The Shipbuilder of Bellfairie

"...an affecting and tragic portrayal of a man struggling and failing to communicate and connect with those around him. Highly recommended..." - Starred Review, Booklist

"Masterful ... darkly magical ... a stunning ending." - Gary K. Wolfe, Locus

â"The Shipbuilder of Bellfairie grabbed me from the first page. Quark is an indelible main character who I will continue to think about and love."  -  Dan Chaon, author of Ill Will

"Awash in sea rain, ghosts and the stories they trail, the sound of submerged bells from offshore (or their echo, or their memory), Bellfairie and its denizens are M. Rickert creations through and through-meaning magical, mournful, mysterious, profoundly human." -  Glen Hirshberg, Author of The Motherless Children Trilogy

"The Shipbuilder of Bellfairie is a dark, dream-like, psychologically astute novel about the outsider as threat and victim, about the power of crowds, and the betrayal of innocence, replete with uncanny secrets, signs, and symbols that echo and reverberate, intimations of an unseen, sublunary world." -  Douglas Glover, Author of Elle, and Savage Love

"Fans of M. Rickert's singular blend of the mundane and the monstrous will be drawn deep into the briny, haunted world of Bellfairie." -  Sofia Samatar, Author of A Stranger in Olondria, and Tender

"The Shipbuilder of Bellfairie by M. Rickert is a powerful evocation of an imaginary place, both magical and mundane; the tribulations of a good-hearted hapless giant; and a compelling mystery. Dark and humorous and deep." -  Jeffrey Ford, Author of Big Dark Hole

"Mary Ricket is the patron saint of magic and nostalgia. The Shipbuilder of Bellfairie is an exquisitely written, surreal masterpiece that I will remember for a long time." -  Usman T. Malik, author of Midnight Doorways