“Riveting…[A] tender, ferocious book.”

-New York Times

"Beautifully fantastical."

-NPR

“In the first of a series, the monsters who have always lived among us emerge, endangered by prejudice, doubt, and at least one deadly, ancient cult…The otherworldly aspects of the story act as a lens that brings the characters’ richly depicted lives and complex relationships into sharp focus…This is still a deeply human story, beautifully and compellingly told.”

-Kirkus Reviews (STARRED review)

“An epic, meta, Caribbean-inspired fantasy that dives into the dark and shadowy…Multiple viewpoints and protagonists are easy enough to juggle while being compelling, and the inclusion of asexual, trans, and other nonconforming identities and relationships adds a rich layer of truth and reality to the text. This novel is built out of the shadows in the corner of a dark room, out of disembodied voices and metauniverses, out of blood, conspiracy, and mind control. Readers will itch for the next book in the saga.”

-Booklist (STARRED review)

"Turnbull delves into the complexities of injustice and identity in this powerhouse contemporary fantasy…Turnbull plunges readers into a layered world of monsters and secrets and uses his supernatural conceit to prompt them to examine the demons that already plague society and endanger the disenfranchised. The expert combination of immersive prose, strong characters, sharp social commentary, and well-woven speculative elements makes for an unforgettable experience. Fantasy fans won't want to miss this."

-Publishers Weekly (STARRED review)

“Turnbull’s sophomore work puts him at the top of the field of fantasy literary fiction.”

-Library Journal (STARRED review)

“Profound and unsettling in the best way…Sharp, insightful social commentary wrapped up in a tale of the uncanny.”

-Rebecca Roanhorse, New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award–winning author

“You’ll stay up all night bingeing this cosmic political thriller about monster factions battling over the past and future of the multiverse. Cadwell Turnbull has created a fascinating world of supernatural conspirators whose goals are sometimes unknowable, and sometimes align perfectly with the mundane, systemic injustices of human life. No Gods, No Monsters is also a moving journey through many families across many worlds—all coping with traumatic loss, but finding new ways to love each other.”

-Annalee Newitz, author of The Future of Another Timeline and Autonomous

“No Gods, No Monsters is a haunting tale of the monsters that live among us, and those who despise them. Through a series of diverse, rich, and beautifully written voices, Turnbull deftly weaves together a story of supernatural beings, otherworldly entities, magic, and quantum physics, superimposed onto the social and political challenges of our mundane world. Throughout, we are forced to dwell not only our own humanity, but question who exactly are the monsters we fear? Once I started this novel I could not put it down. You won’t be able to either.”

-P. Djèlí Clark, author of Ring Shout

“The Lesson was a perfect debut, and this is a perfect second novel. Big and bold and ambitious, packed with everything we need right now: more heart, more monsters, more cooperative solidarity economies.”

-Sam J. Miller, Nebula Award–winning author of Blackfish City and The Blade Between

"Magic and monsters roam every corner of this page-turner, but the real star is Cadwell Turnbull's breath-taking prose. A perfect hymn to otherness and the beauty of the strange, NO GODS, NO MONSTERS is so good it reads like music. Simply masterful."

-Sylvain Neuvel, author of the Themis Files, The Test, and A History of What Comes Next

“Structurally ambitious, intricately imagined.”

-Elizabeth Bear, Hugo Award–winning author

“No Gods, No Monsters is both elegant and violent: a cutting, clarifying illumination of humanity in all of its magic and monstrosity. It balances narrative complexity with extraordinarily nuanced characters, and remains compulsively readable throughout. This is a story with blood, brains, and, ultimately, heart.”

-Isabel Yap, author of Never Have I Ever: Stories

“No Gods, No Monsters is a thrilling story, set in a world not unlike our own, that follows events in the wake of the discovery that creatures from myth and legend are real. It’s a page turner…an exciting plot, full characters, complex moral dilemmas, mystery, mayhem, with a bit of romance. This science fiction/fantasy story grabs your attention from the beginning. I love the way Turnbull changes the narrative of hate and division that has been written about so many times and makes us ponder the question, Who are the real monsters?”

-Keri Cooks, Forbes 

“Across a web of storylines, we follow a series of characters ranging from a college professor looking for a missing friend—only to discover a secret society—a werewolf who’s trying to protect her pack from the public, and more. The book makes for excellent commentary on the state of society, as Cadwell Turnbull follows the implications as those supernatural creatures and beings make their existence known to the rest of the world.”

-Andrew Liptak, Polygon

"It's such an expertly crafted novel that I'm almost mad about it; it's smart and intense in the best way. Turnbull pulls no punches here, and the result is something powerful."

-Christina Orlando, Tor.com

“Turnbull’s prose is captivating, poetic without being pretentious, a pleasure to read…A stunning, enthralling novel.”

-New York Journal of Books

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