The Summer War Tin House Books Slate called Smith’s “superpower as

Slate called Smith’s “superpower as a writer” her “ability to find the perfect concrete metaphor for inchoate human emotions and explore it with empathy and honesty

But Red hasn’t given up on Talin

Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction--but assassins are getting closer to her door

” —Hampton Sides

with prose that delights at every turn

The Summer War Tin House Books Slate called Smith’s “superpower asIn this poignant, heartfelt novella from the New York Times bestselling author of Spinning Silver and the Scholomance trilogy, a young witch who has inadvertently cursed her brother to live a life without love must find a way to undo her spell. Celia discovered her talent for magic on the day her beloved oldest brother, Argent, left home. Furious at him for abandoning her in a war torn land, she lashed out, not realizing her childish, angry words