Overview

A haunting journey through a world within a tree, where ghosts and taboos reign. In a land called Botanica, Lillah is ready to come of age and embark on a five-year journey, walking the vast Tree that dominates their world. She will learn all Botanica has to offer, but before she sets off, a dying mother asks Lillah to take her young son, Morace, with her. In a land ravaged by a deadly plague, Morace is in danger of being killed if he remains. Can Lillah protect Morace and keep his secret, or will she be forced to break the oldest taboos in Botanica? Walking the Tree is perfect for readers who enjoy dark fantasy, supernatural elements, and coming-of-age themes. This Shirley Jackson Award-winning novel by Kaaron Warren will take you on a suspenseful and atmospheric journey into a mysterious world unlike any you've ever imagined.

Full Product Details

9781922556707

Table of Contents

Reviews

Like walking from a dream into a mythical land both familiar and delightfully strange. A tale of tolerance and survival, in a fascinating and beautifully realised world. --Trudi Canavan, author of the Black Magician Trilogy Kaaron Warren is a fresh, amazingly talented voice out of Australia. You *must* read her work. --Ellen Datlow It is the setting that really makes the story and keeps the reader interested. The various communities of Botanica are well thought out and intriguing, and their differing attitudes towards disease, sex and the Tree constantly challenge Lillah's thoughts and beliefs. It also draws on our own awareness of humanity's evolution, and adds a sense of reality to the already convincing setting. --Total SciFi Online Walking the Tree is an unpretentious, eye-opening experience. Dark but never dim, Karron Warren's first novel since she documented the psyche of a serial killer in her debut Slights is an insightful, earthy chronicle of diversity and understandings arrived at and remade. Hers is a voice that demands to be heard, and I don't doubt that this marvelous fable represents only the root of her talents. --Niall Alexander, The Speculative Scotsman ... I found myself simply enchanted by the world Warren has built and enjoyed the journey through it just as much as any plot put forth to guide my way ... readers who value the path as much as the destination will surely love this tale ... Immersive and lovely, it's a book to savor and revisit. --www.owlcatmountain.blogspot.com, January 2011

""Like walking from a dream into a mythical land both familiar and delightfully strange. A tale of tolerance and survival, in a fascinating and beautifully realised world."" --Trudi Canavan, author of the Black Magician Trilogy ""Kaaron Warren is a fresh, amazingly talented voice out of Australia. You *must* read her work."" --Ellen Datlow ""It is the setting that really makes the story and keeps the reader interested. The various communities of Botanica are well thought out and intriguing, and their differing attitudes towards disease, sex and the Tree constantly challenge Lillah's thoughts and beliefs. It also draws on our own awareness of humanity's evolution, and adds a sense of reality to the already convincing setting."" --Total SciFi Online ""Walking the Tree is an unpretentious, eye-opening experience. Dark but never dim, Karron Warren's first novel since she documented the psyche of a serial killer in her debut Slights is an insightful, earthy chronicle of diversity and understandings arrived at and remade. Hers is a voice that demands to be heard, and I don't doubt that this marvelous fable represents only the root of her talents."" --Niall Alexander, The Speculative Scotsman ""... I found myself simply enchanted by the world Warren has built and enjoyed the journey through it just as much as any plot put forth to guide my way ... readers who value the path as much as the destination will surely love this tale ... Immersive and lovely, it's a book to savor and revisit."" --www.owlcatmountain.blogspot.com, January 2011

"""Like walking from a dream into a mythical land both familiar and delightfully strange. A tale of tolerance and survival, in a fascinating and beautifully realised world."" --Trudi Canavan, author of the Black Magician Trilogy ""Kaaron Warren is a fresh, amazingly talented voice out of Australia. You *must* read her work."" --Ellen Datlow ""It is the setting that really makes the story and keeps the reader interested. The various communities of Botanica are well thought out and intriguing, and their differing attitudes towards disease, sex and the Tree constantly challenge Lillah's thoughts and beliefs. It also draws on our own awareness of humanity's evolution, and adds a sense of reality to the already convincing setting."" --Total SciFi Online ""Walking the Tree is an unpretentious, eye-opening experience. Dark but never dim, Karron Warren's first novel since she documented the psyche of a serial killer in her debut Slights is an insightful, earthy chronicle of diversity and understandings arrived at and remade. Hers is a voice that demands to be heard, and I don't doubt that this marvelous fable represents only the root of her talents."" --Niall Alexander, The Speculative Scotsman ""... I found myself simply enchanted by the world Warren has built and enjoyed the journey through it just as much as any plot put forth to guide my way ... readers who value the path as much as the destination will surely love this tale ... Immersive and lovely, it's a book to savor and revisit."" --www.owlcatmountain.blogspot.com, January 2011"

Author Information

Shirley Jacksonaward-winner Kaaron Warren published her first short story in 1993 and has had fiction in print every year since. She was recently given the Peter McNamara Lifetime Achievement Award and was Guest of Honour at World Fantasy 2018, Stokercon 2019, and Geysercon 2019. Kaaron was a Fellow at the Museum for Australian Democracy, where she researched prime ministers, artists, and serial killers. She's judged the World Fantasy Awards and the Shirley Jackson Awards. She's published five multi-award winning novels (Slights, Walking the Tree, Mistification, The Grief Hole, & Tide of Stone)

Tab Content 6

Countries Available