{"product_id":"9781611383478","title":"Night Calls","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen you have the Gift, your life is not your own.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI was born to a family that harnessed the winds and could read futures in fire and water. Yet my mother kept her secrets.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThen the werewolf came, sharing his madness.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNow it's my turn to keep secrets....\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescended from powerful magic-users, but ignorant of her heritage, young Alfreda Sorensson learns magic and wisdom from her extended family in an alternate early 1800s Michigan Territory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReviews:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If you can imagine \u003ci\u003eLittle House on the Prairie\u003c\/i\u003e with werewolves, vampires, and magic, you've got an idea what this dark fantasy novel is like. ...the strong characters, the matter-of-fact tone, and the strong sense of place make this something special.\" \u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLocus Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There are very few books I reread on a regular basis. \u003ci\u003eNight Calls\u003c\/i\u003e is one. When I read \u003ci\u003eNight Calls\u003c\/i\u003e I thought, first, that Robin McKinley's \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Sword\u003c\/i\u003e had at last found a proper shelf-mate....\" \u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003eLaura Anne Gilman\u003c\/b\u003e, Nebula Award Nominee for \u003ci\u003eFlesh and Fire: The Vineart War\u003c\/i\u003e series. Author of \u003ci\u003eSilver on the Road\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Kimbriel deftly weaves elements of horror and historical fiction to fabricate a compelling tale of another time and place. Excellent descriptive passages and strong, sympathetic characters pull the reader into the story. The underlying horror in \u003ci\u003eNight Calls\u003c\/i\u003e builds slowly and inexorably to an exciting climax. Nordic superstitions and spirits combined with unusual ways to combat the supernatural make this a unique read for horror fans.\" \u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003eRochelle M. Bilz, \u003ci\u003eVoya\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, October 1996\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I am so glad that Katharine Eliska Kimbriel's \u003ci\u003eNight Calls\u003c\/i\u003e is getting out into the world again. If anything, I believe this story's time has come-it's the dark fantasy with an underlying glint of the numinous that I think so many readers are looking for and not finding.\" -\u003cb\u003eSherwood Smith\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eCrown Duel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With a clear, distinctive voice, Katharine Kimbriel invents and re-invents magic on America's frontier, a place hardly explored by writers and long overdue for a visit. (Or should I say a visitation?) Love the book (\u003ci\u003eKindred Rites\u003c\/i\u003e).\" \u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003eJane Yolen\u003c\/b\u003e, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eBriar Rose\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I have not been so enthralled with a novel since Wrede's \u003ci\u003eThirteenth Child\u003c\/i\u003e.... It takes talent to build a world so rich and lush that the reader cannot imagine it ever being differently, but that is exactly what Ms. Kimbriel has done.\" -\u003cb\u003eApril M. Steenburgh\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSo Many books, So Little Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book View Cafe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47063236903152,"sku":"9781611383478","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781611383478_p0.jpg?v=1763841381","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781611383478","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}