From the Locus and Hugo Award-winning author Ray Nayler, this haunting novel blends history and speculative wonder into a story of survival, loyalty and the fragile beauty of life in the darkest of times.
'an extraordinary science fiction novel' SFX MAGAZINE
'constantly surprising, moving and thought-provoking' GUARDIAN
'a must-read author' SFF WORLD
June 1941, Eastern Europe. As the German blitzkrieg tears across a divided continent, four young lives are thrown into chaos: Neriya, a young Jewish girl who dreams of becoming a scientist; Czeslaw, an underage Polish deserter fleeing the Red Army; Kezia, a Roma horse trader whose family is on the run from Soviet collectivisation; and a nameless,, abandoned boy who cannot speak.
Driven deep into the Lithuanian woods, they form an unbreakable bond with one another and with a flock of crows whose uncanny intelligence hints at a secret older and stranger than they could ever have imagined.
| ISBN: | 9781399637596 |
| Publication date: | 21st May 2026 |
| Author: | Ray Nayler |
| Publisher: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson an imprint of Orion |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 336 pages |
| Genres: |
Speculative fiction Second World War fiction Narrative theme: Displacement, exile, migration Historical Fiction |
From the Locus and Hugo Award-winning author Ray Nayler, this haunting novel blends history and speculative wonder into a story of survival, loyalty and the fragile beauty of life in the darkest of times.
'an extraordinary science fiction novel' SFX MAGAZINE
'constantly surprising, moving and thought-provoking' GUARDIAN
'a must-read author' SFF WORLD
June 1941, Eastern Europe. As the German blitzkrieg tears across a divided continent, four young lives are thrown into chaos: Neriya, a young Jewish girl who dreams of becoming a scientist; Czeslaw, an underage Polish deserter fleeing the Red Army; Kezia, a Roma horse trader whose family is on the run from Soviet collectivisation; and a nameless,, abandoned boy who cannot speak.
Driven deep into the Lithuanian woods, they form an unbreakable bond with one another and with a flock of crows whose uncanny intelligence hints at a secret older and stranger than they could ever have imagined.
Palaces of the Crow features in the following genres: Speculative fiction, Second World War fiction, Narrative theme: Displacement, exile, migration, Historical Fiction
Palaces of the Crow is available in Hardback, Book
Palaces of the Crow was written by Ray Nayler and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson an imprint of Orion
Palaces of the Crow has 336 pages
£19.80