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BooksadventureThe Angel of the Crows
Cover of The Angel of the Crows by Katherine Addison

The Angel of the Crows,

by Katherine Addison

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Rating3.8/ 5
Ratings47
Pages429
Reading Hours9h
Published2020
LanguageEnglish

§Synopsis

01

This is not the story you think it is. These are not the charactersyou think they are. This is not the book you are expecting. London 1888. Angels inhabit every public building, and vampires and werewolves walk the streets with human beings in a well-regulated truce. A utopia, except for one thing: Angels can Fall, and that Fall is like a nuclear bomb in both the physical and metaphysical worlds. Dr J. H. Doyle returns to London having been wounded in Afghanistan by a Fallen, and finds himself lodging in Baker Street with the enigmatic angel Crow. But living with a rogue angel is not so easy; the pair find themselves drawn into the supernatural and criminal worlds of London, from a man kidnapped by a vampire nest to Jack the Ripper's horrific murders. Besides Doyle's nightmares, there is the lingering worry that Crow might Fall... "A new Katherine Addison book is a cause for celebration. Break out the champagne, this one's a treat!" -- ELLEN KLAGES, author of Passing Strange, winner of the British Fantasy Award and World Fantasy Award "Each book Addison writes is a highly-polished and gorgeously set gem. The Angel of Crows is no exception." -- FRAN WILDE, Nebula-winning, Hugo and World Fantasy Nominated author of Updraft and The Fire Opal Mechanism "... remarkably compelling and fascinating" -- io9, on The Goblin Emperor "With its subtle, intricate, fascinating worldbuilding and a hero who succeeds through empathy and patience rather than brawn, The Goblin Emperor is absolutely unique among recent fantasy novels, and it delighted me from beginning to end. I wish I could read a dozen more books set in the Elflands." -- KATHERINE ARDEN, bestselling author of The Bear And The Nightingale, on The Goblin Emperor

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§Genres
adventure1fantasy1lgbtq1science fiction1
§Content Warnings
§Moods
adventurous1challenging1inspiring1lighthearted1mysterious1reflective1
§Tags
#a mix driven1#blood1#diverse characters1#loveable characters1#not diverse characters1

§About the Author

Katherine Addison
Katherine Addison

9 books in catalog

Katherine Addison is the fantasy pen name of American writer Sarah Monette. Her fiction explores conscience, duty, grief, and the practical work of kindness within intricate social and political systems.

The Goblin Emperor won the 2015 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel and was a finalist for the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy awards. Addison returned to its world in the Cemeteries of Amalo sequence: The Witness for the Dead, The Grief of Stones, and The Tomb of Dragons. She also wrote the alternate-Victorian fantasy The Angel of the Crows and the novella The Orb of Cairado.

Writing as Sarah Monette, she is also the author of the Doctrine of Labyrinths novels, short-fiction collections, and the Iskryne trilogy with Elizabeth Bear. She lives near Madison, Wisconsin.

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The Angel of the Crows

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Tor Books2020B07X16XL11
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The Angel of the Crows

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Solaris20209781781089101
§Genres
adventure1fantasy1lgbtq1science fiction1
§Content Warnings
§Moods
adventurous1challenging1inspiring1lighthearted1mysterious1reflective1
§Tags
#a mix driven1#blood1#diverse characters1#loveable characters1#not diverse characters1

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ISBN-139781250755292
ISBN-101250755298
ASINB07X16XL11

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