Or What You Will.
Tor. 2020
Sylvia is a renowned fantasy author, coming to the end of her life. This is a problem for her muse, who doesn’t want to die with her. He has a cunning plan.
This is simply amazing. It is wonderfully imaginative, very meta, and deeply moving. Each of the worlds is fully realised: Walton’s love affair with Italy is evident, and the weaving together of various Shakespearean characters in their lives after the plays and Sylvia’s subsequent tales, is fascinating. In particular, the consequences of Sylvia’s authorial choices about immortality and change play out in complex and satisfying ways.
Walton just gets better and better. Highly recommended.
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