From New York Times bestseller Marjorie Liu comes six dark,lush,and spellbinding short stories and one novella,full of unexpected detours,dangerous magic,and even more dangerous women .New York Times bestseller and Hugo,British Fantasy,Romantic Times,and Eisner award-winning author of the graphic novel Monstress,Marjorie Liu leads you deep into the heart of the tangled woods. In her long-awaited debut collection of dark,lush,and spellbinding short fiction,you will find unexpected detours,dangerous magic,and even more dangerous women.Briar,bodyguard for a body-stealing sorceress,discovers her love for Rose,whose true soul emerges only once a week. An apprentice witch seeks her freedom through betrayal,the bones of the innocent,and a meticulously plotted spell. In a world powered by crystal skulls,a warrior returns to save China from invasion by her jealous ex. A princess runs away from an arranged marriage,finding family in a strange troupe of traveling actors at the border of the kingdom's deep,dark woods.Concluding with a gorgeous full-length novella,Marjorie Liu's first short fiction collection is an unflinching sojourn into her thorny tales of love,revenge,and new beginnings.
Publisher: Titan Books LtdISBN: 9781789099621Dimensions: 198 x 130 mm
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