WINNER of the Nebula Award for Best Novel | WINNER of the Crawford Award | WINNER of the Ignyte Award for Best Adult Novel | A 2023 New York Times Notable Book | Finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Novel | Finalist for the 2024 Dragon Award for Best Science Fiction Novel | Finalist for the 2024 Lambda Award for LGBTQ+ Speculative Fiction | Shortlisted for the 2024 Ursula K Le Guin Prize
"The best book I've read all year. Protean, singular, original." -Amal El-Mohtar for the New York Times
The Saint of Bright Doors sets the high drama of divine revolutionaries and transcendent cults against the mundane struggles of modern life, resulting in a novel that is revelatory and resonant.
Fetter was raised to kill, honed as a knife to cut down his sainted father. This gave him plenty to talk about in therapy.
He walked among invisible powers: devils and anti-gods that mock the mortal form. He learned a lethal catechism, lost his shadow, and gained a habit for secrecy. After a blood-soaked childhood, Fetter escaped his rural hometown for the big city, and fell into a broader world where divine destinies are a dime a dozen.
Everything in Luriat is more than it seems. Group therapy is recruitment for a revolutionary cadre. Junk email hints at the arrival of a god. Every door is laden with potential, and once closed may never open again. The city is scattered with Bright Doors, looming portals through which a cold wind blows. In this unknowable metropolis, Fetter will discover what kind of man he is, and his discovery will rewrite the world.
