The Slantwise Histories
$43.85
- Hardcover
304 pages
- Release Date
27 October 2026
Summary
Before I was a liar, I was a historian, which is a kind of storyteller who doesn’t make any money and likes footnotes. When I took up professional lying (writing fiction), I thought I was done with the truth. But when I paused and turned back to look at my almost-decade of stories, I didn’t find pure fantasy. I found history, fractured and recast, but not false. I am still telling the truth—but slant, by starlight.
From the award-winning and internationally bestselling author comes a …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781035051816 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1035051818 |
| Author: | Alix E. Harrow |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Tor |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 27 October 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 153mm x 234mm |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
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Critics Review
This book has everything you could possibly want this fall … a cursed town, a haunted house, a vivid and eerie setting – plus characters willing to risk everything – Reese Witherspoon on Starling House, Reese’s Book Club October 2023 Pick
Alix E. Harrow is an exceptional, undeniable talent – Olivie Blake, author of The Atlas Six on Starling House
Gorgeous, poignant and honest – an unforgettable read – Andrea Stewart, author of The Bone Shard Daughter on Starling House
The gaudy, dark seam between horror and romance. Starling House is Alix E. Harrow’s greatest work yet – if you can survive its slow belly-crawl into hell – Ava Reid, author of Juniper and Thorn, on Starling House
This is Gothic fairy tale at its best and truest: dark and romantic, angry and hopeful … I loved it – H. G. Parry, author of The Magician’s Daughter, on Starling House
This book is as knife-edged and sharp as its protagonist, a rich and strange exploration of home and need and want … A smart, spectacular contemporary Gothic – Kat Howard, author of An Unkindness of Magicians, on Starling House
This is one you’re going to love – Glamour Magazine on Starling House
Starling House will no doubt take its place alongside fiction’s most memorable haunted houses – Publishers Weekly on Starling House
Harrow’s mash-up of twisted fairy tales and Southern Gothic fiction is a haunting story of longing, lies and generational curses – Library Journal, starred review for Starling House
Alix E. Harrow is a fantasy author who just does not miss. This magical, heartfelt haunted house tale is no different – Paste Magazine on Starling House
Alix E. Harrow
Alix E. Harrow is the Hugo Award winning author of The Ten Thousand Doors of January, The Once and Future Witches, Starling House, and various short fiction. Her Fractured Fables series, beginning with the novella A Spindle Splintered, has been praised for its refreshing twist on familiar fairy tales. A former academic and adjunct, Harrow lives in Virginia with her husband and their two semi-feral kids.
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