Previous SFF Author: L.B. Graham
Kester (Kit) Grant is a British-Mauritian writer of color who has lived all over the world: Mauritius, Democratic Republic of the Congo, England, USA, and France. She has worked as a copywriter and a volunteer writing mentor for the Ministry of Stories, a UK nonprofit based on Dave Eggers’s 826 National. You can learn more about her on her website at kestergrant.com and follow her on Twitter at @kgtellsstories.
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The Court of Miracles by Kester Grant
There’s a scene in Kester Grant’s The Court of Miracles (2020) where an entire room of nobles is hypnotized by the head of the assassin’s guild into doing something horrific, but which they are wholly oblivious to. It’s an apt scene to note, because while this first book in the COURT OF MIRACLES trilogy is far from horrific (really, far from it), Grant is such a fluid writer that she lulls you into a sort of readerly trance,
Bill Capossere´s rating: 3.5 | Kester Grant | Young Adult | SFF Reviews | 2 comments |
Previous SFF Author: L.B. Graham
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