Times "T. Kingfisher''s delicate, bittersweet style of fantasy is like nothing else on shelves at the moment. a perfect blend of sharp-edged humor and horror-tinged heart."--Paste "Kingfisher never fails to dazzle."--Peter S. Beagle, Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Award-winning author of The Last Unicorn "Kingfisher''s fairyland is full of teeth, wonder and horror; what''s dark is very dark, but what''s good will give you warmth. By the last page, my heart was mended.
"--NPR "A wonderful entwining of darkness & whimsy."--Travis Baldree, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Legends & Lattes "Refreshing. a true comfort read, in which gentleness endures despite outrageous cruelty."--The Washington Post "Absolutely delightful and full of charm and truth."--Naomi Novik, New York Times bestselling author of A Deadly Education and Uprooted mended."--NPR "A wonderful entwining of darkness & whimsy."--Travis Baldree, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Legends & Lattes "Refreshing. a true comfort read, in which gentleness endures despite outrageous cruelty.
"--The Washington Post "Absolutely delightful and full of charm and truth."--Naomi Novik, New York Times bestselling author of A Deadly Education and Uprooted ne) that takes elements of fairy tales, myths, and legends and blends them into a story that feels both familiar and new at the same time while subtly weaving a novel where women play the parts that men traditionally filled. Highly recommended for readers who enjoy reimagined legends."--Library Journal, STARRED review "Dark fantasy fans will be enraptured."--Booklist, STARRED review Praise for the works of T. Kingfisher: "Full of melancholy charm. such a pleasure to read."--The New York Times "T.
Kingfisher''s delicate, bittersweet style of fantasy is like nothing else on shelves at the moment. a perfect blend of sharp-edged humor and horror-tinged heart."--Paste "Kingfisher never fails to dazzle."--Peter S. Beagle, Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Award-winning author of The Last Unicorn "Kingfisher''s fairyland is full of teeth, wonder and horror; what''s dark is very dark, but what''s good will give you warmth. By the last page, my heart was mended."--NPR "A wonderful entwining of darkness & whimsy."--Travis Baldree, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Legends & Lattes "Refreshing.
a true comfort read, in which gentleness endures despite outrageous cruelty."--The Washington Post "Absolutely delightful and full of charm and truth."--Naomi Novik, New York Times bestselling author of A Deadly Education and Uprooted ne) that takes elements of fairy tales, myths, and legends and blends them into a story that feels both familiar and new at the same time while subtly weaving a novel where women play the parts that men traditionally filled. Highly recommended for readers who enjoy reimagined legends."--Library Journal, STARRED review "Dark fantasy fans will be enraptured."--Booklist, STARRED review Praise for the works of T. Kingfisher: "Full of melancholy charm. such a pleasure to read.
"--The New York Times "T. Kingfisher''s delicate, bittersweet style of fantasy is like nothing else on shelves at the moment. a perfect blend of sharp-edged humor and horror-tinged heart."--Paste "Kingfisher never fails to dazzle."--Peter S. Beagle, Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Award-winning author of The Last Unicorn "Kingfisher''s fairyland is full of teeth, wonder and horror; what''s dark is very dark, but what''s good will give you warmth. By the last page, my heart was mended."--NPR "A wonderful entwining of darkness & whimsy.
"--Travis Baldree, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Legends & Lattes "Refreshing. a true comfort read, in which gentleness endures despite outrageous cruelty."--The Washington Post "Absolutely delightful and full of charm and truth."--Naomi Novik, New York Times bestselling author of A Deadly Education and Uprooted mended."--NPR "A wonderful entwining of darkness & whimsy."--Travis Baldree, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Legends & Lattes "Refreshing. a true comfort read, in which gentleness endures despite outrageous cruelty."--The Washington Post "Absolutely delightful and full of charm and truth.
"--Naomi Novik, New York Times bestselling author of A Deadly Education and Uprooted mended."--NPR "A wonderful entwining of darkness & whimsy."--Travis Baldree, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Legends & Lattes "Refreshing. a true comfort read, in which gentleness endures despite outrageous cruelty."--The Washington Post "Absolutely delightful and full of charm and truth."--Naomi Novik, New York Times bestselling author of A Deadly Education and Uprooted ne) that takes elements of fairy tales, myths, and legends and blends them into a story that feels both familiar and new at the same time while subtly weaving a novel where women play the parts that men traditionally filled. Highly recommended for readers who enjoy reimagined legends."--Library Journal, STARRED review "Dark fantasy fans will be enraptured.
"--Booklist, STARRED review Praise for the works of T. Kingfisher: "Full of melancholy charm. such a pleasure to read."--The New York Times "T. Kingfisher''s delicate, bittersweet style of fantasy is like nothing else on shelves at the moment. a perfect blend of sharp-edged humor and horror-tinged heart."--Paste "Kingfisher never fails to dazzle."--Peter S.
Beagle, Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Award-winning author of The Last Unicorn "Kingfisher''s fairyland is full of teeth, wonder and horror; what''s dark is very dark, but what''s good will give you warmth. By the last page, my heart was mended."--NPR "A wonderful entwining of darkness & whimsy."--Travis Baldree, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Legends & Lattes "Refreshing. a true comfort read, in which gentleness endures despite outrageous cruelty."--The Washington Post "Absolutely delightful and full of charm and truth."--Naomi Novik, New York Times bestselling.