The Hum and the Shiver: A Novel of the Tufa

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Tor Publishing Group, Sep 27, 2011 - Fiction - 352 pages

The Hum and the Shiver by Alex Bledsoe is an enchanting tale of music and magic older than the hills, and the first book in the wondrous Tufa series. . . .


"Imagine a book somewhere between American Gods and Faulkner. In brief: a good book. Absolutely worth your time."—Patrick Rothfuss, New York Times bestselling author, on The Hum and the Shiver


Private Bronwyn Hyatt had left her small town of Needsville for the army to escape the pressures of her mystical Tufa family legacy. She returns a lone survivor after a disastrous attack overseas, wounded in body and spirit.

But cryptic omens warn of impending tragedy, and a restless haint lurks nearby, waiting to reveal Bronwyn's darkest secrets. Now Bronwyn finds the greatest battle lies right in her backyard, especially as young minister with too much curiosity arrives in town. If she makes the wrong choice, the consequences could be deadly for all the Tufa. . . .

"A sheer delight."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Enter the captivating world of the fae in Alex Bledsoe's Tufa novels

The Hum and the Shiver
Wisp of a Thing
Long Black Curl
Chapel of Ease
Gather Her Round


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Contents

Section 1
11
Section 2
28
Section 3
42
Section 4
56
Section 5
65
Section 6
74
Section 7
82
Section 8
90
Section 19
201
Section 20
206
Section 21
218
Section 22
230
Section 23
242
Section 24
253
Section 25
263
Section 26
272

Section 9
96
Section 10
103
Section 11
115
Section 12
126
Section 13
138
Section 14
149
Section 15
162
Section 16
169
Section 17
179
Section 18
188
Section 27
281
Section 28
289
Section 29
298
Section 30
307
Section 31
316
Section 32
325
Section 33
330
Section 34
335
Section 35
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ALEX BLEDSOE is the critically-acclaimed author of the Tufa novels The Hum and the Shiver, Wisp of a Thing, Long Black Curl, Chapel of Ease, and Gather Her Round as well as the Eddie LaCrosse series: The Sword-Edged Blonde, Dark Jenny, Burn Me Deadly, and He Drank, and Saw the Spider.

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