The River Has Rootsis the hugely anticipated solo debut of theNew York Timesbestselling and Hugo Award winning author Amal El-Mohtar. Follow the river Liss to the small town of Thistleford, on the edge of Faerie, and meet two sisters who cannot be separated, even in death.

The hardcover edition features beautiful interior illustrations and a foil case stamp.

Oh what is stronger than a death? Two sisters singing with one breath.

In the small town of Thistleford, on the edge of Faerie, dwells the mysterious Hawthorn family.

There, they tend and harvest the enchanted willows and honour an ancient compact to sing to them in thanks for their magic. None more devotedly than the familys latest daughters, Esther and Ysabel, who cherish each other as much as they cherish the ancient trees.

But when Esther rejects a forceful suitor in favor of a lover from the land of Faerie, not only the sisters bond but also their lives will be at risk

Amal El-Mohtaris a Hugo Award-winning author of science fiction, fantasy, poetry and criticism, and the co-author of theNew York TimesbestsellerThis is How You Lose the Time War, written with Max Gladstone, which has been translated into over ten languages. Her reviews and articles have appeared in theNew York Timesand onNPR Books. She lives in Ottawa, Canada.

• Publisher: Tordotcom
  
• Publish Date: March 04, 2025
  
• Pages: 144
  
• Language: English
  
• TypeBook: Hardcover
  
• EAN/UPC: 9781250341082
  
• Dimensions: 209.6 X 136.5 X 16.5 mm | 0.5 pounds
  
• BISAC Categories: Fantasy