Between Two Thorns

by Newman, Emma
ISBN: 9781682303764
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Beautiful and nuanced as it is dangerous, the manners of Regency and Victorian England blend into a scintillating fusion of contemporary urban fantasy and court intrigue.

Between Mundanus, the world of humans, and Exilium, the world of the Fae, lies the Nether, a mirror-world where the social structure of 19th-century England is preserved by Fae-touched families who remain loyal to their ageless masters. Born into this world is Catherine Rhoeas-Papaver, who escapes it all to live a normal life in Mundanus, free from her parents and the strictures of Fae-touched society. But now she's being dragged back to face an arranged marriage, along with all the high society trappings it entails.

Crossing paths with Cathy is Max, an Arbiter of the Split Worlds treaty with a dislocated soul who polices the boundaries between the worlds, keeping innocents safe from the Fae. After a spree of kidnappings and the murder of his fellow Arbiters, Max is forced to enlist Cathy's help in unravelling a high-profile disappearance within the Nether. Getting involved in the machinations of the Fae, however, may prove fatal to all involved.

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Newman, Emma
  • ISBN: 9781682303764
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.50 x 0.88
  • Number Of Pages: 334
  • Publication Year: 2016

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  • A return to classic Urban Fantasy

    Sophia R. - 1 year ago

    Between Two Thorns is the first book of Emma Newman's Split Worlds trilogy. The author has also published numerous short stories in this universe. I picked it up because I was attracted to the interesting dark cover art and the plot keywords on the back cover of the book. (They are as follows:[ Gargoyle Sidekick | Finder's Keepers | A Rose By Any Other Name | Manners ]) Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere has long been one of my favorite novels, and Newman's Split Worlds evoked a similar contradiction in modern rationalism and Victorian traditionalism. Her characters are unexpected and multi-faceted, and she's not afraid to let them be extremely flawed. This book is definitely the first in the trilogy, and the plot thickens without being resolved. Her world is well-developed, and simultaneously full of floating fae magic and gritty morbid plot twists. Her characters grow in realistic and rarely pretty ways, although much of their growth is reserved for later in the series. She switches plot points and point-of-view throughout the series, which to me further emphasized the capricious fae and those in their thrall. The creatures in her world were inventive and enjoyable to follow. I'll be keeping up with whatever Newman writes next! I can't recommend this book enough to anyone looking for a fresh new voice in old school fantasy.

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