Dirge for Prester John: The Habitation of the Blessed (Audiobook)

from JeremyPreacher

When I was a kid, the library had a set of books of mythology from various countries. They were small and mysterious and smelled good, and I have mostly forgotten their contents but I remember where they were on the shelf and how excited I was to go get another one. Valente has written a book tha...

from nnschiller

Edit: On the second attempt to listen to this book, I had a very different experience.Oh dear LAWD the WORDS that writer uses. I adored reading the book.I don't have much more coherent to say. Just, THE WORDS.ns***********************************************************************There is so muc...

from KateSherrod

Proceeding IMMEDIATELY to the sequel.

from krau0098

I have read a number of Valente's books and absolutely adored them. Like her previous books this book was beautifully written with excellent imagery. The book is told from four viewpoints and was a bit harder for me to read than previous books. As such, it was probably my least favorite book of h...

from alwright1

I love Catherynne M. Valente: her writing, her stories, her characters, her worlds. I loved the citizens Pentexore in this book, the strange, legendary, immortal creatures said to populate an Eden-like far-away land. But I had a much harder time being as generous as they were to Prester John, the...