In this hypnotic debut Jevik the pepper merchant's son dreams of far Olondria. Sofia Samatar is a merchant of wonders, and her A Stranger in Olondria is a bookshop of dreams."-Greer Gilman "Imagine an inlaid cabinet, its drawers within drawers filled with spices, roses, amulets, bright cities, bones, and shadows. "Gorgeous writing, beautiful and sensual and so precise-a Proustian ghost story."-Paul Witcover
A Stranger in Olondria reminds both Samatar's characters and her readers of the way stories make us long for faraway, even imaginary, places and how they also bring us home again."-Karen Joy Fowler "Mesmerizing-a sustained and dreamy enchantment. One of the best fantasy novels I've read in recent years."-Jeffrey Ford A story of ghosts and books, treachery and mystery, ingeniously conceived and beautifully written. "Thoroughly engaging and thoroughly original.
"Samatar's sensual descriptions create a rich, strange landscape, allowing a lavish adventure to unfold that is haunting and unforgettable."
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