In these stories, equally as beguiling and spellbinding as her novels, Howard expands into the enchanted territory of myths and saints, as well as an Arthurian novella set upon a college campus, "Once, Future," which retells the story of King Arthur-through the women's eyes. Now, you can experience her collected shorter works, including two new stories, in A Cathedral of Myth and Bone. Kat Howard has already been called a "remarkable writer" by Neil Gaiman and her "dark and enticing" (Publishers Weekly) debut novel, Roses and Rot, was beloved by critics and fans alike. Maria Dahvana Headley Reseña del editor:įrom the acclaimed author of Roses and Rot-a "Brothers Grimm tale for the contemporary reader" (School Library Journal, starred review)-Kat Howard's exquisite shorter works, nominated for the World Fantasy Award, and performed on WNYC's Selected Shorts-called "brilliant" (Library Journal, starred review). You just have to crack it open." * Spectrum Culture * Myths for the modern age. With A Cathedral of Myth and Bone, Kat Howard cinches her place as a new generation's vividly different answer to Zelazny as an Ovid of sidewalk and cafe metamorphoses and as a vibrant voice very much of her own time and place." - Fran Wilde, award-winning, Hugo and Nebula-nominated author of The Bone Universe series and The Jewel and Her Lapidary "There is magic in this book. I dare you to read these stories and not look at your life differently afterward. They emerge stronger, as does the reader. Howard writes a modern mythos where her heroines and heroes (no matter how familiar the setting seems, Howard's characters are never mere protagonists) confront curses, magic, love, madness, and the supernatural. In them, Howard has created enchanted narratives of hard-won survival." - Maria Dahvana Headley, author of The Mere Wife "Kat Howard's short stories are by turns revelatory, transformative, and magical - and often all three at once. The ferocious bonds of girls and women are the focus of these myths for the modern age, drawn from two thousand years of lore, ritual, and witness. " Brothers Grimm tale for the contemporary reader" * Starred Review, School Library Journal * "Strong and satisfying." * Publishers Weekly * "Sidewalk saints and scholarly sorceresses populate Kat Howard's collection of new stories for old ceremonies.
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