SEPTEMBER 2016 - AudioFile
The final book in the Gallow and Ragged trilogy packs an emotional wallop after a slow start. The story itself plays to narrator Joe Knezevich’s strengths, being heavy on exposition and description, which allow him to fully establish the worlds the characters are moving between. Jeremiah Gallow, Robin Ragged, and Alistair Crenn have become separated through fate, betrayal, and chance. While it can be difficult to keep the various plot threads straight, they eventually come together in a furious snarl that is impossible to untangle without damage. When the inevitable break comes, Knezevich delivers it so softly that it takes a moment to register what has happened, and then the pain hits. A fitting conclusion to the series. K.M.P. © AudioFile 2016, Portland, Maine
Publishers Weekly
08/22/2016
Saintcrow brings her Gallow and Ragged trilogy to a close with a lovingly written but choppy conclusion. The Summer Queen and the lord of the Unseelie, Unwinter, seem determined to go to war, and signs of the sidhe plague are still evident. Jeremiah Gallow, Summer's former armormaster, and Robin Ragged, along with her hound, Pepperbuckle, are caught in the middle, and they've been tasked by Unwinter with two separate, but very difficult missions. The Sluagh, an army of the undead, has been unleashed, and Gallow and his unlikely allies will need every tool at their disposal to survive. Saintcrow's gift for lyrical writing is on full display and her highly stylized prose is frequently stunning, probing the dark, damp corners of California's urban landscapes, often finding beauty where, at first glance, there seems to be only squalor. Unfortunately, the narrative reads more like a series of vignettes than a fully cohesive whole, but fans will likely be satisfied with a poignant ending that has its eye firmly on the light at the end of the tunnel, placing hope within reach of even the most desperate and downtrodden. (June)
From the Publisher
"Brings the series to a satisfying close with tightly paced action and compelling characters."—Library Journal on Wasteland King
"Lilith Saintcrow spins an incredibly imaginative and delicious tale with vivid language and a story you will not be able to put down. I loved every minute!"—Darynda Jones on Trailer Park Fae
"A true faery story, creepy and heroic by turns. Love and hope and a touch of Midsummer Night's Dream. I could not put it down."—Patricia Briggs on Trailer Park Fae
"Saintcrow deftly mixes high-minded fantasy magic with rough, real-world rust using prose that veers between the beautiful and the bloodcurdling. Honestly, I wish I'd written it."—Chuck Wendig on Trailer Park Fae
"Unique, twisted, lovely, and raw. Just fabulous."—Faith Hunter on Trailer Park Fae
"Painfully honest, beautifully strange, and absolutely worth your time. Lilith Saintcrow is at the top of her game. Don't miss this."—Seanan McGuire on Trailer Park Fae
"Saintcrow's urban fantasy series launch is expertly crafted with heartbreak and mistrust, far darker and lovelier than the title suggests... Saintcrow's artful, poignant descriptions remain with the reader long after the tale's end, as does the persistent sense of dark, unsettling unease."—Publishers Weekly on Trailer Park Fae
Library Journal
06/15/2016
The plague in the land of the Fae has been stopped, but dark undercurrents remain. Jeremiah Gallow has been tasked with a mission from the Unseelie King, even though the king wants him dead. No matter, as the Slaugh are also after Gallow. Robin Ragged is also on the run. Both Ragged and Gallow have the slimmest of chances to survive as the Slaugh, the Unseelie, and the Seelie Queen herself prove that treachery and deceit are easy for a people who cannot lie. To save himself and Ragged, Gallow must do what he never thought a half-blood could accomplish—become a king. VERDICT Saintcrow's final book in her dark fantasy trilogy (Trailer Park Fae; Roadside Magic) brings the series to a satisfying close with tightly paced action and compelling characters.—KC
SEPTEMBER 2016 - AudioFile
The final book in the Gallow and Ragged trilogy packs an emotional wallop after a slow start. The story itself plays to narrator Joe Knezevich’s strengths, being heavy on exposition and description, which allow him to fully establish the worlds the characters are moving between. Jeremiah Gallow, Robin Ragged, and Alistair Crenn have become separated through fate, betrayal, and chance. While it can be difficult to keep the various plot threads straight, they eventually come together in a furious snarl that is impossible to untangle without damage. When the inevitable break comes, Knezevich delivers it so softly that it takes a moment to register what has happened, and then the pain hits. A fitting conclusion to the series. K.M.P. © AudioFile 2016, Portland, Maine
