Star Eater
Kerstin Hall
(Author)
Description
From Nommo Award finalist Kerstin Hall comes "a layered and incisive examination of power."--Rory Power, New York Times bestselling author of Wilder Girls
All martyrdoms are difficult. Elfreda Raughn will avoid pregnancy if it kills her, and one way or another, it will kill her. Though she's able to stomach her gruesome day-to-day duties, the reality of preserving the Sisterhood of Aytrium's magical bloodline horrifies her. She wants out, whatever the cost. So when a shadowy faction approaches Elfreda with an offer of escape, she leaps at the opportunity. As their spy, she gains access to the highest reaches of the Sisterhood, and enters a glittering world of opulent parties, subtle deceptions, and unexpected bloodshed. A phantasmagorical indictment of hereditary power, Star Eater takes readers deep into a perilous and uncanny world where even the most powerful women are forced to choose what sacrifices they will make, so that they might have any choice at all.Product Details
Price
$26.99
Publisher
Tordotcom
Publish Date
June 22, 2021
Pages
448
Dimensions
5.6 X 7.8 X 1.4 inches | 1.15 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781250625311
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About the Author
Kerstin Hall's short fiction has appeared in Strange Horizons and Fireside, and she is the author of the novella The Border Keeper. She lives in Cape Town, South Africa. You can find her on her website and on Twitter
Reviews
"Written in beautifully agile prose, Star Eater is a layered and incisive examination of power, and Elfreda Raughn its beating heart. Her voice grabbed me from the first page and never let go."--Rory Power, New York Times bestselling author of Wilder Girls
"The intricate, bloody mechanics of Hall's worldbuilding come together with her perfectly assured prose to make an utterly compelling fantasy, both haunted and haunting."--A. K. Larkwood, author of The Unspoken Name
of the violent magic system at the sisterhood's core will keep readers compelled from the first
page."--Booklist Praise for Kerstin Hall "A phantasmagorical picaresque through a lushly realised underworld, populated by a grotesque bestiary of fantastical creatures. . . . This twisty example of the new weird genre examines love, loss and loyalty."--The Guardian "Beautifully and vividly imagined. Eerie, lovely, and surreal."--Ann Leckie "A labyrinth of demons, dead gods, cranky psychopomps, and broken all-too-human lives."--Max Gladstone "A fantasy forged in the belly of dreams. . . . A singular debut with no easy answers and beauty to spare."--Indrapramit Das "Quiet but intricate, shored up by rich prose. . . . The tangle of love, loss, grief, and regret that is gradually exposed as the book's emotional core feels tender and profound."--Publishers Weekly
