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Flint and Mirror

By John Crowley
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"Crowley is generous, obsessed, fascinating, gripping. Really, I think Crowley is so good that he has left everybody else in the dust."—Peter Straub

From award-winning author John Crowley comes a novel that masterfully blends history and magic in Flint and Mirror.


As ancient Irish clans fought to preserve their lands and their way of life, the Queen and her generals fought to tame the wild land and make it English.

Hugh O'Neill, lord of the North, dubbed Earl of Tyrone by the Queen, is a divided man: the Queen gives to Hugh her love, and her commandments, through a little mirror of obsidian which he can never discard; and the ancient peoples of Ireland arise from their underworld to make Hugh their champion, the token of their vow a chip of flint.

From the masterful author of Little, Big comes an exquisite fantasy of heartbreaking proportion.

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3.5
“This is the latest novel from acclaimed author, John Crowley, whom I believe is one of the absolute finest writers that has ever been a part of the SFF genres. I was generously given an ARC copy by Tor/MacMillan books ahead of its April 19th release. Flint and Mirror is, as the cover suggests, a mix of history and magic— taking the form of an alternate history novel that has understated fantasy elements. The setting is 16th century England and Ireland, as the Tudor Conquest rages on. Territory is claimed, wars are fought, men are lost and heritage is compromised. However, these wars have unlikely participants that are obscured by mankind’s reluctance to acknowledge the supernatural. As with all of Crowley’s books that I’ve read thus far, the prose is immaculate. I don’t think there are many writers in SFF that are on his level as a stylist, and I have no problem including him among the upper echelon of wordsmiths like Wolfe, Le Guin, Lafferty and Harrison. For those interested in history, Crowley’s research of the setting, time period, people and politics is incredibly well done, and those interested in more subdued, subtle fantasy will enjoy this immensely. Fans of Crowley will, of course, not be disappointed.”

About John Crowley

John Crowley published his first novel The Deep in 1975, and his twelfth novel, Ka: Dar Oakley in the Ruin of Ymr, in 2017. In 1992 he received the Award in Literature from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. In 2006 he was awarded the World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement and the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award. He has been nominated for the American Book Award and is the recipient of an Ingram Merrill Foundation grant. He taught creative writing at Yale University from 1993 until his retirement in 2018.

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