Rocklyn’s extraordinary debut is a lush, gothic fantasy about the prices we pay and the vengeance we seek. "Rocklyn manages to write a darkly spectacular, yet strangulating world in the middle of the sea, with well-developed characters, vivid imagery, and dense lyrical prose.This claustrophobic story had me reeling as the tension rose until I reached the impressive ending."- Cemetery Dance You don't want to miss it.” -Cassandra Khaw, USA Today bestselling author An auspicious debut baring beauty and razorfangs.” -Paul Tremblay, New York Times Bestselling author “A lush, mesmerizing novella about survival and the hope of righteous anger. James’ The Children of Men, and Octavia Butler’s Bloodchild.” - Booklist “This novella will whet the appetite of fans of classics like Ira Levin’s Rosemary’s Baby, P. conjure Iraxi’s precarious position in fluid, lovely prose.” -Publishers Weekly
“Rocklyn’s lyrical gothic fantasy debut considers how life can persist in a world of rot, death, and destruction. Valente, New York Times bestselling author “Rocklyn is angry, lyrical, honest, and heartbreaking, riding the line between fantasy and true horror.” -Catherynne M. "Gorgeously written."-Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling author It is a beautiful, dark debut novella from an author whose work I have to imagine will be absolutely flying off the shelves.A Library Journal Editor's Pick! A Den of Geeks Best Books of 2021! Survivors from a flooded kingdom struggle. In this novella, the survivors of a sunken kingdom inhabit a large boat. Its not the kind of book one wants to put down once theyve started reading it. Its short enough to be read in one sitting, which is exactly what I did. Butler We are a people who do not forget. Rocklyns novella Flowers for the Sea is a great debut. It will stay with you long after you turn the final page. Flowers for the Seais a dark, dazzling debut novella that reads like Rosemary's Babyby way of Octavia E. This novella is absolutely gorgeous.įlowers for the Sea is a beautifully written bit of fiction. They’ve got a real talent for evocative prose, tension building, and satisfying storytelling. Ostracized and despised, she’s a commoner who refused a prince and who’s pregnant with a child that might be more than human. I have The Night Sun already queued up on my Kindle, so I’m going to be hitting that soon. Even before the story gets going it is abundantly clear that she is nobody to fuck with.įlowers for the Sea was my first foray into Rocklyn’s work, but it most definitely won’t be the last. She is a complicated woman who is by turns vulnerable, tough, and combative. In just over 100 pages, Rocklyn manages to create a surprisingly complex small-scale society, well-developed characters, and a rich, engrossing story. Butler We are a people who do not forget. Synopsis A Library Journal Editors Pick Flowers for the Sea is a dark, dazzling debut novella that reads like Rosemarys Baby by way of Octavia E.
I don’t want to say much about the story since it is quite short, and I think doing so would veer dangerously toward spoiler territory, so we’ll just focus on the writing. Rocklyn Genre: Epic Release: File Size: 849.27 KB.
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