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The Erstwhile

The Erstwhile is a dark historical fantasy novel by multi-disciplinary artist B. Catling that was first published in March of 2017. It is the second in a trilogy of novels focusing on 'the Vorrh,' a massive and magical African forest.

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The Erstwhile
First Edition
AuthorB. Catling
LanguageEnglish
Genre
PublisherVintage Books
Publication date
March 7th, 2017
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Pages480
ISBN978-1-1019-7272-4
Preceded byThe Vorrh 
Followed byThe Cloven 

The Erstwhile is a dark historical fantasy novel by multi-disciplinary artist B. Catling that was first published in March of 2017.12 It is the second in a trilogy of novels focusing on 'the Vorrh,' a massive and magical African forest.

Critical reception

The Erstwhile received generally positive critical reception, garnering coverage from a wide variety of publications.3456789

By contrast, the review at Kirkus calls the book "slow and murky" and criticizes its relentless focus on imagery over plot, characterization, or theme.10

Editions

References

References

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  2. "Goodreads (Editions)". Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  3. "The Guardian (Review)". TheGuardian.com. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  4. Heller, Jason (9 March 2017). "NPR (Review)". NPR. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  5. "TOR (Review)". 10 March 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  6. "Publishers Weekly (Review)". Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  7. "SciFi Now (Review)". 14 March 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  8. "Electric Lit (Review)". 4 May 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  9. "New Statesman (Review)". 12 March 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  10. "Kirkus (Review)". Retrieved 13 July 2019.