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Many have spoken about how angels can be both terrifying yet beautiful, but few have successfully captured the idea well-until The Twice-Drowned Saint, at least. A sumptuous, saw-toothed read, it is a jewel box of a novel, glittering with a thousand details and a bright longing were all familiar with, this want for a place better than were in now.-Cassandra Khaw, Bram Stoker and World Fantasy award-nominated author of Nothing but Blackened TeethC. S. E. Cooney is one of the most moving, daring, and plainly beautiful voices to come out of recent fantasy. Shes a powerhouse with a wink in her eye and a song in each pocket. -Catherynne M. ValenteC. S. E. Cooneys prose is like a cake baked by the fairies. -Theodora GossWorld Fantasy Award winner C. S. E. Cooney takes readers on a journey of wonder, terror, and joy in this mind-bending, heartfelt novel. Contained inside impassable walls of ice, the city of Gelethel endures under the rule of fourteen angels, who provide for all their subjects needs and mete out grisly punishments for blasphemous infractions, with escape attempts one of the worst possible sins.Our narrator is Ishtu QAleth (Ish for short), the new owner of Gelethels only cinema (having taken over from her father). More importantly, shes also the secret saint of Alizar the Eleven-Eyed, Seventh Angel of Gelethel, and one of the fourteen angels who holds dominion over the city. As Ish explains it, at the age of eight she turned down Alizars offer to be his saint, but, in a moment that speaks to the novels charm, the young girl and the all-knowing angel agreed to continue their relationship in secret after bonding over their shared love of cinema. Near thirty years later Ish is desperate to get her sick parents out of the city, a near-impossible task given Gelethel is surrounded by an impenetrable blue serac. But Ishs situation grows even more complicated when a new arrival to the city, a girl named Betony, appears as Alizars true saint. Theres so much to adore about the The Twice-Drowned Saint ... [a] sublime short novel. -LocusWith The Twice-Drowned Saint, C. S. E. Cooney once again crafts dazzling feats of imagination grounded in human frailties and plunges her audience inside head-first. Her boldly unique characters live in a fever dream of balletic, graceful description that will make you gasp, even as they find their own escape through the seemingly-mundane world of movies. Like nothing else youve ever read, or will ever read.-Randee Dawn, author of Tune in TomorrowFabulous Gelethel is a city of godless angels who intoxicate themselves on human death, but within its icy walls a hidden saint and a dissident angel are hatching a plan. This story left me wrecked and rebuilt: its a truly glorious tale of family bonds, forgiveness, sacrifice, courage ... and how gods are born. Written with Cooneys signature soaring prose, humor, and imagination, this tale shines a light on cruelties both fantastical and familiar. It honors sorrow and embraces joy-I will treasure it always-Francesca Forrest, author of The Inconvenient GodCover art, cover design and interior black and white illustrations by Lasse Paldanius.Book specifications:Dimensions: 203 x 133Author: C. S. E. CooneyCover type: PaperbackPublishing Year: 2023Publishing Month: 2Pages: 206Language: EnglishPublisher: Mythic Delirium BooksWeight: 240 g
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