Theodora Goss is the World Fantasy Award–winning author of many publications, including the short story collection In the Forest of Forgetting; Interfictions, a short story anthology coedited with Delia Sherman; Voices from Fairyland, a poetry anthology with critical essays and a selection of her own poems; The Thorn and the Blossom, a novella in a two-sided accordion format; and the poetry collection Songs for Ophelia; and the novels, The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter, European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman, and The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl. She has been a finalist for the Nebula, Locus, Crawford, Seiun, and Mythopoeic Awards, as well as on the Tiptree Award Honor List, and her work has been translated into eleven languages. She teaches literature and writing at Boston University and in the Stonecoast MFA Program. Visit her at TheodoraGoss.com.
“Theodora Goss is a wonder. Her elegance, wit and powerful voice
pull no punches. A brilliant, deeply felt, and nimble book.”
*Catherynne M. Valente, Hugo-Award winning author, on THE STRANGE
CASE OF THE ALCHEMIST'S DAUGHTER*
“Theodora Goss' splendid debut novel is a whipsmart look at the
truths hiding in the stories - Jekyll and Hyde, Frankenstein, and
others - that you might think you know. Full of bravery,
adventures, monsters, and sisters, The Strange Case of the
Alchemist's Daughter is a rich delight. I loved it, and I can't
wait to read the next book.”
*Kat Howard, author of ROSES AND ROT, on THE STRANGE CASE OF THE
ALCHEMIST'S DAUGHTER*
"Theodora Goss' The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter
provides a new and altogether mesmerizing revelation for fans of
Watson & Holmes, Van Helsing, Jeckyll & Hyde, and Victor
Frankenstein: until now, you've only heard half the story.
Goss' deft, poetic interweaving of edge-of-the-seat adventure
with the artful voices of her characters creates a matryoshka doll
of hidden Gothic fiction in the best sense. The Strange Case of the
Alchemist’s Daughter proves the point that behind every evil genius
you'll find a team of fantastic women working to set things
right.
As if Charlie's Angels, as written by Mary Shelley, took over
the Bluestocking Society, with bonus well-mannered explosions. An
utterly delightful, transformative read."
*Fran Wilde, award-winning author of Updraft, Cloudbound, and
Horizon on THE STRANGE CASE OF THE ALCHEMIST'S DAUGHTER*
* "A tour de force of reclaiming the narrative, executed with
impressive wit and insight."
*Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW, on THE STRANGE CASE OF THE
ALCHEMIST'S DAUGHTER*
"An enormously accomplished delight of a book...a brilliant
novel."
*Liz Bourke on THE STRANGE CASE OF THE ALCHEMIST'S DAUGHTER*
"A pleasure, especially for fans of Victorian detective
stories, classic sf and horror literature, and feminist
remakes."
*Booklist on THE STRANGE CASE OF THE ALCHEMIST'S DAUGHTER*
"A delightful romp through Victorian gothic literature, with a
decidedly feminist slant."
*Library Journal on THE STRANGE CASE OF THE ALCHEMIST'S
DAUGHTER*
"A swiftly paced, immaculately plotted mystery full of winning
characters you always thought you knew, as well as ones you would
never have imagined."
*NPR on THE STRANGE CASE OF THE ALCHEMIST'S DAUGHTER*
"If you’re looking for adventure, kick-ass ladies, a good mystery,
and a touch of the monstrous, look no further—The Strange Case of
the Alchemist’s Daughter is the brainy, gleefully madcap literary
mashup of your dreams."
*B&N SciFi & Fantasy Blog on THE STRANGE CASE OF THE
ALCHEMIST'S DAUGHTER*
" Like a literary magpie, Goss snaps up some of the shiniest
bits of Victorian popular culture, but she makes them her own,
seeing the possibilities beyond the efforts of their original
creators and constructing an intelligent and engrossing
21st-century adventure."
*The Portland Press Herald on THE STRANGE CASE OF THE ALCHEMIST'S
DAUGHTER*
"Goss skillfully balances the revisionist feminist themes with a
crackling conspiracy adventure and a colorful portrait of Victorian
London."
*The Chicago Tribune on THE STRANGE CASE OF THE ALCHEMIST'S
DAUGHTER*
"They are just as much fun as their fictional fathers, and like the
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, their talents play off against
one other, anchored by Mary, the most normal of them: prudent,
thrifty, genteel, her father’s revolver loaded and ready."
*The Wall Street Journal on THE STRANGE CASE OF THE ALCHEMIST'S
DAUGHTER*
"Goss upends fantasy tropes to bring to life characters who would
have been ignored in the period works that inspired them, and
the result is a fantastic, gripping read that feels true to
the spirit of the original works, but updated with a modern spin
for the 21st century reader.”
*The Verge on THE STRANGE CASE OF THE ALCHEMIST'S DAUGHTER*
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