Catherynne M. Valente

Gorgeous beyond belief. Her diction and vocabulary rarely misstep. She ensorcells with glittering scoops of wordplay piled high. It’s a rodeo show of intriguing imagery starring absurdly well-read children.We start out with the changeling scenario. A troll boy’s feeble attempt to pass as a human child. When he meets a…

A shortish novel from one of the top three most bleeding edge writers of fantasy in this day and age.  I lump this author above most modern fantasy authors because of the range of her ideas and her psychological distaste for clichés. With a vast body of work already beneath…