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entranced by mutual aid organizations–turned–secret societies and caught in a slow-burn environmental catastrophe that’s unsettlingly plausible, and her depiction of the aftermath of sexual assault is complicated in its rage and compassion. Feldman conjures a near-future version of the U.S. Tor.com, The 30 Most Anticipated SFF Books for the Rest of 2022 It’s definitely a page-turner, and should be on the list for anyone who likes a little bit of romantic surrealism with their funhouse mirror dystopia.” “onderfully weird and chaotic and sexy and tinged with magic. This is sure to win the author many fans.” “A bewitching fantasy thriller… Feldman brings impressive richness and depth to both Nina’s emotional evolution and the masterful worldbuilding. Miller, Nebula Award winning author of Blackfish City and The Blade Between “Nina is an unforgettable narrator, and I loved every twisty turn in her thrilling journey to find safety and meaning in a twilight future where everything might be lost, but some things still matter.” Sarah Rose Etter, author of The Book of X Once you enter Saturnalia’s world of masks, secret societies, and power, you’ll find yourself holding your breath until the very end.” Feldman’s expertly rendered novel is brimming with magic, alchemy, and Philadelphia. I devoured this book, enjoying every delicious, unsettling bite.” - Christina Rosso owner of A Novel Idea Bookstore and author of Creole Conjure It feels like a carnival ride you’ll keep coming back to, no matter the price. There is so much mayhem and beauty in the pages of this intricately crafted novel. “ Saturnalia is a topsy turvy adventure of magic, science, and the lengths humanity will go to in order to obtain power and acceptance. Daryl Gregory, award-winning author of Spoonbenders I wolfed this down, and Feldman’s talent left me spinning. “ Saturnalia is a tense, supernatural tour through a magic-bent, paganized Philadelphia - that also manages to be heartfelt and beautifully written.

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Paul Tremblay, author of A Head Full of Ghosts and The Pallbearers Club Pick up this book and party like it’s Saturnalia.” On the other, it’s a soaring dark fantastic romp full of alchemy, blood, and life.

On one hand, Feldman’s striking novel is an unblinking side-eye at our apocalyptic near-future. “This short novel packs a powerful, fever-dreamy bite.

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Brilliant and fast paced, with enough beauty and hope to ease a troubled evening’s passage.” -Fran Wilde, double Nebula award winning author Updraft, Riverland, and the Gemworld series “Stephanie Feldman’s Saturnalia achieves a lifetime in one night: The story is both a suspenseful thriller populated by magic and money, and a sharp look into the heart of young people coming of age in a slow apocalypse. As Nina runs across an alternate Philadelphia balanced on a knife’s edge between celebration and catastrophe, through parades, worship houses, museums, hidden mansions, and the place she once called home, she’s forced to confront her past in order to take charge of her own-and perhaps everyone’s-future. Before it’s over, she will discover secret societies battling for power in an increasingly precarious world and become custodian of a horrifying secret-and the target of a mysterious hunter. Tonight, Nina will put on a dress of blackest black, and attend the biggest party of the year. But when she gets a chance call from Max, one of the Saturn Club’s best-connected members and her last remaining friend, the favor he asks will plunge her back into the Club’s wild solstice masquerade, on a mysterious errand she cannot say no to. Like Thanksgiving or Halloween, Saturnalia has become a purely American holiday despite its pagan roots and nearly everyone, rich or poor, forgets their troubles for a moment.įor Nina, Saturnalia is simply a cruel reminder of the night that changed everything for her. Since then, she’s eked out a living by telling fortunes with her Saturn Club tarot deck, a solemn initiation gift that Nina always considered a gag but has turned out to be more useful than she could have ever imagined.įor most, the Saturnalia carnival marks a brief winter reprieve for the beleaguered people of the historic city, which is being eroded by extreme weather, a collapsing economy, and feverish summers-whose disease carrying mosquitos are perhaps the only thing one can count on. In doing so, she abandoned her closest friends and her chance to climb the social ladder. The Saturnalia carnival marks three years since Nina walked away from Philadelphia’s elite Saturn Club-with its genteel debauchery, arcane pecking order, and winking interest in alchemy and the occult. “A heady mix of the most terrifying elements of our troubled past and inevitable future an eerie, propulsive novel.”

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