Books by Alisa Kwitney
The Sandman: King of Dreams
The first and only comic book to receive the World Fantasy Award, The Sandman continues to break new ground in the comic book medium and beyond. Author Alisa Kwitney explores its beginnings and chronicles the comic's emergence as a unique and undeniable force in the literary world. Richly illustrated, this history shows how Gaiman and The Sandman's gifted artists, such as Dave McKean and Yoshitaka Amano, create a haunting (and haunted) main character who wields immense power. With illustrations never before published, behind-the-scenes stories, handwritten notes, and interviews with Gaiman himself, this volume is a true testament to the dream king and his creator.
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Sex as a Second Language: A Novel
Teaching an advanced ESL class in Manhattan, former actress Katherine Miner decides to give up on both men and sex after enduring painful relationships with her untrustworthy father and husband, a choice that is challenged when her father reveals his secret career as a spy and warns Katherine about those nearest to her. 60,000 first printing.
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Cadaver & Queen
“Alisa Kwitney has an understanding of human foibles and follies and a light, intelligent touch that marks her as an author to watch and enjoy.”
—#1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman
Frankenstein meets Marissa Meyer’s Cinder in this tightly paced historical thriller packed with secrets, betrayal and steamy romance.
When Elizabeth Lavenza enrolled at Ingold as its first female medical student, she knew she wouldn’t have an easy time. From class demands to being an outsider among her male cohorts, she’ll have to go above and beyond to prove herself.
So when she stumbles across what appears to be a faulty Bio-Mechanical—one of the mechanized cadavers created to service the school—she jumps at the chance to fix it and get ahead in the program. Only this Bio-Mechanical isn’t like the others. This one seems to have thoughts, feelings…and self-awareness.
Soon Elizabeth realizes that it is Victor Frankenstein—a former student who died under mysterious circumstances. Suddenly Elizabeth finds herself entwined in his dark secrets, ones he might have been murdered to keep buried.
“Fiendishly clever and gorgeously romantic. Alisa Kwitney spins an electrifying tale of beautiful monsters and mad scientists that will keep your nerves tingling and your heart racing long into the night.”
—Carol Goodman, New York Times bestselling author of The Metropolitans
“Fans of Marissa Meyer’s Lunar Chronicles will enjoy this.”
—Kirkus
“In this inventive Victorian-era steampunk tale…Kwitney blends elements of murder mystery, classic science fiction, and gothic romance, all cleverly framed around a Beauty and the Beast take on Frankenstein.”
—Booklist
“A dark, thrilling and ingenious riff on the Frankenstein legend.”
—M.R. Carey, author of The Girl with All the Gifts
“Strikingly written and impeccably conjured.”
—Gwenda Bond, author of the Lois Lane series
“It swept me right away.”
—Delia Sherman, author of The Great Detective
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Mystik U: Freshman Year Enchantments
Class is in session at Mystik University--an otherworldly academy that promises to teach its young charges how to master their unique and often dangerous magical abilities!
Under the leadership of Dr. Rose Psychic (and her body-sharing husband, Dr. Occult), Zatanna and her fellow students--including Davit Sargon, June "Enchantress" Moone, and brooding bad boy Sebastian Faust--begin to learn the secrets of harnessing and directing their powers. But these introductory lessons may not be enough to save them from the deadly force known as the Malevolence, whose triumph in the not-too-distant future Dr. Psychic has already foreseen.
For Zatanna, however, this dark prophecy is overshadowed by more immediate concerns--among them, the obsessive attentions of the queen-bee Thriae Society, the cold-blooded calculations of Mr. E, and what really happened when she first manifested her backwards-speaking magic and sent her father to lleH!
The classic magicians of the DC Universe are reimagined for a new era in Mystik U- Freshman Year Enchantments, collecting the three-issue miniseries from critically acclaimed novelist Alisa Kwitney (Cadaver & Queen, Does She or Doesn't She?) and fan-favorite artist Mike Norton (Revival, Runaways).
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Project: Cryptid
by Mark Russell, Alisa Kwitney, Paul Cornell
Bigfoot, Yetis, Nessies, Mongolian Death Worms, and more! AHOY presents a deep dive into all things “cryptid”—legendary, tall tale, and fanciful beasts, depicted by writers and artists from the worlds of comics and dark fantasy.
A jam-packed anthology featuring unbelievably hilarious and hilariously unbelievable tales about cryptids from around the world. Featuring comics and short stories from well-established creators as well as new voices, PROJECT: CRYPTID will transport readers from the depths of Loch Ness to the wilds of the Yeti’s Himalayan Mountains to the Ohio backroads where the Loveland Frogman lurks, asking the important questions like are any of these mysterious, unthinkable creatures actually real?
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Project: Cryptid Vol. 2
by Alisa Kwitney, Carol Lay, Joseph Illidge
More tales of modern mythological creatures—from Yetis to sea serpents, from Florida Man to the Jersey Devil, all told with tongue in cheek and with eyes wide open.
This new, lighthearted collection features stories of Yetis, sea serpents, the Jamaican Crow, “Florida Man,” and many more mythical creatures—including not one but two tales of the fearsome Jersey Devil! A diverse array of comics talent ranges from ancient Mongolia and the northern reaches of Alaska to the mean streets of Brooklyn, all in search of the world’s most bizarre creatures.
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