About the Author

Emma Bull's "War for the Oaks" won the "Locus" Award for Best First Novel. Her subsequent works have included "Falcon, "the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award-finalist "Bone Dance, Finder, " and (with Steven Brust) "Freedom and Necessity." She lives in Tucson, Arizona.

Reviews

"LOS ANGELES TIMES" BESTSELLER
"Emma Bull is "really" good." -Neil Gaiman
Praise for "TERRITORY"
"Distinctly wonderful!... Takes huge chances and achieves something distinctly wonderful...Readers will think about the story long after it ends, savoring the writing and imagining what the characters might do next." -"Publishers Weekly" (starred review)
"Highly recommended!" -"Starlog
""You'll never see old Westerns the same way after reading "Territory, " Emma Bull's re-imagining of the frontier West." -Gavin J. Grant, "Bookpage
""Mesmerizing...Equal parts alternate history, fantasy, and Western. Remarkable." -"VOYA
""A terrific treat." -"Rocky Mountain News"

"LOS ANGELES TIMES" BESTSELLER

"Emma Bull is "really" good." -Neil Gaiman

Praise for "TERRITORY"

"Distinctly wonderful!... Takes huge chances and achieves something distinctly wonderful...Readers will think about the story long after it ends, savoring the writing and imagining what the characters might do next." -"Publishers Weekly" (starred review)

"Highly recommended!" -"Starlog

""You'll never see old Westerns the same way after reading "Territory, " Emma Bull's re-imagining of the frontier West." -Gavin J. Grant, "Bookpage

""Mesmerizing...Equal parts alternate history, fantasy, and Western. Remarkable." -"VOYA

""A terrific treat." -"Rocky Mountain News"

"LOS ANGELES TIMES" BESTSELLER

“Emma Bull is "really" good.” –Neil Gaiman
Praise for "TERRITORY"
“Distinctly wonderful!... Takes huge chances and achieves something distinctly wonderful…Readers will think about the story long after it ends, savoring the writing and imagining what the characters might do next.” –"Publishers Weekly" (starred review)
“Highly recommended!” –"Starlog
"“You’ll never see old Westerns the same way after reading "Territory, " Emma Bull’s re-imagining of the frontier West.” –Gavin J. Grant, "Bookpage
"“Mesmerizing…Equal parts alternate history, fantasy, and Western. Remarkable.” –"VOYA
"“A terrific treat.” –"Rocky Mountain News"

"LOS ANGELES TIMES" BESTSELLER
"Emma Bull is "really" good." -Neil Gaiman
Praise for "TERRITORY"
"Distinctly wonderful!... Takes huge chances and achieves something distinctly wonderful...Readers will think about the story long after it ends, savoring the writing and imagining what the characters might do next." -"Publishers Weekly" (starred review)
"Highly recommended!" -"Starlog
""You'll never see old Westerns the same way after reading "Territory," Emma Bull's re-imagining of the frontier West." -Gavin J. Grant, "Bookpage
""Mesmerizing...Equal parts alternate history, fantasy, and Western. Remarkable." -"VOYA
""A terrific treat." -"Rocky Mountain News"

"Emma Bull is "really "good."
--Neil Gaiman on Emma Bull
"Emma Bull is one of the best writers working today."
--Steven Brust on Emma Bull
"Splendid ideas and beguilingly life-like characters . . . A refreshing, ingenious hardcover debut!"
--"Kirkus Reviews" on "Finder"
"A delightful bit of alchemy that deftly blends the detective and fantasy genres . . . The tragedy seeps through the thrills, humor, and relationships so slowly that one finds the tears on one's cheeks with a shock."
--"School Library Journal" on "Finder"
"Resembling the works of Tolstoy and Dickens in the plethora of characters, Stoker and Mary Shelley in the exposition, the novel brings together intrigue, adventure, politics, and magic in a complex epic that astonishes the reader."
--"Library Journal" on "Freedom and Necessity"
"Original and convincing...One to read for the sheer wonder of seeing a master storyteller at work."
--"Chicago"" Sun-Times" on "War for the Oaks"
"Knifes through the fantasy genre like a sharp blade of wind."
--Charles de Lint on "War for the Oaks"

" Emma Bull is "really "good."
--Neil Gaiman on Emma Bull

" Emma Bull is one of the best writers working today."
--Steven Brust on Emma Bull

" Splendid ideas and beguilingly life-like characters . . . A refreshing, ingenious hardcover debut!"
--"Kirkus Reviews" on "Finder"

" A delightful bit of alchemy that deftly blends the detective and fantasy genres . . . The tragedy seeps through the thrills, humor, and relationships so slowly that one finds the tears on one' s cheeks with a shock."
--"School Library Journal" on "Finder"

" Resembling the works of Tolstoy and Dickens in the plethora of characters, Stoker and Mary Shelley in the exposition, the novel brings together intrigue, adventure, politics, and magic in a complex epic that astonishes the reader."
--"Library Journal" on "Freedom and Necessity"

" Original and convincing... One to read for the sheer wonder of seeing a master storyteller at work."
--"Chicago"" Sun-Times" on "War for the Oaks"

" Knifes through the fantasy genre like a sharp blade of wind."
--Charles de Lint on "War for the Oaks"

In 1881, the Arizona town of Tombstone, rich in minerals for the taking, becomes a magnet for men and women possessing special gifts or hungry for more power than they already have. To this region of natural magic come Wyatt Earp, a master of sorcery; Doc Holliday, whose power belongs to those who can take it; Chow Lung, a Chinese doctor with his own strange abilities; Mildred Benjamin, a writer of Western adventure and a true visionary; and Jesse Fox, a man with a talent for taming horses, among other gifts. The author of War for the Oaks chooses one of the definitive legends of the Wild West as a setting for her latest tale of magic and mysticism, placing a unique spin on the motives behind American history's most famous gunfight. Elegant storytelling and strong characters make this a good selection for most adult and YA fantasy collections. Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.