Saturnalia by Stephanie Feldman
Doors open at 7. The sacrifice is at 9. The dress code is, as usual, black tie. It's the winter solstice in a Philadelphia that has been eroded by extreme weather, economic collapse, and disease-carrying mosquitoes. The Saturnalia carnival is about to begin, an evening on which reality is suspended, and troubles forgotten. For tarot reader Nina, Saturnalia is simply a cruel reminder of the night that changed everything for her - the night she walked away from the elite Saturn Club, with its genteel debauchery, arcane pecking order, and winking interest in alchemy and the occult. But when she gets a chance call from Max, her last remaining friend from the Saturn Club, Nina will put on a dress of blackest black and attend the Club's wild solstice masquerade, the biggest party of the year, on a mysterious errand she can't refuse. Before the night is over, she will become the custodian of a horrifying secret - and prey to a mysterious hunter.
An unusual blend of thriller, alchemical fantasy and climate apocalypse, it's a wild, entertaining ride * Guardian *
Part horror, part dystopia, part magical realism and part social commentary, Saturnalia defies genre, but it is dark, disturbing and totally perfect for a winter readI'd defy anyone not to be intrigued. You might not like it. You might be terrified by it. You might love it, but you won't be indifferent to it * My Weekly *
October demands that gothic, autumnal read and Saturnalia is it... This has it all: magic, mystery, a fierce female protagonist, and a fast paced plot that will keep you turning the pages * Glamour (Best New Books for October 2023) *
A propulsive mystery-thriller, with Nina pursued by both a creepy man-shaped critter and her own past, but also a portrait of a terrified city slowly losing its collective mind. Future Philly falls somewhere between steampunk and cyberpunk - baroque, pungent, stratified, crumbling - and Feldman gives its plight considerable emotional charge by making it feel real and lived-in. Like her home, Nina is broken and bitter - but not without humanity and hope * SFX Magazine (SFX LOVES, 5 STAR REVIEW) *
'An intoxifying mix of genres... you enter Saturnalia feeling like it is a Bacchanalia dreamscape and exit in a similar fashion' * SFBook Reviews *
Part horror, part dystopia, part magical realism and part social commentary, Saturnalia defies genre, but it is dark, disturbing and totally perfect for a winter readI'd defy anyone not to be intrigued. You might not like it. You might be terrified by it. You might love it, but you won't be indifferent to it * My Weekly *
October demands that gothic, autumnal read and Saturnalia is it... This has it all: magic, mystery, a fierce female protagonist, and a fast paced plot that will keep you turning the pages * Glamour (Best New Books for October 2023) *
A propulsive mystery-thriller, with Nina pursued by both a creepy man-shaped critter and her own past, but also a portrait of a terrified city slowly losing its collective mind. Future Philly falls somewhere between steampunk and cyberpunk - baroque, pungent, stratified, crumbling - and Feldman gives its plight considerable emotional charge by making it feel real and lived-in. Like her home, Nina is broken and bitter - but not without humanity and hope * SFX Magazine (SFX LOVES, 5 STAR REVIEW) *
'An intoxifying mix of genres... you enter Saturnalia feeling like it is a Bacchanalia dreamscape and exit in a similar fashion' * SFBook Reviews *
STEPHANIE FELDMAN is the author of the debut novel The Angel of Losses, a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection, winner of the Crawford Fantasy Award, and finalist for the Mythopoeic Award. She is co-editor of the multi-genre anthology Who Will Speak for America? and her stories and essays have appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction, Catapult Magazine, Electric Literature, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, The Rumpus, and Vol. 1 Brooklyn. She lives outside Philadelphia with her family.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780857308399 |
| ISBN 10 | 0857308394 |
| Title | Saturnalia |
| Author | Stephanie Feldman |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Verve Books |
| Year published | 2023-10-25 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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