A Sorceress Comes to Call
Named a Best Fantasy Book of the Year by NPR, Elle, and Paste
A Goodreads Best Fantasy Choice Award Nominee
From New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes A Sorceress Comes to Call—a dark reimagining of the Brothers Grimm's "The Goose Girl," rife with secrets, murder, and forbidden magic.
*The hardcover edition features a foil stamp on the casing and custom endpapers illustrated by the author.*
Cordelia knows her mother is . . . unusual. Their house doesn’t have any doors between rooms—there are no secrets in this house—and her mother doesn't allow Cordelia to have a single friend. Unless you count Falada, her mother's beautiful white horse. The only time Cordelia feels truly free is on her daily rides with him.
But more than simple eccentricity sets her mother apart. Other mothers don’t force their daughters to be silent and motionless for hours, sometimes days, on end. Other mothers aren’t evil sorcerers.
When her mother unexpectedly moves them into the manor home of a wealthy older Squire and his kind but keen-eyed sister, Hester, Cordelia knows this welcoming pair are to be her mother's next victims. But Cordelia feels at home for the very first time among these people, and as her mother's plans darken, she must decide how to face the woman who raised her to save the people who have become like family.
"Kingfisher never fails to dazzle."—Peter S. Beagle, Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Award-winning author of The Last Unicorn
"Kingfisher is an inventive fantasy powerhouse."—BookPage
Also by T. Kingfisher
Nettle & Bone
Thornhedge
What Moves the Dead
What Feasts at Night
A House with Good Bones
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Readers say T. Kingfisher’s "A Sorceress Comes to Call" blends dark, gothic retelling with Regency-era charm, showcasing her vivid imagination and dis...
This was primarily our audio art and wine book. But we ended up liking it so much we listened together at other times too.
KT kingfisher continues to be on my short list of authors that I will buy and read anything I see by them. Well sort of a short list
T Kingfisher
Alix E Harrrow
Ali Hazelwood
Lyonne Riley
Jeff Vandermeer
I feel like I'm missing someone but I'm going with that list for now
And this book just keeps that streak going. I'm kind of fascinated with T Kingfisher. Her books have such different tones. Or such different levels of creepy. But they all have some unique T kingfisher thing to them. And it's more than just her storytelling voice - which is also distinctive and amazing.
It's her imagination. It's an imagination so strong and so vividly hers that it's like a color in a pallet.
When we started this book the author's voice was evident immediately, but we didn't think it had that usual t kingfisher vibe to it. And then we got a little way into it maybe 10% or so? And there it was. And then we got a little further and there it really was.
And by the end of the book it was definitely there. There's at least one aspect to the book that is still kind of haunting me to this day. And it's been maybe a month since we finished it.
No spoilers. But let me just ask you, does a horse move the way it moves because of the way it's weight is distributed across its body? And if that weight distribution fundamentally changed would it move like something different? Like a spider maybe? Yeah ponder that. And read this book.
And remember to listen with Libro.fm and support an independent bookstore!
KT kingfisher continues to be on my short list of authors that I will buy and read anything I see by them. Well sort of a short list
T Kingfisher
Alix E Harrrow
Ali Hazelwood
Lyonne Riley
Jeff Vandermeer
I feel like I'm missing someone but I'm going with that list for now
And this book just keeps that streak going. I'm kind of fascinated with T Kingfisher. Her books have such different tones. Or such different levels of creepy. But they all have some unique T kingfisher thing to them. And it's more than just her storytelling voice - which is also distinctive and amazing.
It's her imagination. It's an imagination so strong and so vividly hers that it's like a color in a pallet.
When we started this book the author's voice was evident immediately, but we didn't think it had that usual t kingfisher vibe to it. And then we got a little way into it maybe 10% or so? And there it was. And then we got a little further and there it really was.
And by the end of the book it was definitely there. There's at least one aspect to the book that is still kind of haunting me to this day. And it's been maybe a month since we finished it.
No spoilers. But let me just ask you, does a horse move the way it moves because of the way it's weight is distributed across its body? And if that weight distribution fundamentally changed would it move like something different? Like a spider maybe? Yeah ponder that. And read this book.
And remember to listen with Libro.fm and support an independent bookstore!
This novel introduced me to an author whose books have populated my “Want To Read” list for months, waiting patiently for me prioritize them. My 2024 Halloween Book Countdown provided a perfect opportunity to elevate T. Kingfisher to “Currently Reading” status.
A Sorceress Comes To Call features enjoyable characters boasting both depth and dimension. The Regency Era setting evokes an air of social whimsy and cozy warmth, juxtaposed by the sense of dread and foreboding embodied by the sorceress.
T. Kingfisher has penned an occult treat, taut as a readied garrote!
A Sorceress Comes To Call features enjoyable characters boasting both depth and dimension. The Regency Era setting evokes an air of social whimsy and cozy warmth, juxtaposed by the sense of dread and foreboding embodied by the sorceress.
T. Kingfisher has penned an occult treat, taut as a readied garrote!
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