Tag Archives: Catherynne Valente
The Folded World by Catherynne Valente
“We are all just humans, and most of us fools, and all of us longing for more than we have, to know more than we know- and yet even that is not enough, for if we knew everything we would … Continue reading
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Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente
She watched the husbands fall out of the tree and come for her sisters. Handsome birds that became humans as they hit the ground and came to the door to knock. She waited for a bird of her own, but … Continue reading
Filed under fantasy, Historical Fiction
Ventriloquism by Catherynne M. Valente
“But I am telling this story, and the honor of refracting the angle of the reader’s vision is mine and mine alone.” -Secret History of Mirrors, from Ventriloquism by Catherynne M. Valente. It is Valente’s unique perspective that makes this … Continue reading
The Habitation of the Blessed by Catherynne M. Valente
There is something beautiful and utterly enthralling about this book. It is in the words, deftly woven together to paint such pictures as you have never imagined. It is in the characters, flawed in perfect ways and you cannot help … Continue reading
Filed under fantasy, Historical Fiction
