The Divine Gardener's Handbook

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“YA author Snow makes their adult debut with this action-packed science-fantasy story. It’s ideal for fans of Tamsyn Muir who enjoy a mix of science and magic in apocalyptic settings and want to unravel conspiracies and romantic feelings along the way.” - Library Journal (starred review)

“Snow’s adult debut is a twisty and humorous sapphic take on a classic rivals-to-lovers plot…Snow’s sharp character work and snappy dialogue rocket readers through this wildly inventive tale. Tamsyn Muir fans will eat it up.” - Publishers Weekly

“If you’re looking for a fantasy that’s as delightfully strange as it is heartfelt, The Divine Gardener’s Handbook by Eli Snow delivers…Snow balances humor, emotion, and inventive fantasy with remarkable confidence, creating a sapphic adventure that’s equal parts whimsical, fierce, and impossible to put down.” - Los Angeles Book Review

“A really fun and wildly imaginative story about an underground world, a flower pageant, rivals-to-friends, and gods. [We] can’t wait to read what Eli Snow has for us next!” - Book Riot

“A fiercely imaginative ride, The Divine Gardener’s Handbook is the kind of novel that makes you want to stay up late reading. It has gardens full of so much more than meets the eye, entertaining characters harboring major secrets, and a story that manages to be funny, heart wrenching, profound, and relatable, sometimes all in one sentence.” –E.B. Asher, USA Today bestselling author of This Will Be Fun

“Unique, clever, and charming, The Divine Gardener’s Handbook will surprise and delight you!” –Sarah Beth Durst, New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop

“This book is pure Chaotic Good–queer, wildly imaginative plant-based hopepunk that you’ll want to inject directly into your veins. A maniacally good time.” –Julie Leong, USA Today bestselling author of The Teller of Small Fortunes

“The most fun I’ve had reading a book. Snow designs a world that beautifully mimics the chaos and hardships of our own while spinning it into something fun and full of voice. These characters literally come to life on the page–I didn’t want to say goodbye.” – T.R. Moore, author of The Gods Must Burn

“The Divine Gardener’s Handbook is an exciting romp through a lush garden of unexpected delights. Snow sows the seeds of the familiar and chaotic in one pot to create this fun, fascinating, and imaginative debut.” –Samantha Sotto Yambao, author of Water Moon

Eli Snow (they/them) is a speculative fiction writer, editor, and former medical geneticist, based in rural Australia with their two cats. Their work tends to center queer and neurodivergent characters, as these are the perspectives they experience the world from. When not reading or writing, they should be checked for signs of life.

Eli also writes YA Fantasy under the name Elias Cold. Their YA debut, The Duke Steals Hearts, is available now.

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