The Tomb of Dragons

Reviews

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"Readers who are enthralled with the new cozy fantasy trend or love a cozy mystery will be delighted with Celehar and his latest investigation." 1�7i>Library Journal, starred review

"An utter delight." 1�7i>LitHub

"This trilogy is as close to perfect as books can get. A thoroughly enjoyable conclusion to a magnificent trilogy. I come back to these books over and over again and visit the cemeteries of Amalo like an old friend. These books have been a bright thread in dark times. I could not love them more."—T. Kingfisher, author of What Moves the Dead

"An ingenious piece of narrative clockwork 1�7b>intricate, exquisite, and utterly compelling."—Foz Meadows, Hugo Award-winning author of A Strange and Stubborn Endurance

"Impeccable, heartfelt, ceremonious world-building, brought to an exquisite bittersweet conclusion."—Francis Spufford, author of Cahokia Jazz

"Thara Celehar follows his calling, and we follow him: right into a complex maze of religious bureaucracy, murderous fanatics, and deepening friendships that bewilder him more than imperial politics. But for every danger he faces, we love him more, as we watch him doggedly seek redress for victims gone voiceless to the void. Katherine Addison’s Tomb of Dragons is a symphonic spectacle, radiant with quiet moments, and absolutely terrifying. I wanted to reread her entire oeuvre the moment I finished it, just so I could read it again."—C. S. E. Cooney, World Fantasy Award-winning author of Saint Death's Daughter

"Here Be Dragons! Thara Celehar returns in this brilliantly moody, thoughtful tale of loyalty, obligation, and wonder. "—Elizabeth Bear, multiple Hugo-award winner

 1�7b>Many-layered and gloriously woven, it’s a joy to be back in the company of Thara Celehar and those who love (and hate) him. It’s a joy, too, to be in the hands of an accomplished writer, who combines deep emotional—and linguistic—literacy with intricately crafted plots. This is a delight, a reminder that integrity, compassion and basic decency can still form the baselines on which we build our lives.”�1�7�Manda Scott, author of Any Human Power

“It reminds me  1�7 more strongly than any of its predecessors  1�7 of The Goblin Emperor, intimately focused on questions of integrity and responsibility, on duty and self-knowledge and the difficulty and reward of human connection 1�7. The prose, as ever with Addison, is beautifully composed, while the characters are painfully, compellingly human. It is a novel where the world is not always kind, nor always just, but where the characters strive for better. It is a piece of art that fed something in me that I had not known was hungry. I adore it. 1�7b> 1�7/b>Locus

Praise for The Cemeteries of Amalo trilogy

"The only thing wrong with The Goblin Emperor was that it was, for a long time, a stand-alone. But now there's a sequel, The Witness for the Dead  1�7 so if you love the world Katherine Addison has created, you've got a way back to it."—NPR, Best SFF of the Past Decade feature

“A delightful story that will satisfy readers of both fantasy and mystery. 1�7/b> 1�7i>Library Journal, starred review

"Intriguing and well-plotted fantasy mystery. The author’s fans will welcome the chance to continue exploring Amalo alongside this mild-mannered but tenacious detective."  1�7 Booklist, starred review

"I've been wanting to return to the world of The Goblin Emperor from the moment I finished that book, and The Witness For the Dead does not disappoint. At once intimate and literally operatic, it's everything I love about Katherine Addison's writing, in ways I didn't know to expect. I loved it."  1�7 John Scalzi

“I enjoyed the book so very much. It was really exactly the sort of thing I needed to read. 1�7  1�7 Ann Leckie

"Despite the high-stakes plotting, these short yet immersive fantasy detective novels are pleasantly quiet and optimistic."  1�7i>Buzzfeed News

"Kazuo Ishiguro-an style." 1�7i>New York Times

 1�7b>Ambitious and meticulously executed worldbuilding brings an animated dazzle to this exceptional assemblage of character studies and complex encounters. 1�7i> 1�7 Publishers Weekly

 1�7b>A spellbinding and genuinely affecting drama. Unreservedly recommended. 1�7  1�7i>Kirkus Reviews

"The follow-up to the acclaimed The Goblin Emperor brings back a favorite character and expands the elaborate world Addison has created. Fans of the first book—and new readers—will find this novel delightful and immersive."  1�7 Library Journal

 1�7b>A remarkably hopeful story of a single decent person doing his best in a difficult situation. 1�7  1�7i>io9

“Is there anything greater than discovering a genius in our midst?... I adored The Goblin Emperor, and Witness for the Dead—also set amongst the elves, airmen, goblins, and ghouls of that world—packs another lightning-fisted literary wallop...It rocks all my hot spots. Addison lavishes her ardent readers with adventure, new friendships, invisible enemies, and rewards us with her uncommon depths, subtleties, and kindnesses. 1�7  1�7 C.S.E. Cooney

 1�7b>Left me with feelings of warmth and hope for humanity. 1�7  1�7 Margaret Rogerson, New York Times bestselling author of Sorcery of Thorns

"Addison has striking command of language, a precision of phrase that’s a delight to read and a pleasure to read again. If you enjoy atmospheric, thoughtful, well-characterised mys­teries with compelling characters and a compe­tent, kind, and modest protagonist, I recommend The Grief of Stones highly. Hell, even if you don’t think you like such things, try this one (or its predecessor). It’s a great book." 1�7i>Locus

"The Grief of Stones shows us how a single person builds a family of choice, and what that family means to him in a crisis. . . . Celehar's pursuit of truth and justice, with the obstacles and monsters he faces, is a more than sufficient reason to read The Grief of Stones. Addison's world-building is also terrific, with each page etching the image of a incredibly old society (and one difficult to traverse, both physically and socially). "  1�7 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

"Our titular Witness begins forging more relationships among the living, yet is still compelled to exhume one of the city’s most gruesome secrets.... The Goblin Emperor hit the very niche spot of cozy fantasy while still having very dark underpinnings... Addison... has kept that note of death and how it affects the living." 1�7 Lithub

“An excellent third entry in an absolutely wonderful series. Katherine Addison has built a world that could easily fuel more and more of these  1�7 let’s hope it does.”�1�7�1�7i>Mystery & Suspense Magazine

 1�7b>Excellent series. I hope there will be more.”�1�7�1�7i>Philadelphia Science Fiction Society