Ordinary Monsters A Novel
Ordinary Monsters by J. M. Miro is a reissue published by Flatiron Books on July 11, 2023. This 672-page novel invites readers into a richly imagined historical fantasy set in the Victorian era, where children with extraordinary powers are pursued by dark forces. The narrative follows Charlie Ovid, who possesses a unique healing ability, and Marlowe, a foundling with the power to manipulate flesh, as they embark on a perilous journey alongside Alice Quicke, a detective with her own troubled history.
In this tale of wonder and betrayal, the characters navigate a world filled with supernatural elements and moral complexities. As they traverse from the gaslit streets of London to the eerie landscapes of Edinburgh, they encounter other gifted children, each with their own remarkable abilities. The story explores themes of difference and belonging while delving into the nature of monstrosity. Ordinary Monsters presents a captivating vision of a world where the boundaries between the living and the dead blur, challenging the characters to confront their identities and the true essence of what it means to be a monster.
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IN THIS STUNNING HISTORICAL FANTASY, journey to the Victorian era, as children with mysterious powers are hunted by a figure of darkness in a battle of good vs. evil…
“Ordinary Monsters is a towering achievement: a dazzling mountain of wild invention, Dickensian eccentrics, supernatural horrors, and gripping suspense. Be warned… once you step into this penny dreadful to end all penny dreadfuls, you’ll never want to leave.” —Joe Hill, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Fireman and Heart-Shaped Box
Charlie Ovid, despite surviving a brutal childhood in Mississippi, doesn’t have a scar on him. His body heals itself, whether he wants it to or not. Marlowe, a foundling from a railway freight car, shines with a strange bluish light. He can melt or mend flesh. When Alice Quicke, a jaded detective with her own troubled past, is recruited to escort them to safety, all three begin a journey into the nature of difference and belonging, and the shadowy edges of the monstrous.
What follows is a story of wonder and betrayal, from the gaslit streets of London, and the wooden theaters of Meiji-era Tokyo, to an eerie estate outside Edinburgh where other children with gifts—like Komako, a witch-child and twister of dust, and Ribs, a girl who cloaks herself in invisibility—are forced to combat the forces that threaten their safety. There, the world of the dead and the world of the living threaten to collide. With this new found family, Komako, Marlowe, Charlie, Ribs, and the rest of the Talents discover the truth about their abilities. And as secrets within the Institute unfurl, a new question arises: What truly defines a monster?
Riveting in its scope, exquisitely written, Ordinary Monsters presents a catastrophic vision of the Victorian world—and of the gifted, broken children who must save it.
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