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This tale of four fey sisters is âa golden slice of British rural fantasy in the tradition of Diana Wynne Jones and Tanith Lee. . . . I loved itâ (Paul Cornell, New York Timesâbestselling author of Witches of Lychford). Levelheaded Bee still lives at Mooncote, the family home in Somerset, where she has an unconventional boyfriend of whom her sisters are unaware. Stella, a DJ whoâs just done some gigs in Ibiza, has vowed never to return to Mooncote after a row with Bee. Single mother and fashion designer Serena lives in Notting Hill with growing doubts about her relationship with her longtime boyfriend, a rock musician. And Luna, the youngest, is a wanderer living out of a horse-drawn van while she follows a trail of horse fairs across the country. The four Fallow sisters are scattered like the four winds. But now, with the comet due, theyâre drawn back together, united in their desire to find their mother, free-spirited Alys, who disappeared a year ago. They have help, of course, from the star spirits and the no-longer-living, but such advice tends to be cryptic and is hardly the most dependable of guides . . . âIn Comet Weather, Liz Williams has crafted something marvellous. This is a book full of wonder, horror, love, heartbreak, strangeness, and a gorgeously evoked sense of time and place. Between one page and the next youâll be laughing out loud, then shivering to your bones.â âAlastair Reynolds, award-winning author of Eversion and Revelation Space âThis quick-witted and intriguing contemporary fantasy is fresh and original, while also harking back to the mythology of the English landscape and the classic literature that has inspired. A many-faceted delight.â âJuliet E. McKenna, author of the Green Man series âA perfect pleasure to read. Think [Neil] Gaiman: imagination enriched with history, culture, geography, astronomy and archaeology, and a dash of romance.â âAurealis âOne of the most affecting and accomplished fantasy novels of the year so far.â âLocus âMesmerizing.â âSciFi Mind |
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