The year is 1883 and the mining town of Goetia is booming as prospectors from near and far come to mine the powerful new element Divinity from the high mountains of Colorado with the help of the pariahs of society known as the Fallen. The Fallen are the descendants of demonkind living amongst the Virtues, the winners in an ancient war, with the descendants of both sides choosing to live alongside Abaddon's mountain in this tale of the mythological West from the bestselling mastermind Rebecca Roanhorse.
"In this tough-as-nails novella ... Roanhorse plays with the notion of purity and original sin... Rebecca Roanhorse is known for her incredible worldbuilding, diverse inspirations, and complex reinterpretations of tropes, and all her talents are perfectly on display in her latest."
NYT bestselling author of THE ATLAS SIX + other SFF, she/her | out now: MASTERS OF DEATH from @torbooks. rep’d by @AmeliaLAppel. I am also @afarolfollmuth
two days!! also I just finished TREAD OF ANGELS and it was great, add it to your list if you like really rich steampunk-y fantasy worlds, eldest daughter syndrome, and institutional corruption 🥰 https://t.co/DB2cb6Qhin
"This is a fantastical western centered around Biblical themes that, despite its 208 pages, has excellent worldbuiding. If you love noir elements, fully imagined characters, and social commentary, you’ll need this dark fantasy."