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Jevick the pepper merchants son has been raised on stories of Olondria a distant land where books are as common as they are rare in his home When his father dies and Jevick takes his place on the yearly selling trip to Olondria Jevicks life is as close to perfect as he can imagine But just as he revels in Olondrias Rabelaisian Feast of Birds he is pulled drastically off course and becomes haunted by the ghost of an illiterate young girlIn desperation Jevick seeks the aid of Olondrian priests and quickly becomes a pawn in the struggle between the empires two most powerful cults Yet even as the country shimmers on the cusp of war he must face his ghost and learn her story before he has any chance of becoming free by setting her free an ordeal that challenges his understanding of art and life home and exile and the limits of that seductive necromancy readingA Stranger in Olondria is a skillful and immersive debut fantasy novel that pulls the reader in deeper and deeper with twists and turns reminiscent of George R R Martin and Joe Hill.
About the Author
Sofia Samatar is the author of the novels A Stranger in Olondria and The Winged Histories. She is the recipient of the William L. Crawford Award, the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, the British Fantasy Award, and the World Fantasy Award.
