Douglas Nicholas – Karen Cushman https://www.karencushman.com Newbery award-winning author Wed, 01 Sep 2021 12:31:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/www.karencushman.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/favicon.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Douglas Nicholas – Karen Cushman https://www.karencushman.com 32 32 197177275 A list of fantasy books, part five https://www.karencushman.com/a-list-of-fantasy-books-part-five/ Thu, 16 Jun 2016 12:00:04 +0000 https://www.karencushman.com/blog/?p=1681 Something RedHere’s the next title in my list of favorite fantasy novels: Something Red by Douglas Nicholas. Fantasy and horror in 13th century England. Masterful world building and atmosphere.

We’ve been celebrating fantasy novels because I’ve delved into that genre. I hope you’ll give my first fantasy novel a try: Grayling’s Song.

]]> 2362 Sorrow’s Knot https://www.karencushman.com/sorrows-knot/ Sat, 14 Dec 2013 13:00:05 +0000 https://www.karencushman.com/blog/?p=995 Read more]]> Sorrow's KnotLast year, you may remember, I waxed eloquent over a book by Canadian writer Erin Bow called Plain Kate. It remains one of my three favorite fantasy novels (the other two are Seraphina by Rachel Hartman and Something Red by Douglas Nicholas). Erin kindly sent me a copy of her new book, Sorrow’s Knot, a lovely, sad, beautifully written fantasy based in an imaginary world that is reminiscent of early North American native cultures but still entirely new. That world is unravelling, and Otter, Kestrel, and Cricket, likable and believable young people, face fear, danger, death, and unanswerable questions together as they struggle to hold it together. Erin’s incredible imagination and exquisite writing skills have resulted in a wonder of a book that captured me with the first sentence: The girl who remade the world was born in winter. I recommend it—great reading for a winter night.

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