“Lisa Goldstein is one of our best writers. Indeed, with Tourists and A Mask for the General, I came to the conclusion that she simply was the best writer in our field today, bar none. Her view of reality is so quirky but true, her characterization so sympathetic yet brutally honest, her writing so extravagantly clear.” —Orson Scott Card

“What an intriguing read this is! It is a substantial tale of angels and demons, fantasy and horror, set within a richly depicted historical milieu and fraught with an aura of foreboding that draws one in from the very first page.” —Booklist (starred review)