Taste of Honey

Wilson has woven a fractal tapestry of a world past mingling with future, exotic magic spiced with futuristic science, gods with too-human needs and set in it a love story as painful as it is beautiful and complex. N. K. Jemisin, Hugo Award-winning author of <i>The Fifth Season</i></p> One of our most stylistically and thematically original fantasists. Saladin Ahmed, author of <i>Throne of the Crescent Moon</i></p> [<i>A Taste of Honey</i>] tells a story that is as much about loss and memory as it is about the reclamation of one s identity... a beautiful look at love in its many forms. <i>The Washington Post</i></p> Rich in invention and provocative in its themes... a model of concise, efficient storytelling. <i>The Chicago Tribune</i></p> Wilson displays his talent for tugging the reader's heartstrings and underplaying hard emotion, and he delivers a poignant and satisfying conclusion. <i>Publishers Weekly</i></p> Stylistically daring, diverse, & unabashedly queer: Kai Ashante Wilson's <i>A Taste of Honey</i> is the future of fantasy. The Barnes & Noble Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog</p> A vivid and deeply satisfying romance set against a fascinating backdrop, <i>A Taste of Honey</i> will especially appeal to fans of speculative fiction from authors like Lois McMaster Bujold and N. K. Jemisin and will leave most readers agitating for more. <i>Booklist</i>, Starred review</p> The brilliantly original and fascinating worldbuilding is a lush background for a beautifully romantic fantasy, and the writing is rich and visually stunning. I am a Wilson fan for life and can't wait to see what he writes next! Martha Wells, author of <i>The Edge of Worlds</i></p> An enchanting and heartbreaking exploration of regret set within a world of glorious magic. Ginn Hale, Spectrum Award winning author of <i>Lord of the White Hell</i></p><i> </i>Written in a lyrical, songlike style, Wilson s latest has a rhythm to the prose that is tough to suss out, but the effort is well worth it; the payoff is extraordinary and deeply emotionally satisfying. <i>RT Book Reviews</i></p>