Hum and the Shiver, The (Tufa Novels) - Softcover

Praise for The Hum and the Shiver. Imagine a book somewhere between American Gods and Faulkner. In brief: a good book. Absolutely worth your time.--Patrick Rothfuss, New York Times bestselling author. As raw and bewitching as the music and magic that fuel it. I loved this book for many reasons--the bone-deep mystery, the setting, the music, and the harsh beauty of its characters. It gives a new meaning to well played.--Rachel Caine, New York Times bestselling author of Two Weeks Notice. Haunting . . . A rustic version of urban fantasy, with its suggestion that there's mystery just around the corner, hidden behind even the dullest small-town facade.--Wall Street Journal. With a deep love for the mountains embedded in his language, Bledsoe crafts a deceptively simple story of family and community, laced throughout with the music and beliefs of a magical reality. Elegantly told.--Library Journal, starred review. This powerful, character-driven drama, set forth in superbly lucid prose, occurs against an utterly convincing backdrop and owns complications enough to keep everyone compulsively turning the pages. A sheer delight.--Kirkus Reviews, starred review. Bledsoe's rich, nearly poetic prose . . . captured me at page one and didn't let me go to the end. If you are a fan of urban fantasy, this is a book you need to add to your list today. There are secrets ancient and wild waiting for you to discover, and I enjoyed every minute.-Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Bledsoe turns standard urban fantasy tropes on their head. . . . The slowly unfolding mystery of the Tufa is a fascinating and absorbing masterpiece of world-building.Publishers Weekly --Various

ALEX BLEDSOE grew up in West Tennessee, but now lives in Wisconsin. He is also the author of the Eddie LaCrosse novels, The Sword-Edged Blonde, Burn Me Deadly, Dark Jenny, Wake of the Bloody Angel, and the upcoming He Drank, and Saw the Spider.