The Tangleroot Palace

By: Marjorie Liu

Narrated by: Catherine Ho

New York Times best-selling author and Hugo, British Fantasy, Romantic Times, and Eisner award-winning author of the graphic novel Monstress Marjorie Liu leads you deep into the heart of the tangled woods.

In her long-awaited debut collection of dark, lush, and spellbinding short fiction, you will find unexpected detours, dangerous magic, and even more dangerous women.

Briar, bodyguard for a body-stealing sorceress, discovers her love for Rose, whose true soul emerges only once a week. An apprentice witch seeks her freedom through betrayal, the bones of the innocent, and a meticulously plotted spell. In a world powered by crystal skulls, a warrior returns to save China from invasion by her jealous ex. A princess runs away from an arranged marriage, finding family in a strange troupe of traveling actors at the border of the kingdom’s deep, dark woods.

Concluding with a gorgeous full-length novella, Marjorie Liu's first short fiction collection is an unflinching sojourn into her thorny tales of love, revenge, and new beginnings.

©2021 Marjorie Liu (P)2021 Recorded Books, Inc.

Very fun to listen to!

Loved the variety of stories. Marjorie Liu is a wonderful storyteller. So I h humanness in the characters she creates.

7 stories Edgar Allen Poe would approve of

Seven stories between .5 and 2.5 hrs, all with a sort of gothic anime vibe, yet at the same time all extraordinarily unique. Not all of the stories spoke to me. I didn’t really invest in, or root for the characters. But, boy, the mood of each was phenomenal.

Monsters and Amish in the apocalypse. Asian steampunk in an alternate imperial war between China and Britain. A witchy short in the best spirit of the Brother’s Grimm. A sci-fi comic book story.

It’s in the blood, and the trees, and of course, in the heart of man. These are great listens for a dark and stormy knight.

Loved it!

These stories are soooo good! Each one of them riveting and imaginative beyond limits. I will be getting this in print as well.

Brilliant

Eerie and magnificent short stories! Marjorie Liu paints with words and takes you on a journey to far off places that feel nostalgic all the same

Brilliant

I found Marjorie Liu through her works in comics, and was excited to find this short story collection after devouring Monstress and The Night Eaters. Liu’s prose in this volume is incredible— evoking Angela Carter and Octavia Butler in her ability to paint a clear emotional picture for each story in a voice wholly her own. Every story was a glimpse into an exciting, fantastical world— each character a fascinating and unique insight. One of the best collections I’ve read in a while!