“An absorbing meditation on curses and blessings, martyrs and saints—and a rare fantasy that recognizes that the mind is more mysterious and more vital than any spell. It is writers like Madeleine Nakamura who are going to bring us all into the next age of the world.”

—Brian Conn, author of The Fixed Stars: Thirty-Seven Emblems for the Perilous Season

“Adrien’s narration was vivid, prickly, and compelling, and I loved the world she built around him, especially the beautiful names and terms, but also the institutional history of Pharmakeia and Curia (and Chirurgeonate), with the occasional, tantalizing glimpses of the wider world. And I admired the way she hung the plot together on the dual armatures of that institutional history and Adrien’s deeply flawed character.”

—Katherine Addison, author of The Goblin Emperor

Marketing: Pre-pub buzz-building campaign

• Online marketing
• Social media campaign
• Targeted email marketing
• Community outreach
• Text-generated flash fiction campaign ahead of launch
• e-newsletters and websites
• Book club outreach
• Library outreach
• Course adoptions

Publicity:

• Major and expansive galley mailing campaign going out to 1000 reviewers, bookstores, and media
• Media attention
• Online review and feature attention
• Local author promotion: South Pasadena, CA
• Social Media Campaign
• Book & author festival outreach

Social Media:

• Twitter: @mad_nakamura
• Instagram: @madnakamura