The Splendid City

The Splendid City
Karen Heuler
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Trade Paperback
h216 x 135mm - 400pg
14 Jun 2022 UK
International import eta 10-19 days
9780857669858
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A genre-blending story of modern witchcraft, a police state and WTF characters, for fans of Alice Hoffman and Madeline Miller. --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.
"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"
KAREN HEULER is a literary sci-fi/fantasy author. Her 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.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9780857669858
Published: 14 Jun 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Angry Robot
Publisher: Watkins Media
Format: Trade Paperback
Height: 216mm
Width: 135mm
Pages: 400

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