In the small town of Thistleford, on the edge of Faerie, dwells the mysterious Hawthorn family.
There, they tend and harvest the enchanted willows and honour an ancient compact to sing to them in thanks for their magic. None more devotedly than the family’s latest daughters, Esther and Ysabel, who cherish each other as much as they cherish the ancient trees.
But when Esther rejects a forceful suitor in favor of a lover from the land of Faerie, not only the sisters’ bond but also their lives will be at risk…
In the small town of Thistleford, on the edge of Faerie, dwells the mysterious Hawthorn family.
There, they tend and harvest the enchanted willows and honour an ancient compact to sing to them in thanks for their magic. None more devotedly than the family’s latest daughters, Esther and Ysabel, who cherish each other as much as they cherish the ancient trees.
But when Esther rejects a forceful suitor in favor of a lover from the land of Faerie, not only the sisters’ bond but also their lives will be at risk…
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Epistolary speculative fiction received a major contemporary contribution through the epistolary time-travel novella This Is How You Lose the Time War, a collaborative book co-authored with Max Gladstone. Amal El-Mohtar is a Canadian poet, editor, academic, and critic who has established a prominent presence across science fiction, fantasy, and poetry. Her work blends rich sensory detail with mythic traditions and poetic prose.
Born in Ottawa, Canada, in 1984, El-Mohtar spent part of her upbringing in Lebanon before returning to Ottawa. She began publishing speculative fiction in 2006 with her story 'The Crow's Caw' and released her collection The Honey Month in 2010. Beyond writing fiction, she served as an editor for the mythic poetry journal Goblin Fruit and reviews science fiction and fantasy books for The New York Times Book Review and NPR Books.
El-Mohtar's short fiction has received wide critical acclaim, including Hugo, Nebula, and Locus awards for her short story 'Seasons of Glass and Iron' and a Locus Award for 'The Truth About Owls'. Her co-authored novella This Is How You Lose the Time War was published in 2019, winning the 2019 Nebula Award for Best Novella as well as the 2020 Locus Award for Best Novella and the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Novella, and has been translated into over ten languages.
El-Mohtar's writing frequently draws from fairy tales, fables, and folklore, combining speculative narrative structures with lyrical phrasing and sensory detail. Her stories explore themes of communication, emotional connection, and transformation across temporal and supernatural divides. Whether writing short stories or longer novellas, she emphasizes rhythmic cadence and structural elegance.
2 books in catalog
Epistolary speculative fiction received a major contemporary contribution through the epistolary time-travel novella This Is How You Lose the Time War, a collaborative book co-authored with Max Gladstone. Amal El-Mohtar is a Canadian poet, editor, academic, and critic who has established a prominent presence across science fiction, fantasy, and poetry. Her work blends rich sensory detail with mythic traditions and poetic prose.
Born in Ottawa, Canada, in 1984, El-Mohtar spent part of her upbringing in Lebanon before returning to Ottawa. She began publishing speculative fiction in 2006 with her story 'The Crow's Caw' and released her collection The Honey Month in 2010. Beyond writing fiction, she served as an editor for the mythic poetry journal Goblin Fruit and reviews science fiction and fantasy books for The New York Times Book Review and NPR Books.
El-Mohtar's short fiction has received wide critical acclaim, including Hugo, Nebula, and Locus awards for her short story 'Seasons of Glass and Iron' and a Locus Award for 'The Truth About Owls'. Her co-authored novella This Is How You Lose the Time War was published in 2019, winning the 2019 Nebula Award for Best Novella as well as the 2020 Locus Award for Best Novella and the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Novella, and has been translated into over ten languages.
El-Mohtar's writing frequently draws from fairy tales, fables, and folklore, combining speculative narrative structures with lyrical phrasing and sensory detail. Her stories explore themes of communication, emotional connection, and transformation across temporal and supernatural divides. Whether writing short stories or longer novellas, she emphasizes rhythmic cadence and structural elegance.
