KATHERINE ADDISON's short fiction has been selected by The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror and The Year's Best Science Fiction. Her novel, The Goblin Emperor, won a Locus Award. As Sarah Monette, she is the author of the Doctrine of Labyrinths series and co-author, with Elizabeth Bear, of the Iskryne series. She lives near Madison, Wisconsin.
"Despite the high-stakes plotting, these short yet immersive
fantasy detective novels are pleasantly quiet and optimistic."
--Buzzfeed News "Kazuo Ishiguro-an style."--New York Times "A
delightful story that will satisfy readers of both fantasy and
mystery."--Library Journal, starred review "Intriguing and
well-plotted fantasy mystery. The author's fans will welcome the
chance to continue exploring Amalo alongside this mild-mannered but
tenacious detective." -- Booklist, starred review "Addison has
striking command of language, a precision of phrase that's a
delight to read and a pleasure to read again. If you enjoy
atmospheric, thoughtful, well-characterised mys-teries with
compelling characters and a compe-tent, kind, and modest
protagonist, I recommend The Grief of Stones highly. Hell, even if
you don't think you like such things, try this one (or its
predecessor). It's a great book."--Locus "The Grief of Stones shows
us how a single person builds a family of choice, and what that
family means to him in a crisis. . . . Celehar's pursuit of truth
and justice, with the obstacles and monsters he faces, is a more
than sufficient reason to read The Grief of Stones. Addison's
world-building is also terrific, with each page etching the image
of a incredibly old society (and one difficult to traverse, both
physically and socially). " -- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Our
titular Witness begins forging more relationships among the living,
yet is still compelled to exhume one of the city's most gruesome
secrets.... The Goblin Emperor hit the very niche spot of cozy
fantasy while still having very dark underpinnings... Addison...
has kept that note of death and how it affects the living."--
Lithub "An excellent third entry in an absolutely wonderful series.
Katherine Addison has built a world that could easily fuel more and
more of these - let's hope it does."--Mystery & Suspense Magazine
"Excellent series. I hope there will be more."--Philadelphia
Science Fiction Society "Immersive sequel. . . . Thoroughly
entertaining. . . . The plot masterfully blurs the line between
fantasy and mystery, and Addison turns her brilliant character
building to the common folk of Amalo, fleshing out the citizens
with heart-wrenching backstories and addressing and ameliorating
the world's societal ills."--Publishers Weekly Praise for The
Chronicles of Osreth "The only thing wrong with The Goblin Emperor
was that it was, for a long time, a stand-alone. But now there's a
sequel, The Witness for the Dead -- so if you love the world
Katherine Addison has created, you've got a way back to it."--NPR,
Best SFF of the Past Decade feature "I've been wanting to return to
the world of 'The Goblin Emperor' from the moment I finished that
book, and 'The Witness For the Dead' does not disappoint. At once
intimate and literally operatic, it's everything I love about
Katherine Addison's writing, in ways I didn't know to expect. I
loved it." -- John Scalzi "I enjoyed the book so very much. It was
really exactly the sort of thing I needed to read." -- Ann Leckie
"Is there anything greater than discovering a genius in our
midst?... I adored The Goblin Emperor, and Witness for the
Dead--also set amongst the elves, airmen, goblins, and ghouls of
that world--packs another lightning-fisted literary wallop...It
rocks all my hot spots. Addison lavishes her ardent readers with
adventure, new friendships, invisible enemies, and rewards us with
her uncommon depths, subtleties, and kindnesses." -- C.S.E. Cooney
"Left me with feelings of warmth and hope for humanity." --
Margaret Rogerson, New York Times bestselling author of Sorcery of
Thorns "The follow-up to the acclaimed The Goblin Emperor brings
back a favorite character and expands the elaborate world Addison
has created. Fans of the first book--and new readers--will find
this novel delightful and immersive." -- Library Journal "A
remarkably hopeful story of a single decent person doing his best
in a difficult situation." -io9 "Ambitious and meticulously
executed worldbuilding brings an animated dazzle to this
exceptional assemblage of character studies and complex
encounter."- Publishers Weekly
"A spellbinding and genuinely affecting drama. Unreservedly
recommended." -Kirkus Reviews
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