A review by cradman
The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden

dark informative tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Warm Hands calls itself scifi, but I’d say magical realism. The WWI scenes are horrific, yet accurate. The magical element is a fiddle playing devil who steals souls. All of this is rendered in a fugue state caused by battle fatigue that feels nightmarish. But bearable.