She Walks in Darkness

by Evangeline Walton

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Pub Date Sep 30 2013 | Archive Date Jan 06 2014

Description

Beneath the beautiful estates of Tuscany lies another world, twisting labyrinths of catacombs, temples, and tombs filled with lost wonders of the ancient world. Treasures of ancient royal lines lie untouched, watched over by the unblinking eyes of pitiless Etruscan deities. Caught up in a gothic saga of passion, madness, honor, and revenge, a resourceful young woman must rely on her wits, or be lost to the tender mercies of a brutal goddess. This first publication of a newly discovered jewel of a period thriller is sure to please fans of all genres.

A Note From the Publisher

Evangeline Walton is the author of the Welsh mythologial tetralogy, The Mabinogion (The Island of the Mighty, The Children of Llyr), the Theseus trilogy, The Cross and the Sword, and Witch House. She received the Mythopoeic and Locus awards, and was honored with a World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award. The majority of her novels were written by the early 1950s and her legendary short stories included "Above Ker-Is," "The Judgment of St. Yves," and "The Mistress of Kaer-Mor."

Advance Praise

"...there is considerable charm in this old-fashioned hair-raiser, and Walton's focus on history and myth is distinctive."
—Kirkus

"Driven by unceasing suspense and intriguing historical mysteries, this Gothic adventure simply won't let you stop reading it."
—Tim Powers, author of Declare and The Bible Repairman and Other Stories

For those of us who loved Evangeline Walton's lyrical and energetic quartet retelling the Four Branches of The Mabinogion, her novella She Walks in Darkness is a startling but quite gripping change...a remarkable gift from the past.
—Patricia A. McKillip, author of Wonders of the Invisible World

[Evangeline Walton has the] "ability to humanize historical and mythological subjects with eloquence, humor and compassion."
—Fantasy Review