{"product_id":"the-twisted-ones","title":"The Twisted Ones","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tT. Kingfisher, a.k.a. Ursula Vernon, is the award-winning author of more than forty books, including \n\u003ci\u003eNettle \u0026amp; Bone\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eSwordheart\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eWhat Feasts at Night\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has won multiple Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and Dragon awards. When not cooking up weird fiction, she wanders around the garden taking photos of interesting bugs. She lives in New Mexico with her husband and his chickens.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"She knows her genre and audience well enough to perfectly walk the line between comfortingly familiar and delightfully fresh and subversive.\"-- \"SF Bluestocking, on THE SEVENTH BRIDE\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLaden with cosmic fright, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Twisted Ones \u003c\/i\u003econnects the foreboding of ancient folklore with the horrors of modern life. But it does so with a sharp, witty voice and a compelling first-person protagonist who finds herself precariously straddling worlds she never knew existed.--Jason Heller \"NPR Books\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"It's Wes Craven meets L. Frank Baum, or Narnia for those of us who thought Narnia smiled without showing enough of its teeth.\"--KB Spangler, Digital Divide, on Summer in Orcus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Reads so fast and so effortless that you don't realize how in thrall you are to it. It's the sensation of being a little kid who stayed out too long past dinner and sure, you \n\u003ci\u003ewere\u003c\/i\u003e having fun, but now it's a moonless night and the forest is dark and you are hopelessly lost. This is righteous, folkloric horror, and the devil is waiting in between these pages.\"--Chuck Wendig, NYT bestselling author of Blackbirds and Wanderers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Innovative, unexpected, and absolutely chilling, T. Kingfisher isn't just breaking into the horror scene, she's breaking it down. With a hammer.\"--Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author Mira Grant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A deliciously horrifying read. I adored it. In turns deeply human and uncanny, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Twisted Ones\u003c\/i\u003e reads like the world's most terrifying episode of \n\u003ci\u003eHoarders\u003c\/i\u003e. Don't sleep on it. In fact, be prepared to never sleep again.\"--Nebula Award-winning author Alyssa Wong\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A weird, shimmering story told with sharpness and grace - somehow both wild fairy tale and quiet, personal horror in equal measure. It's a strange and lovely balance, expertly crafted for daytime laughter or nighttime trembles.\"--Cherie Priest, author of The Family Plot and Maplecroft.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"By turns warm, witty, and frightening, with a charming protagonist, a diverse and vibrant supporting cast, and -- best of all -- a noble, dimwitted dog. Fair warning: there is a razor in the center of this confection, and I wouldn't have it any other way. I won't be forgetting grandmother's house anytime soon.\"--Nathan Ballingrud, author of Wounds and North American Lake Monsters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A dark fairy tale adventure for contemporary readers. Mouse is a great character and the journey is enchanting in the best way - full of terror and humor and friendship.\"--Jeffrey Ford, author of Ahab's Return and A Natural History of Hell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Righteous, folkloric horror. The devil is waiting in between these pages.\"--Chuck Wendig, New York Times Bestselling author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"This occult thriller with heart boasts genuine scares.\"-- \"Publishers Weekly\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMy favourite thing about the novel...is the unpredictability of how the story progresses, the subversion of the most common horror tropes. Fear not, we know from early on, given the framing narrative, that the dog survives.-- \"The Book Smugglers\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A fresh spin on traditional [southern] gothic elements.\"-- \"Chicago Review of Books\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"There is nothing I love more than to be taken by surprise by a story that is so unexpectedly great like this one is.\"-- \"Kirkus Reviews, on The Seventh Bride\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"The Twisted Ones is a weird, shimmering story told with sharpness and grace - somehow both wild fairy tale and quiet, personal horror in equal measure. It's a strange and lovely balance, expertly crafted for daytime laughter or nighttime trembles.\"--Cherie Priest, author of The Family Plot and Maplecroft.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"...has [Peter S.] Beagle's knack for creating colorful, instantly memorable characters, and inhuman creatures capable of inspiring awe and wonder.\"-- \"NPR Books, on THE SEVENTH BRIDE\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"The writing. It is superb. Ursula Vernon\/T. Kingfisher, where have you been all my life?\"-- \"The Book Smugglers at Kirkus Reviews, on BRYONY \u0026amp; ROSES\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWhen a young woman clears out her deceased grandmother's home in rural North Carolina, she finds long-hidden secrets about a strange colony of beings in the woods in this chilling novel that reads like \u003ci\u003eThe Blair Witch Project \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eThe Andy Griffith Show\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Mouse's dad asks her to clean out her dead grandmother's house, she says yes. After all, how bad could it be? \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnswer: pretty bad. Grandma was a hoarder, and her house is stuffed with useless rubbish. That would be horrific enough, but there's more--Mouse stumbles across her step-grandfather's journal, which at first seems to be filled with nonsensical rants...until Mouse encounters some of the terrifying things he described for herself. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlone in the woods with her dog, Mouse finds herself face to face with a series of impossible terrors--because sometimes the things that go bump in the night are real, and they're looking for you. And if she doesn't face them head on, she might not survive to tell the tale. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Hugo Award-winning author Ursula Vernon, writing as T. Kingfisher, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Twisted Ones \u003c\/i\u003eis a gripping, terrifying tale bound to keep you up all night--from both fear and anticipation of what happens next.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 08\/26\/2019 (EAN 9781534429574, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 09\/15\/2019 pg. 31 (EAN 9781534429574, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/span\u003e 10\/15\/2019 (EAN 9781534429574, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 08\/01\/2019 (EAN 9781534429567, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 09\/15\/2019 pg. 31 (EAN 9781534429567, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eKingfisher, T\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tT. Kingfisher, a.k.a. Ursula Vernon, is the award-winning author of more than forty books, including \n\u003ci\u003eNettle \u0026amp; Bone\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eSwordheart\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eWhat Feasts at Night\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has won multiple Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and Dragon awards. When not cooking up weird fiction, she wanders around the garden taking photos of interesting bugs. 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