Kirkus Review: The story is filled with relentless action and powered by a cast of adeptly developed and emotionally appealing characters…. Fans will be overjoyed not only with the return of some beloved characters, but also with the novel’s conclusion, which sets up the storyline for a much larger adventure to come. Imagine an outlaw biker gang of half-orcs riding giant war pigs and you’ve captured this saga’s gloriously dirty soul.
Library Journal: In her first novel, Hall surprises and perplexes with spellbinding yet simple dialogs that raise more questions than they give answers. The mysterious, dark, and often violent worlds envelop readers in a cacophony of mystery and fantasy. Even the identity of the female lead is foggy as her form shifts over time, taking possession of new bodies. As the title reveals, someone protects the border, and from the first few chapters we glimpse demons reminiscent of Haitian worshippers […]
Washington Post: Popular girl Cameron prioritizes honesty over kindness, which earns her a certain reputation. To win back the approval of her crush, she embarks on an apology tour to repair the havoc she has carelessly wreaked. The authors use “The Taming of the Shrew” as an effective framing device to examine modern ideas of feminism, which leads to a profound character arc and the essential message of how to claim your mistakes and do better.
Congratulations to our DMLA authors who made the 2019 World Fantasy Award Finalists list! NOVEL Witchmark by C. L. Polk (Tor.com) NOVELLA The Only Harmless Great Thing by Brooke Bolander (Tor.com) COLLECTION Still So Strange, by Amanda Downum (ChiZine Publications)
Library Journal: The Unwritten Wing in Hell is home to all stories unfinished by their authors. Claire is the head librarian. Sometimes she must chase down and return characters who have escaped from their pages. When one such hero heads to Earth to find his author, Claire, her current assistant and former muse Brevity, and the demon Leto try to capture him. The trio are attacked by the angel Ramiel, who thinks they are looking for the same tome he […]
Audio rights to Kerstin Hall’s THE BORDER KEEPER plus an untitled book, at auction, to Brian Sweany at Recorded Books, by Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson. Audio rights to Brooke Bolander‘s Nebula Award-winning THE ONLY HARMLESS GREAT THING, to Kelly Srubas at Tantor Media, by Michael Curry.
Italian rights to Margaret Doody’s untitled short story collection, to Mondadori, by Stefania Fietta at Donzelli Fietta, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Donald Maass. Spanish rights to Brooke Bolander’s Nebula Award-winning THE ONLY HARMLESS GREAT THING, to Crononauta, by Amaiur Fernández at International Editors’ Co. in association with Michael Curry. Polish rights to Robert McCammon’s SPEAKS THE NIGHTBIRD, to Vesper by Milena Kaplarevic at Prava I Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Cameron McClure. Polish rights to New […]
Congratulations to all our DMLA authors who made the 2019 British Fantasy Award Shortlist! BEST FANTASY NOVEL Foundryside, Robert Jackson Bennett (Jo Fletcher) Priest of Bones, Peter McLean (Jo Fletcher) BEST NOVELLA The Only Harmless Great Thing, Brooke Bolander (Tor.com Publishing) Binti: The Night Masquerade, Nnedi Okorafor (Tor.com Publishing)
Congratulations to our DMLA authors for their 2019 Locus Awards! NOVELLA Artificial Condition, Martha Wells (Tor.com Publishing) NOVELETTE The Only Harmless Great Thing, Brooke Bolander (Tor.com Publishing)
The Guardian: There are no everyday elements to Kerstin Hall’s debut novella The Border Keeper. It begins on the outskirts of the spirit world, before moving to the weird realm of the underworld, Mkalis, where demon beasts and macabre gods are in constant battle. The grieving Vasethe has come to petition the eponymous border keeper: he wants her to guide him through Mkalis in search of his dead lover’s soul. What follows is a phantasmagorical picaresque through a lushly realised […]