The Slantwise Histories
$29.75
- Paperback
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: | 9781035051823 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1035051826 |
| Author: | Alix E. Harrow |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Tor |
| Format: | Paperback |
| 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
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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