From critically acclaimed author Laura Bickle (
DARK ALCHEMY) comes the
first novel in the Wildlands series,
NINE OF STARS. Longmire
meets Patricia Briggβs Mercy Thompson in this exciting new series that shows how
weird and wonderful the West can truly be.
Winter has always been a deadly season in Temperance, but this time, thereβs
more to fear than just the coldβ¦
As the daughter of an alchemist, Petra Dee has faced all manner of occult
horrors β especially since her arrival in the small town of Temperance, Wyoming.
But she canβt explain the creature now stalking the backcountry of Yellowstone,
butchering wolves and leaving only their skins behind in the snow. Rumors
surface of the return of Skinflint Jack, a nineteenth-century wraith that kills
in fulfillment of an ancient bargain.
The new sheriff in town, Owen Rutherford, isnβt helping matters. Heβs a
dangerously haunted man on the trail of both an unsolved case and a fresh kill β
a bizarre murder leading him right to Petraβs partner Gabriel. And while Gabe
once had little to fear from the mortal world, heβs all too human now. This
time, when violence hits close to home, there are no magical solutions.
Itβs up to Petra and her coyote sidekick Sig to get ahead of both Owen and the
unnatural being hunting them all β before the trail turns deathly cold.
βBickle is well
on her way to establishing her work as a cornerstone of her genre.β β Publishers
Weekly Starred Review
ββ¦Laura
Bickleβs latest hits that sweet spot.β β John DeNardo, Kirkus
βFollowing the
prequels Dark Alchemy and Mercury Retrograde, Bickleβs series launch mixes
alchemy, folklore, and Native American traditions with a wintry Western
landscape that will intrigue fans of the Weird West subgenre.β β Library
Journal
βFull marks to
Bickle for being unafraid to shake things up on this still relatively new, but
consistently engaging series.β β RT Book Reviews (4 Stars)
Laura Bickle grew up in rural Ohio, reading entirely too many comic books out
loud to her favorite Wonder Woman doll. After graduating with an MA in Sociology
β Criminology from Ohio State University and an MLIS in Library Science from the
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, she patrolled the stacks at the public
library and worked with data systems in criminal justice. She now dreams up
stories about the monsters under the stairs, also writing contemporary fantasy
novels under the name Alayna Williams. The latest updates on her work can be
found at http://www.laurabickle.com/.
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From critically acclaimed author Laura Bickle (Dark Alchemy)
comes the first novel in the Wildlands series, NINE OF STARS. Longmire
meets Patricia Brigg's Mercy Thompson in this exciting new series that
shows how weird and wonderful the West can truly be.
Winter has always been a deadly season in Temperance, but this time,
thereβs more to fear than just the coldβ¦
As the daughter of an alchemist, Petra Dee has faced all manner of occult
horrors β especially since her arrival in the small town of Temperance, Wyoming.
But she canβt explain the creature now stalking the backcountry of Yellowstone,
butchering wolves and leaving only their skins behind in the snow. Rumors
surface of the return of Skinflint Jack, a nineteenth-century wraith that kills
in fulfillment of an ancient bargain.
The new sheriff in town, Owen Rutherford, isnβt helping matters. Heβs a
dangerously haunted man on the trail of both an unsolved case and a fresh kill -
a bizarre murder leading him right to Petraβs partner Gabriel. And while Gabe
once had little to fear from the mortal world, heβs all too human now. This
time, when violence hits close to home, there are no magical solutions.
Itβs up to Petra and her coyote sidekick Sig to get ahead of both Owen and
the unnatural being hunting them all β before the trail turns deathly cold.
Fantasy | Science Fiction
[Harper Voyager, On Sale: December 27, 2016, Mass
Market Paperback / e-Book, ISBN: 9780062437662 / eISBN: 9780062437655]
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