Hemlock & Silver is a beautifully written, engaging standalone fantasy retread of Snow White by T. Kingfisher. Released 19th Aug 2025 from Macmillan on their Tor imprint, it's 336 pages and will be available in hardcover, audio, and ebook formats. Paperback due out summer 2026 from the same publisher. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout.
As always, brilliantly written and transportive, the author writes compellingly . This is a fairy tale in the classic style, but inside an original story framework. It's a standalone story, and self contained without any suggestion that there are plans to revisit the characters or setting in future.
The unabridged audiobook has a run time of 11 hours 50 minutes and is expertly read by Jennifer Pickens. She has a well modulated alto voice and does a good job with the disparate accents of a wide variety of characters, male and female (and feline) of a range of ages. Sound and production quality are high throughout the read.
Four stars. Good choice for public library, home use or buddy read. There are instances of body horror, animal death, murder and magic, some fairly graphic, so sensitive readers should be aware.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
No comments:
Post a Comment