Description
In the state of Liberty, water is rationed at alarming prices, free speech is hardly without a cost, and Texas has just declared itself its own country. In this society, paranoia is well-suited because eyes and ears are all around, and they are judging. Always judging. This terrifying (and yet somehow vaguely familiar) terrain is explored via Eleanor - a young woman eagerly learning about the gifts of her magic through the support of her coven. But being a white witch is not as easy as they portray it in the books, and she's already been placed under 'house arrest' with a letch named Stan, a co-worker who wronged her in the past and now exists in the form of a cat. A talking cat who loves craft beers, picket lines, and duping and 'shooting' people. Eleanor has no time for Stan and his shenanigans, because she finds herself helping another coven locate a missing witch which she thinks is mysteriously linked to the shortage of water in Liberty. File Under: Fantasy [ Liberty for All | Water is Beautiful | Eyes Everywhere | Stanning for Stan ]
About the Author
KAREN HEULER stories have appeared in over a hundred literary and speculative magazines and anthologies such as Conjunctions to Tin House and Weird Tales. She has received an O. Henry award, been a finalist for the Iowa short fiction award, the Bellwether award, the Shirley Jackson award for short fiction, among others. She has published four novels, four story collections and a novella. She also teaches fiction writing at NYU's School of Professional Studies.
Reviews
"Karen Heuler's The Splendid City is a wonderful fabulation, both humorous and contemplative, about the desperate state of US politics and society."
"A thoroughly original and quirky novel."
"She's always a must read."
"the joy of The Splendid City lies in the quirky and all-embracing exuberance of Heuler's imagination."
"A delight from start to finish."
"How can anyone resist talking cats? I know I can't."
"Pre-order this book immediately. It is a joy."
"A fun, whimsical, fantastical satire"
"Whimsical, satiric, and bursting with imagination"
"The dialogue is clever and the satire spot-on. The social commentary hits the nail on the head."
"A sharp, lively, funny contemporary fantasy with the feel of an up-to-date, more adult version of L Frank Baum's Oz books."
"The Splendid City crafts a perfect quirk that ramps to wtf levels of genre-bending weirdness"
"a compelling book, compulsively readable."
"loved how cleverly and deftly Heuler balanced the absurd with the political."
Book Information
ISBN 9780857669858
Author Karen Heuler
Format Paperback
Page Count 280
Imprint Angry Robot
Publisher Watkins Media Limited
About the Author
KAREN HEULER stories have appeared in over a hundred literary and speculative magazines and anthologies such as Conjunctions to Tin House and Weird Tales. She has received an O. Henry award, been a finalist for the Iowa short fiction award, the Bellwether award, the Shirley Jackson award for short fiction, among others. She has published four novels, four story collections and a novella. She also teaches fiction writing at NYU's School of Professional Studies.
Reviews
"Karen Heuler's The Splendid City is a wonderful fabulation, both humorous and contemplative, about the desperate state of US politics and society."
"A thoroughly original and quirky novel."
"She's always a must read."
"the joy of The Splendid City lies in the quirky and all-embracing exuberance of Heuler's imagination."
"A delight from start to finish."
"How can anyone resist talking cats? I know I can't."
"Pre-order this book immediately. It is a joy."
"A fun, whimsical, fantastical satire"
"Whimsical, satiric, and bursting with imagination"
"The dialogue is clever and the satire spot-on. The social commentary hits the nail on the head."
"A sharp, lively, funny contemporary fantasy with the feel of an up-to-date, more adult version of L Frank Baum's Oz books."
"The Splendid City crafts a perfect quirk that ramps to wtf levels of genre-bending weirdness"
"a compelling book, compulsively readable."
"loved how cleverly and deftly Heuler balanced the absurd with the political."
Book Information
ISBN 9780857669858
Author Karen Heuler
Format Paperback
Page Count 280
Imprint Angry Robot
Publisher Watkins Media Limited
