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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This was a fun story. There were parts that felt a bit predictable, and also more YA than adult, but overall was still entertaining. I liked the old ladies and their attitudes towards life. Maybe part of my enjoyment of the story came from me being able to relate to them. Sitting around playing cards, embroidering, and gossiping sounds like a good time to me. I thought it was funny that Hester refers to Evangeline only as Doom; that's definitely something I would do, too. Not all of the questions brought up were answered by the end, but that wasn't a big deal since it was a quick read.
Content Warnings:
Moderate: Murder, Body horror, Violence, Death, and Torture
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Sexual content, Infidelity, and Animal death
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