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The River Has Roots

The River Has Roots

El-Mohtar, Amal

Paperback

FantasyGeneral Fiction

Publisher Price: $17.99

ISBN10: 1250363683
ISBN13: 9781250363688
Publisher: Tordotcom
Published: Mar 24 2026
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.25
Height: 0.50 Width: 5.30 Depth: 8.20
Language: English

WINNER OF THE HUGO, NEBULA, LOCUS, AND AURORA AWARDS! - The River Has Roots is the hugely anticipated solo debut of Amal El-Mohtar, the New York Times bestselling co-author of This is How You Lose the Time War. Follow the River Liss to the small town of Thistleford, on the edge of Faerie, and meet two sisters who cannot be separated, even in death.

The paperback edition features beautiful interior illustrations by Kathleen Neeley.

Half delicious murder ballad, half beguiling love story. --Holly Black - An absolute must-read. --T. Kingfisher - Every sentence sings! --Sarah Beth Durst - Utterly enchanting. --Fonda Lee - A story that outlasts itself. --Alix E. Harrow - Truly exquisite. --Zoraida Córdova - A beautiful, musical, and loving story. --Emma Törzs

In the small town of Thistleford, on the edge of Faerie, dwells the mysterious Hawthorn family.

There, they tend and harvest the enchanted willows and honour an ancient compact to sing to them in thanks for their magic. None more devotedly than the family's latest daughters, Esther and Ysabel, who cherish each other as much as they cherish the ancient trees.

But when Esther rejects a forceful suitor in favor of a lover from the land of Faerie, not only the sisters' bond but also their lives will be at risk...

An Indie Next and LibraryReads Pick!

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