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'Life in Brisbane is never simple for those who walk between the worlds.
'Verity’s all about protecting her city, but right now that’s mostly running surveillance and handling the less exciting cases for the Weyrd Council – after all, it’s hard to chase the bad guys through the streets of Brisbane when you’re really, really pregnant.
'An insurance investigation sounds pretty harmless, even if it is for ‘Unusual Happenstance’. That’s not usually a clause Normals use – it covers all-purpose hauntings, angry genii loci, ectoplasmic home invasion, demonic possession, that sort of thing – but Susan Beckett’s claimed three times in three months. Her house keeps getting inundated with mud, but she’s still insisting she doesn’t need or want help . . . until the dry-land drownings begin.
'V’s first lead takes her to Chinatown, where she is confronted by kitsune assassins. But when she suddenly goes into labour, it’s clear the fox spirits are not going to be helpful ...'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
To my beloved uncle, Dr Rod Perry,
who has put more into the world than he has ever taken out.
'The work of a multi-genre novel can be difficult to balance. Mainstream detective fictions routinely entertain whiffs of the supernatural amid domestic plots and nail-biting whodunits; urban-fantasy thrillers, meanwhile, are more often promoted primarily in light of those supernatural elements. This can create a significant disconnect between branding and content when an author is also seeking to advance the quotidian in their protagonist’s life.' (Introduction)
'Angela Slatter is the award winning author of speculative fiction novels Vigil and Corpselight. She is also particularly adept with the short story. Her collections, The Bitterwood Bible and Sourdough and Other Stories have both received critical acclaim, with Sourdough being a finalist for a World Fantasy Award in 2011, and Bitterwood being a co-winner of this award for Best Collection in 2015. Slatter is also the recipient of an Aurealis Award for her collection, The Girl with No Hands and other tales. Her short stories are reminicient of fairytales, and by this I mean all the best parts; the adventure, the tangible worlds, brilliantly wicked characters and of course, the darkness. If you haven’t yet read her work, I encourage you to do so. You won’t be disappointed! Arianne was lucky enough to interview Slatter about her writing process and upcoming books.' (Introduction)
'The work of a multi-genre novel can be difficult to balance. Mainstream detective fictions routinely entertain whiffs of the supernatural amid domestic plots and nail-biting whodunits; urban-fantasy thrillers, meanwhile, are more often promoted primarily in light of those supernatural elements. This can create a significant disconnect between branding and content when an author is also seeking to advance the quotidian in their protagonist’s life.' (Introduction)
'Angela Slatter is the award winning author of speculative fiction novels Vigil and Corpselight. She is also particularly adept with the short story. Her collections, The Bitterwood Bible and Sourdough and Other Stories have both received critical acclaim, with Sourdough being a finalist for a World Fantasy Award in 2011, and Bitterwood being a co-winner of this award for Best Collection in 2015. Slatter is also the recipient of an Aurealis Award for her collection, The Girl with No Hands and other tales. Her short stories are reminicient of fairytales, and by this I mean all the best parts; the adventure, the tangible worlds, brilliantly wicked characters and of course, the darkness. If you haven’t yet read her work, I encourage you to do so. You won’t be disappointed! Arianne was lucky enough to interview Slatter about her writing process and upcoming books.' (Introduction)
