Laura Anne Gilman is the author of the Locus bestsellers Silver on the Road and The Cold Eye, the popular Cosa Nostradamus books (the Retrievers and Paranormal Scene Investigations urban fantasy series), and the Nebula Award–nominated The Vineart War trilogy. Her first story collection is Dragon Virus, and she continues to write and sell short fiction in a variety of genres. Follow her at @LAGilman or LauraAnneGilman.net.
A Publishers Weekly SF, Fantasy, & Horror Top Ten Pick for Fall
2015
*Publishers Weekly*
A Locus Hardcover Bestseller, January 2016!
*January 7th, 2016*
"Reading Silver on the Road is not like falling into some new and
unfamiliar world. It's more like a true American myth being
found."
*- NPR Books*
"Silver on the Road takes an underused setting for fantasy—the
American West—and uses it to explore coming of age, the limits of
power and responsibility, and the importance of mingling compassion
and justice. It’s fresh and original and the language is both stark
and lovely. The descriptions of the natural landscape of the West
fit beautifully with descriptions of talking animals, travelling
magicians and terrifying supernatural forces." - 4 ½ stars
*RT Book review*
"Silver on the Road feels like a story you've always known, but
never read; the kind of haunting, perfect myth that draws together
magic, the Old West, saints and sinners and innocents into a
brilliant blend that's simultaneously startling and familiar."
*- Rachel Caine, NYT bestselling author of the Weather Warden and
Morganville Vampire series*
Silver on the Road marks a major landmark in the burgeoning
subgenre of Weird West Fantasy, and in my opinion the best novel,
on all fronts, that Laura Anne Gilman has written to date. Anyone
vaguely interested in her work, or in Weird Westerns, should take
the coin of the Devil and ride the road with Isobel and Gabriel to
find out what’s in the Devil’s West. Isobel’s journey begins here
and while the novel ends on a strong note, it is clear that she has
miles to ride on the Road yet. I can’t wait for the sequel.
*October 9, 2015*
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