2022/084: Song for the Basilisk -- Patricia McKillip

2022/084: Song for the Basilisk -- Patricia McKillip

She could not talk to birds, or summon monsters; she had no defenses against history. [loc. 3843]

A twisting, dreamlike tale told in McKillip's typically stained-glass, luminous prose, this novel from 1998 has been on my shelves, on and off, for a couple of decades: now, in memoriam, it's a book club read. ( Read more... )