FIC009080 FICTION / Fantasy / Humorous
FIC008000 FICTION / Sagas
FIC000000 FICTION / General
Print ISBN: 978-1-941360-25-5
Digital ISBN: 978-1-941360-24-8
Paperback, 5.5 x 8.25 • 416 pages • Case: 24
Jonathan Berger, known locally as The Bergermeister, is the head of Bergerton’s illustrious (and eponymous) Berger family. The Bergers have prospered in the town ever since the day when Jon’s great-great-grandfather refused to move from the very spot where his donkey cart had toppled over on the side of the road. Fortune smiles upon them all—until a catastrophic fire strikes on the night of the annual Feast of Sullivan, and they find themselves lost and scattered to the winds.
Runaway grandchildren, a pitchfork-armed local militia lost to the wars in the north, rival churches, a home for wayward boys, goat caves converted to a makeshift prison: their tortuous adventures are seemingly endless. But as they explore the wild world beyond the confines of their little town, circling ever nearer to the great island City, they also discover the connections that hold steadfast between them, no matter what the distance.
Narrated by a witch whose knack for storytelling far outstrips her questionable magical talent, this charming debut paints a world where anything might happen—and most of it does.
Praise for One Bronze Knuckle
"Small presses exist to publish joyously unclassifiable books like One Bronze Knuckle, which begins by declaring balderdasha magic word—and then proceeds to prove it!"
—Andy Duncan, award-winning author of An Agent of Utopia
"A witch's tale beguiling in story and cadence, One Bronze Knuckleis magical for its humor and its characters, keeping you spinning without ever losing direction."
—Andrew Katz, author of The Vampire Gideon's Suicide Hotline and Halfway House for Orphaned Girls
"Whimsical, wryly humorous, and entirely charming—Kenneth Gordon has crafted a remarkable debut novel. One Bronze Knuckle is one part fairy tale and one part sprawling generational saga, in the tradition of fabulist writers from Laura Esquivel to Gabriel Garcia Marquez to Mark Helprin. Gordon is going to create great worlds."
—Jeff Chapman
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