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Dreadful Skin is without a doubt my favorite novel so far this year. Cherie Priest is a fabulous storyteller with a gift for southern gothic. She paints a vivid picture of post Civil War west. Her characters are compelling. Most notably Eileen Callaghan, Irish nun turned Lycanthrope hunter truly came alive for me; she is witty, determine and surprisingly human throughout. Dreadful Skin manages to ask some big questions regarding good & evil, faith and free will, all the while telling a frightfully captivating story and never once tripping my fairly low gross-out threshold. I was fortunate enough to get the hardcover edition before it sold out. The paperback version is not out yet but it is available for pre-order from Amazon. I would have included the links, but Amazon seems to be functioning as well as twitter right now.
Update – paperback is out and linked
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