The Afterward - Hardcover

"Johnston's love for storytelling is catching."--The New York Times

"I love this book so very much. It's an epic quest, with female knights and female camaraderie and companionship. I so love how Kate took all the epic's tropes, then not so much subverted them as she did reinvent them in her own female centric image." --Robin LaFevers, New York Times bestselling author of the His Fair Assassin trilogy

"Delicately wrought politics, women in all kinds of roles, and a queer love story. I absolutely loved The Afterward."--Samantha Shannon, New York Times bestselling author of The Bone Season and The Priory Of The Orange Tree
"The Afterward features a band of lady knights, a lovely F/F romance, and a unique look at what happens after the heroes save the world. High fantasy lovers, you'll love this."--Julie C. Dao, author of Forest of a Thousand Lanterns

"Absolutely delightful. The Afterward is a queer fantasy that evokes series like The Belgariad and The Mallorean but puts a modern twist on them. I adored everything about this book."--Shaun David Hutchinson, author of We Are the Ants

"The Afterward is a beautifully tender romance woven deftly into a compelling adventure. Or maybe it's a commanding adventure braided neatly into an irresistible romance? Either way, E. K. Johnston has written yet another gorgeous, thoughtful book that I could have kept reading forever."--Sarah Gailey, Hugo award winning author

"This is a tremendously accomplished novel. I admire it for its craft as well as loving it for what it made me feel. I recommend it wholeheartedly. Go and read it. Now."--Tor.com

★"Both the world-building and the LGBTQ romance are well done and appealing.... Delightful."--SLJ, starred

"A compelling fantasy world in which meticulously crafted female characters slip easily between chain mail and dresses."--Kirkus Review

"[E]verything I'd been hoping and expecting from a queer novel."--Hypable

"If there's a Bechdel test for male representation, this book does not pass it."--Rach H., Goodreads.com

"By the time I turned to the last page, I was basking in that warm, tingly glow of having spent worthwhile time with some great new friends."--Forever Young Adult

E. K. Johnston is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of several YA novels, including the L.A. Times Book Prize finalist The Story of Owen and Star Wars: Ahsoka. Her novel A Thousand Nights was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award. The New York Times called The Story of Owen "a clever first step in the career of a novelist who, like her troubadour heroine, has many more songs to sing" and in its review of Exit, Pursued by a Bear, The Globe & Mail called Johnston "the Meryl Streep of YA," with "limitless range." E. K. Johnston lives in Stratford, Ontario. Follow her on Twitter at @ek_johnston