New Releases by T. Kingfisher

Zdobywczyni nagród Hugo, Nebuli i Locusa, T. Kingfisher, przedstawia oryginalną i przewrotną przygodę w klimacie fantasy. Kingfisher jest mistrzynią. Pokrzywa i kość to wspaniałe połączenie mroku i fantazji – błyskotliwe i brutalne, przezabawne i prawdziwe wszędzie tam, gdzie trzeba. Poza tym muszę natychmiast zdobyć swojego własnego Kościpsa. Travis Baldree, autor Legend i Latte Dzięki Pokrzywie i kości T. Kingfisher ugruntowuje swoje miejsce jako niewątpliwa, nieunikniona spadkobierczyni wielkich twórców fantastyki, jednocześnie będąc wśród nich wyraźnie i bezsprzecznie unikalnym głosem. Seanan McGuire, autorka Każde serce to wrota Pokrzywa i kość to książka, która od razu staje się bliska sercu. W tej zachwycającej opowieści echa baśni i legend zderzają się ze swojskim pragmatyzmem. Historia pełna grozy, humoru, szczerości, roi się od postaci, które od razu pokochałam! Melissa Caruso, autorka The Tethered Mage Błyskotliwa, skrząca się opowieść o wyprawie głównej bohaterki, pełnej rzeczowej magii, niemożliwych zadań, a do tego z grupą fantastycznych, czarujących towarzyszy. Zachwyt na całego. Louisa Morgan, autorka Tajemnej historii czarownic Ekscytująca, głęboko mądra, brutalna i współczująca, wszystko naraz. Catriona Ward, autorka Ostatniego domu na zapomnianej ulicy To nie jest baśń w rodzaju tych, w których księżniczka poślubia księcia. W tej księżniczka księcia zabija. Po latach patrzenia, jak jej siostry cierpią z rąk agresywnego księcia, Marra – nieśmiała i wychowana w klasztorze – w końcu zdała sobie sprawę, że nikt nie przyjdzie im na ratunek. Nikt z wyjątkiem samej Marry. Szuka więc pomocy u potężnej wiedźmy. Owszem, otrzyma od niej narzędzia potrzebne do zabicia księcia – najpierw jednak musi wykonać trzy niemożliwe zadania: zrobić psa z kości, uszyć płaszcz z pokrzyw i złapać do słoika księżycowy blask. I jak to bywa w opowieściach o książętach, czarownicach i córkach – niemożliwe to dopiero początek. Marra wyrusza na misję wraz z wiedźmą, wróżką chrzestną, zhańbionym eksrycerzem i kurą opętaną przez demona. Cała piątka zbliża się do księcia, niczym palce jednej dłoni powoli zaciskające się na jego gardle. Razem chcą uwolnić rodzinę Marry i ich królestwo spod tyranii władcy.

Die junge Marra, drittgeborene Tochter eines kleinen Königreichs, muss mitansehen, wie ihre beiden älteren Schwestern nacheinander mit dem sadistischen Prinz Vorling verheiratet werden. Nach dem mysteriösen Tod der Älteren, muss die Jüngere ihren Platz einnehmen, um Vorling endlich einen Erben zu schenken - ein Los, das auch Marra zu drohen scheint. Es sei denn, sie nimmt ihr Schicksal in die eigene Hand und sucht sich ein paar schillernde Verbündete für ihren Plan - denn Marra will den Prinzen nicht küssen, sondern ihn töten!

A Barnes & Noble Best Horror Book of 2023 A haunting Southern Gothic from an award-winning master of suspense, A House With Good Bones explores the dark, twisted roots lurking just beneath the veneer of a perfect home and family. "Mom seems off." Her brother''s words echo in Sam Montgomery''s ear as she turns onto the quiet North Carolina street where their mother lives alone. She brushes the thought away as she climbs the front steps. Sam''s excited for this rare extended visit, and looking forward to nights with just the two of them, drinking boxed wine, watching murder mystery shows, and guessing who the killer is long before the characters figure it out. But stepping inside, she quickly realizes home isn’t what it used to be. Gone is the warm, cluttered charm her mom is known for; now the walls are painted a sterile white. Her mom jumps at the smallest noises and looks over her shoulder even when she’s the only person in the room. And when Sam steps out back to clear her head, she finds a jar of teeth hidden beneath the magazine-worthy rose bushes, and vultures are circling the garden from above. To find out what’s got her mom so frightened in her own home, Sam will go digging for the truth. But some secrets are better left buried. Also by T. Kingfisher What Moves the Dead What Feasts at Night Nettle & Bone Thornhedge A Sorceress Comes to Call At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Mona tiene catorce años y no es como los magos encargados de defender su ciudad. Carece de la habilidad para controlar las tormentas o hablar con el agua. Su tótem es una porción de masa madre y su magia sólo funciona con el pan, pero tiene una vida cómoda trabajando en la panadería de su tía y haciendo bailar a los muñequitos de jengibre. Pero un día, la vida de Mona da un vuelco cuando encuentra un cadáver en la panadería. Un asesino acecha las calles de su ciudad buscando a todos aquellos que posean magia y parece que Mona es su próximo objetivo. Sin embargo, en una ciudad asediada y repentinamente carente de magos, el asesino podría ser la menor de las preocupaciones de Mona.... « Ursula Vernon (T. Kingfisher) posee una habilidad especial para crear personajes coloridos, instantáneamente memorables y criaturas inhumanas capaces de inspirar fascinación y asombro». NPR Books « Sumérgete en esta historia si buscas ser presa de un encantamiento y disfrutarlo con puro deleite». Locus « Una escritora espléndida. T. Kingfisher, ¿dónde has estado toda mi vida?». The Book Smugglers « ...uno se aleja diciendo: "Maldita sea, me ha encantado, pero ahora hay un nuevo estrato de trauma dentro de mí"». Digital Divide

"This isn''t a fairytale where the princess marries a prince. It''s one where she kills him. From Hugo, Nebula, and Locus award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes an original and subversive new fantasy adventure. After years of seeing her sisters suffer at the hands of an abusive prince, Marra-the shy, convent-raised, third-born daughter-has finally realized that no one is coming to their rescue. No one, except for Marra herself. Seeking help from a powerful gravewitch, Marra is offered the tools to kill a prince-if she can complete three impossible tasks. But, as is the way in tales of princes, witches, and daughters, the impossible is only the beginning. On her quest, Marra is joined by the gravewitch, a reluctant fairy godmother, a strapping former knight, and a chicken possessed by a demon. Together, the five of them intend to be the hand that closes around the throat of the prince and frees Marra''s family and their kingdom from its tyrannous ruler at last. "Nettle & Bone is the kind of book that immediately feels like an old friend. Fairytale mythic resonance meets homey pragmatism in this utterly delightful story. It''s creepy, funny, heartfelt, and full of fantastic characters I absolutely loved!" -Melissa Caruso, author of The Tethered Mage"--

Rosa Mandolini knows in her heart that her family are the greatest painters of magical illuminations in the city. But the eccentric Studio Mandolini has fallen on hard times and the future is no longer certain. While trying to help her family, Rosa discovers a strange magical box protected by a painted crow. But when she finds a way to open the box, she accidentally releases the Scarling, a vicious monster determined to destroy the Mandolini family at any cost. With the aid of her former best friend and a painted crow named Payne, it''s up to Rosa to stop the Scarling before it unmakes the magical paintings that keep the city running, and hopefully save her family in the process!

An Instant USA Today & Indie Bestseller A Barnes & Noble Book of the Year Finalist A Goodreads Best Horror Choice Award Nominee A gripping and atmospheric reimagining of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher” from Hugo, Locus, & Nebula award-winning author T. Kingfisher *A very special hardcover edition, featuring foil stamp on the casing and custom endpapers illustrated by the author.* When Alex Easton, a retired soldier, receives word that their childhood friend Madeline Usher is dying, they race to the ancestral home of the Ushers in the remote countryside of Ruritania. What they find there is a nightmare of fungal growths and possessed wildlife, surrounding a dark, pulsing lake. Madeline sleepwalks and speaks in strange voices at night, and her brother Roderick is consumed with a mysterious malady of the nerves. Aided by a redoubtable British mycologist and a baffled American doctor, Alex must unravel the secret of the House of Usher before it consumes them all. Also by T. Kingfisher What Feasts at Night A House with Good Bones Nettle & Bone Thornhedge A Sorceress Comes to Call At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

From T. Kingfisher, the award-winning author of The Twisted Ones, comes What Moves the Dead, a gripping and atmospheric retelling of Edgar Allan Poe''s classic "The Fall of the House of Usher." Download a FREE sneak peek today! When Alex Easton, a retired soldier, receives word that their childhood friend Madeline Usher is dying, they race to the ancestral home of the Ushers in the remote countryside of Ruritania. What they find there is a nightmare of fungal growths and possessed wildlife, surrounding a dark, pulsing lake. Madeline sleepwalks and speaks in strange voices at night, and her brother Roderick is consumed with a mysterious malady of the nerves. Aided by a redoubtable British mycologist and a baffled American doctor, Alex must unravel the secret of the House of Usher before it consumes them all. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

From Hugo, Nebula, and Locus award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes an original and subversive fantasy adventure, Nettle & Bone. Download a FREE sneak peek today! *A very special hardcover edition, featuring gold foil stamp on the casing and custom endpapers illustrated by the author.* This isn''t the kind of fairytale where the princess marries a prince. It''s the one where she kills him. Marra never wanted to be a hero. As the shy, convent-raised, third-born daughter, she escaped the traditional fate of princesses, to be married away for the sake of an uncaring throne. But her sister wasn’t so fortunate—and after years of silence, Marra is done watching her suffer at the hands of a powerful and abusive prince. Seeking help for her rescue mission, Marra is offered the tools she needs, but only if she can complete three seemingly impossible tasks: —build a dog of bones —sew a cloak of nettles —capture moonlight in a jar But, as is the way in tales of princes and witches, doing the impossible is only the beginning. Hero or not—now joined by a disgraced ex-knight, a reluctant fairy godmother, an enigmatic gravewitch and her fowl familiar—Marra might finally have the courage to save her sister, and topple a throne. “Nettle & Bone is the kind of book that immediately feels like an old friend. Fairytale mythic resonance meets homey pragmatism in this utterly delightful story. It''s creepy, funny, heartfelt, and full of fantastic characters I absolutely loved!” —Melissa Caruso, author of The Tethered Mage At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Piper is a lich-doctor, a physician who works among the dead, determining causes of death for the city guard''s investigations. It''s a peaceful, if solitary profession...until the day when he''s called to the river to examine the latest in a series of mysterious bodies, mangled by some unknown force. Galen is a paladin of a dead god, lost to holiness and no longer entirely sane. He has long since given up on any hope of love. But when the two men and a brave gnole constable are drawn into the web of the mysterious killer, it''s Galen''s job to protect Piper from the traps that await them. He''s just not sure if he can protect Piper from the most dangerous threat of all...

The September/October 2020 issue of Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine. Featuring new fiction by T. Kingfisher, Samantha Mills, Kenneth Schneyer, Lavie Tidhar, Marie Brennan, and James Yu. Reprint fiction by P. Djèlí Clark. Essays by Del Sandeen, Marissa Lingen, Nibedita Sen, and Christopher Mark Rose, poetry by Terese Mason Pierre, Beth Cato, Rita Chen, and Lora Gray, interviews with Kenneth Schneyer and Lavie Tidhar by Caroline M. Yoachim, a cover by Christopher Jones, and editorials by Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas, and Elsa Sjunneson.

Fourteen-year-old Mona isn''t like the wizards charged with defending the city. She can''t control lightning or speak to water. Her familiar is a sourdough starter and her magic only works on bread. She has a comfortable life in her aunt''s bakery making gingerbread men dance.But Mona''s life is turned upside down when she finds a dead body on the bakery floor. An assassin is stalking the streets of Mona''s city, preying on magic folk, and it appears that Mona is his next target. And in an embattled city suddenly bereft of wizards, the assassin may be the least of Mona''s worries¿

Winner of the RUSA Award for Best Horror When a young woman clears out her deceased grandmother’s home in rural North Carolina, she finds long-hidden secrets about a strange colony of beings in the woods in this chilling novel that reads like The Blair Witch Project meets The Andy Griffith Show. When Mouse’s dad asks her to clean out her dead grandmother''s house, she says yes. After all, how bad could it be? Answer: pretty bad. Grandma was a hoarder, and her house is stuffed with useless rubbish. That would be horrific enough, but there’s more—Mouse stumbles across her step-grandfather’s journal, which at first seems to be filled with nonsensical rants…until Mouse encounters some of the terrifying things he described for herself. Alone in the woods with her dog, Mouse finds herself face to face with a series of impossible terrors—because sometimes the things that go bump in the night are real, and they’re looking for you. And if she doesn’t face them head on, she might not survive to tell the tale. From Hugo Award–winning author Ursula Vernon, writing as T. Kingfisher, The Twisted Ones is a terrifying tale inspired by Arthur Machen''s classic horror short story The White People that''s bound to keep you up all night—from both fear and anticipation of what happens next.

An all-new anthology of eighteen classic myth retellings featuring an all-star lineup of award-winning and critically acclaimed writers. Madeleine L’Engle once said, “When we lose our myths we lose our place in the universe.” The Mythic Dream gathers together eighteen stories that reclaim the myths that shaped our collective past, and use them to explore our present and future. From Hades and Persephone to Kali, from Loki to Inanna, this anthology explores retellings of myths across cultures and civilizations. Featuring award-winning and critically acclaimed writers such as Seanan McGuire, Naomi Novik, Rebecca Roanhorse, JY Yang, Alyssa Wong, Indrapramit Das, Carlos Hernandez, Sarah Gailey, Ann Leckie, John Chu, Urusla Vernon, Carmen Maria Machado, Stephen Graham Jones, Arkady Martine, Amal El-Mohtar, Jeffrey Ford, and more, The Mythic Dream is sure to become a new classic.

Oliver was a very minor mage. His familiar reminded him of this several times a day. He only knew three spells, and one of them was to control his allergy to armadillo dander. He was a very minor mage. Unfortunately, he was all they had.

The November/December 2018 issue of Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine. Featuring new fiction by Isabel Yap, T. Kingfisher, Naomi Kritzer, Monica Valentinelli, and Cassandra Khaw. Reprinted fiction by Sofia Samatar, essays by Diana M. Pho, Steven H Silver, Sarah Goslee, and Nilah Magruder, poetry by Beth Cato, Hal Y. Zhang, Leah Bobet, and Sharon Hsu, and interviews with Isabel Yap and Monica Valentinelli by Caroline M. Yoachim, a cover by John Picacio, and an editorial by Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas.

Pull three people out of prison--a disgraced paladin, a convicted forger, and a heartless assassin. Give them weapons, carnivorous tattoos, and each other. Point them at the enemy.What could possibly go wrong?In the sequel to CLOCKWORK BOYS, Slate, Brenner, Caliban and Learned Edmund have arrived in Anuket City, the source of the mysterious Clockwork Boys. But the secrets they''re keeping could well destroy them, before the city even gets the chance...

Slate is a thief who specialized in stealing, forging, and planting paperwork. When she is arrested for treason, she finds herself part of a suicide mission with Brenner the assassin and the disgraced paladin Caliban, once a demonslayer, now host to the dead remains of the demon which sent him on a murderous rampage and shattered his world.Their goal is both simple and nearly impossible. Find a way to stop the Clockwork Boys: the massive ivory creatures wreaking ruin upon the countryside. But to do that, they must first cross a war zone, braving plague and magic, to reach Anuket City, the distant home of the enemy.

Bryony and her sisters have come down in the world. Their merchant father died trying to reclaim his fortune and left them to eke out a living in a village far from their home in the city. But when Bryony is caught in a snowstorm and takes refuge in an abandoned manor, she stumbles into a house full of dark enchantments. Is the Beast that lives there her captor, or a fellow prisoner? Is the house her enemy or her ally? And why are roses blooming out of season in the courtyard? Armed only with gardening shears and her wits, Bryony must untangle the secrets of the house before she-or the Beast-are swallowed by them.

Winner of the Nebula and WSFA Short Fiction Awards. Includes "The Tomato Thief" winner of 2017 Hugo Award - Best Novelette From award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes a collection of short stories, including "Jackalope Wives," "The Tomato Thief," "Pocosin," and many others. By turns funny, lyrical, angry and beautiful, this anthology includes two all-new stories, "Origin Story" and "Let Pass The Horses Black," appearing for the first time in print.

When Gerta¿s friend Kay is stolen away by the mysterious Snow Queen, it¿s up to Gerta to find him. Her journey will take her through a dangerous land of snow and witchcraft, accompanied only by a bandit and a talking raven. Can she win her friend¿s release, or will following her heart take her to unexpected places? A strange, sly retelling of Hans Christian Andersen¿s "Snow Queen," by T. Kingfisher, author of "Bryony and Roses" and "The Seventh Bride."

The Halcyon Fairy Book is a delightful collection of wry and insightful comments on traditional fairy tales, originally presented in her blog, along with her first collection of fairy-tale inspired original work, Toad Words.

"Summer is a perfectly ordinary 11 year old girl with a perfectly ordinary, needy, over protective single mother. Summer loves her mother and would never dream of running away, but wonders deep down if it wouldn''t be nice to escape for a little while and do something adventurous...maybe? Baba Yaga comes along in her magical walking house and offers Summer her heart''s desire. Summer has no idea what this might be, but with the lighting of a frog-shaped beeswax candle she finds herself transported to the strange would of Orcus with nothing but a weasel in her pocket. She''s read a lot of fantasy books about people thrust into strange lands; but they usually seemed to have has some idea what they were supposed to do there." -- back cover

Young Rhea is a miller''s daughter of low birth, so she is understandably surprised when a mysterious nobleman, Lord Crevan, shows up on her doorstep and proposes marriage. Since commoners don''t turn down lords--no matter how sinister they may seem--Rhea is forced to agree to the engagement. Lord Crevan demands that Rhea visit his remote manor before their wedding. Upon arrival, she discovers that not only was her betrothed married six times before, but his previous wives are all imprisoned in his enchanted castle. Determined not to share their same fate, Rhea asserts her desire for freedom. In answer, Lord Crevan gives Rhea a series of magical tasks to complete, with the threat "Come back before dawn, or else I''ll marry you." With time running out and each task more dangerous and bizarre than the last, Rhea must use her resourcefulness, compassion, and bravery to rally the other wives and defeat the sorcerer before he binds her to him forever.

Aceasta nu este genul de poveste în care prințesa se mărită cu un prinț. Este cea în care vrea să îl ucidă. Premiul Hugo 2023 Finalist Locus 2023 Finalist Nebula 2022 Marra nu a vrut niciodată să fie o eroină. Cu o fire retrasă, petrecându-și jumătate din viață într-o mănăstire, cea mai mică dintre cele trei fiice ale familiei regale e ușurată că nu a fost obligată să se mărite pentru a menține vreo alianță între tronuri. Dar sora ei nu a fost la fel de norocoasă și, după ani de tăcere, Marra s-a săturat să o vadă suferind în mâinile unui prinț puternic și abuziv. Căutând ajutor pentru misiunea de salvare, Marra va primi uneltele de care are nevoie, însă doar dacă va îndeplini trei sarcini aparent imposibile: să construiască un câine din oase, să coasă o pelerină din urzică și să prindă lumina lunii într-un vas. Însă, așa cum se întâmplă în poveștile cu prinți și vrăjitoare, realizarea imposibilului este doar începutul. Eroină sau nu, însoțită de un fost cavaler dezonorat, o nașă ursitoare reticentă, o enigmatică vrăjitoare a morților și o pasăre posedată, Marra ar putea în sfârșit să aibă curajul să-și salveze sora și să răstoarne tronul. „T. Kingfisher stăpânește magia întunecată prin care poveștile se transformă în romane fantasy moderne.“ Marian Coman, redactor-șef Armada

Marra è la più giovane fra le tre figlie del sovrano del Regno del Porto. Insieme alle sorelle, Damia e Kania, ha il dovere di salvaguardare la pace nel proprio paese, stretto nella morsa dei nemici che premono ai confini. Per scongiurare ogni rischio di scontro e assicurarsi l''alleanza del Regno del Nord, Damia viene data in moglie al principe Vorling. Poco tempo dopo, però, il corpo esanime della principessa viene riportato a casa. Dicono sia morta in seguito a una caduta, che sia stato un incidente, ma Marra non può crederci. Così, quando Vorling sceglie Kania come sua nuova sposa, Marra, pervasa da un senso di terrore, decide che questa volta non resterà ferma a guardare. Ucciderà il principe. Si mette quindi in cerca della magia più potente che conosca: quella di una Vocedombra, una strega in grado di comunicare con l''aldilà. Per raggiungerla, Marra dovrà attraversare la temibile Terra Riarsa, una distesa di chilometri avvolta nelle tenebre e devastata dalla siccità, e, per ottenere il suo aiuto, dovrà portare a termine tre compiti apparentemente impossibili: cucire un mantello di ortiche, resuscitare un cane da un mucchio d''ossa e catturare un raggio di luna. Ma, a guardarla meglio, la Vocedombra non sembra che una vecchina con uno strambo senso dell''umorismo, che si rifiuta peraltro di partire senza la sua gallina, una bestiola piuttosto invadente che dicono sia anche posseduta da un demone. Canedossa è un amico fidato, ma fa spavento a chiunque lo incontri. E Marra è solo una principessa che si sta improvvisando eroina. Riuscirà questa banda sgangherata a portare a termine la missione? T. Kingfisher rende omaggio agli elementi tradizionali del fantasy e della fiaba, e, allo stesso tempo, li sovverte, rileggendoli in chiave dark e ironica. Una storia originale, tenera e avventurosa che ci ricorda che gli eroi possono assumere diverse forme, che le streghe non sono sempre del tutto cattive, e che ognuno ha il diritto di scegliere il proprio lieto fine.