"Brian Biswas is a literary mage. He can take the base materials of a historical romance, or a contemporary love affair, or a seagoing adventure, and make them dance in the fairy light of the Uncanny Valley. The titles of the stories in this, his newest collection, give you an idea of their eldritch intentions: 'Julie's Murderer, ' 'The House in the Forest, ' 'The Town that Went to Sleep.' These are modern folktales. The sheer variety in the book is astonishing, worthy of a Scheherazade, and, indeed, the master storyteller herself is invoked in 'Twelve Nights and a Night.' The final story is a witty updating of Kafka, via Lewis Carroll. Storytelling is Biswas' calling card; he understands the power of Story, with a capital S. Read him because he is a master artificer, utilizing a prose that is both pellucid and shimmering." - Corey Mesler, author of Cock-a-Hoop, and The World is Neither Stacked for Nor Against You: Selected Short Stories

". . . each story compellingly puts its characters in tough spots that prove to be both gloomy and unexpected." - Kirkus Reviews

". . . inventive, genre-blending, briskly paced, tales with elements of the speculative, magical realism, and social critique . . . The best of Biswas's often fable-like tales achieve a thought-provoking depth." - Booklife