The Sprite and the Gargoyle

One hundred years after the events of the Stonewater Kingdom duology, a number one Sunday Times bestseller, Bartholomew must become a squire again and set out across Traum. The publisher calls this a standalone novella from Rachel Gillig, whom the blurb describes as the queen of gothic fantasy.

It is short and atmospheric, and it works on its own for new readers. Returning readers will feel the weight of those hundred years, and Gillig has illustrated the book herself with full-page black-and-white drawings that suit her gothic style. It is a slim book, well suited to an evening by lamplight.