Katherine Harbour's Blog - Posts Tagged "gothic-fantasy"

Under the Pendulum Sun

10 Reasons I Worship This Book

1)The Fae are terrifying and weird
2)The setting is an alternate Victorian world, where faeryland is the New Continent
3)Catherine is a Bronte-esque young woman who arrives in Arcadia (Faeryland) to find her missionary brother, Laon
4)An intriguing theme of faith and its pitfalls
5)A Gothic house called Gethsemane
6)A gnome who has converted to Christianity, a woman who is a soulless changeling, and the mysterious Salamander
7) The Fae queen may have biblical origins
8)Gorgeous and lyrical writing
9)A forbidden romance
10)Catherine is a genteel young woman with courage and a secret