A Sorceress Comes to Call

De: T. Kingfisher

Narrado por: Eliza Foss, Jennifer Pickens

From New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes A Sorceress Comes to Call—a dark reimagining of the Brothers Grimm's "The Goose Girl," rife with secrets, murder, and forbidden magic.

Cordelia knows her mother is . . . unusual. Their house doesn’t have any doors between rooms—there are no secrets in this house—and her mother doesn't allow Cordelia to have a single friend. Unless you count Falada, her mother's beautiful white horse. The only time Cordelia feels truly free is on her daily rides with him.

But more than simple eccentricity sets her mother apart. Other mothers don’t force their daughters to be silent and motionless for hours, sometimes days, on end. Other mothers aren’t evil sorcerers.

When her mother unexpectedly moves them into the manor home of a wealthy older Squire and his kind but keen-eyed sister, Hester, Cordelia knows this welcoming pair are to be her mother's next victims. But Cordelia feels at home for the very first time among these people, and as her mother's plans darken, she must decide how to face the woman who raised her to save the people who have become like family.

"Kingfisher never fails to dazzle."—Peter S. Beagle, Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Award-winning author of The Last Unicorn

"Kingfisher is an inventive fantasy powerhouse."—BookPage

Also by T. Kingfisher
Nettle & Bone
Thornhedge
What Moves the Dead
What Feasts at Night
A House with Good Bones

A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books.

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Expertly blending humor with folkloric horror, this incredibly satisfying fantasy will delight Kingfisher’s fans and newcomers alike.”—Publishers Weekly, STARRED review

"This is another one of Kingfisher’s marvelous works (like the Hugo-winning Nettle & Bone) that takes elements of fairy tales, myths, and legends and blends them into a story that feels both familiar and new at the same time while subtly weaving a novel where women play the parts that men traditionally filled, and men serve as helpmeets, sidekicks, and love interests. . . . Highly recommended for readers who enjoy reimagined legends.”—Library Journal, STARRED review

"Dark fantasy fans will be enraptured by the descriptive narrative and well-developed characters.”—Booklist, STARRED review

Praise for Nettle & Bone:

“This book is a modern classic.”—Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling author of Every Heart a Doorway

"Nettle & Bone is a wonderful entwining of darkness & whimsy."—Travis Baldree, New York Times bestselling author of Legends & Lattes

“Exciting, deeply wise, sad, brutal and compassionate all at once.”—Catriona Ward, author of Last House on Needless Street

“T. Kingfisher uses the bones of fairy tale to create something entirely her own.”—Emily Tesh, Hugo-nominated author of Silver in the Wood

“Funny, frightening, and full of heart; I loved it.”—Alix E. Harrow, author of The Ten Thousand Doors of January

Overbearing sorceress for a mother

T Kingfisher’s A Sorceress Comes to Call is a fantasy tale about a conniving sorceress who controls her daughter via an obedience spell and schemes to marry a rich gentleman after enthralling her rival to murder a servant and then commit suicide. The daughter, the gentleman’s sister with the aid of the ghost of suicide victim conspire to perform a ritual to rid the woman of her magic.

Kingfisher creates what appears to be an all too powerful sorceress who seems to thwart everyone at every turn. It’s not until a team effort is put forth that she can be beaten. The tale unfolds with bits of magic popping in as the tale develops.

The narration is good with dual narrators. Character distinction is quite good. Pacing is smooth.

Horrific and creepy!

A horrific display of cruelty from one mother to her daughter, even if she is a sorceress. I can’t imagine what makes Evangeline think this is okay. To use magic so your daughter can be obedient, like move for you and talk for you and control your entire body with you still floating around in your own head. Cordelia is so scared of her mother and so sweet when she doesn’t even know proper etiquette or even basic dinner manners. To be frightened constantly must be exhausting. Cordelia finds the courage in the friends she makes at the new home her mother brought her to in hopes of “saddling herself a new husband” This book is greatly recommended and super well written!

Fairy tale quality

The narration was very good, the voices distinctive. T. Kingfisher can be counted on to immerse you in the story.

Tangled meets Get Out-trigger warning

Very quickly, if you’ve had an abusive and/or controlling parent, this will be triggering. It’s so well written, I was hooked with in a couple minutes. The story, world and characters are well described without droning on. I can’t think of anything I don’t like about this book. Best book I’ve listened to in a while

Sorcery

Excellent audio. I enjoyed this audio. The story was gripping and had me gasping in places. Well done.