Review: A Cathedral of Myth and Bone

A Cathedral of Myth and Bone by Kat Howard
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This fascinating and varied collection of short stories (and in one case a series of vignettes that form a novelette) by Kat Howard is actually the first time I've read a good amount of this author's work. Many of these tales are memorable re-envisionings of stories from literature or history, such as Arthurian legends (what's in a name?) or a modern Joan of Arc (looking for miracles in an urban setting, with the aid of Chanel Vamp and the back of a Stoli box). While I felt varying levels of engagement, some like "Maiden, Hunter, Beast" took my breath away, and others like "Murdered Sleep" haunted my thoughts, while "The Green Knight's Wife" had me shivering.

This anthology has certainly whetted my appetite for reading more of Howard's fiction!


I received a Digital Review Copy of this book from Saga Press via Edelweiss, in exchange for an honest review.

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