Once the young son of wealthy aristocrats, Florian watched each member of his family succumb to a gruesome plague while industry barons squabbled over the family’s fortune and the townspeople blamed the family’s downfall on their sorcerous blood. Herr Florian Lichenbloom is a sorcerer with a dark secret. Johann is the monster of Elendhaven, raised on its grime-darkened streets where he learned to murder, steal, and revel in his own darkness. Though I devoured this bite-sized novella in a single day, I have a feeling its lyrical prose and intricately constructed world will linger with me for some time to come. Two monstrous men make an exquisite pair in Jennifer Giesbrecht’s dark fantasy debut The Monster of Elendhaven, which came out last year from Tor.com.
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