Wolfhound Century

"Higgins’s strong and darkly weird debut relates the difficult life of Investigator Vissarion Lom in an alternate 1940s Russia where the stone bodies of dead angels are harvested and repurposed. ... Sentient water, censored artists, mechanical constructs, old-fashioned detective work, and the secret police are all woven together in this rich and fascinating tapestry." --- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"An alternate history that will grab you by the lapels and snap you to attention." --- io9
"This is a great, dark and fantastical thriller. It has the suspense of classic spy thrillers, mixed with the strange and the bizarre found in any number of critically-acclaimed fantasists." --- Civilian Reader
"Wolfhound Century merits the attention of Miéville fans looking for something new." --- Far Beyond Reality
"Wolfhound Century is a strange, complex, earthy, sometimes violent read, and one of the best debuts I’ve gotten my hands on." --- My Bookish Ways
"[Higgins’s] compelling world and interesting plot have made a fan out of me. Fans of dystopian fiction, noir, and science fiction and fantasy (especially those weary of tired old world building that always seems to center on English history or Western European norms) will find much of interest in this book." --- Nerds of a Feather
"Wolfhound Century grabs hold of you from the get-go and refuses to let you go." --- Pat's Fantasy Hotlist
"Higgins's use of language is densely allusive and alive, often poetic but never obscure. There is much to admire in Higgins's writing, and his fantastical inventions are compelling and enjoyable to read about." --- Strange Horizons
"The writing is fluent, the imagery startling good, and if Higgins proves himself capable of climactic resolution in the sequel, he’ll be more than a promising novelist. He’ll bid fair to be a really good one." --- Tor.com