Dark Breakers [Cooney, C.S.E.]

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Back in the alternately opulent and Dickensian worlds of Seafall, Cooney weaves new stories into the Dark Breakers collection. In the same setting as Desdemona and the Deep, (2019) , the author reimagines the homes of Gilded Age robber barons as portals to other worlds, where the immortal gentry and goblins mix with humans. Adding to "The Breaker Queen" and "Two Paupers," both previously published stories, three new tales join the mix. A muckraking reporter on assignment is sent to investigate scores of the missing in "Salissay's Laundries." In an echo of the real-world Irish Magdalene Laundries, those imprisoned are cleansed of magic influences by the Abbess and her fellow supplicants through salt, iron, and hard labor. In "Longergreen," human Ana is tempted by an offer from her old friend Alban Idris, the Gentry Sovereign, after her husband, Gideon, dies. "Susurra to the Moon" sees Desdemona's old friend Chaz, now an immortal Queen of the Gentry, deal with her goblin-spouse's moon obsession. Cooney's rich fantasy worlds flesh themselves out even further in this deliciously sumptuous addition. COPYRIGHT(2022) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Show more