Foul Days (The Witch's Compendium of Monsters, 1) Queer A Kirkus Best Book of

A Kirkus Best Book of the 21st Century (So Far)

the cover artist of the iconic Shades of Magic trilogy covers

“Hertz has managed to tell a story of queer healing with all the narrative force of a thriller and the searing fury of an indictment

the old woman who lives in the forest appears in Abeni's village with a terrible message: You ignored my warnings

Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator

Foul Days (The Witch's Compendium of Monsters, 1) Queer A Kirkus Best Book ofThe Witcher meets Naomi Novik in this fast paced fantasy rooted in Slavic folklore, from an assured new voice in genre fiction. As a witch in the walled city of Chernograd, Kosara has plenty of practice treating lycanthrope bites, bargaining with kikimoras, and slaying bloodsucking upirs. Theres only one monster she cant defeat: her ex, the Zmey, known as the Tsar of Monsters. Shes defied him one too many times and now hes hunting her. Betrayed by