“I’ve been wanting to return to the world of The Goblin Emperor from the moment I finished that book, and The Witness For the Dead does not disappoint. At once intimate and literally operatic, it’s everything I love about Katherine Addison’s writing, in ways I didn’t know to expect. I loved it.” — John Scalzi

“I enjoyed the book so very much. It was really exactly the sort of thing I needed to read.” — Ann Leckie

“The follow-up to the acclaimed The Goblin Emperor brings back a favorite character and expands the elaborate world Addison has created. Fans of the first book—and new readers—will find this novel delightful and immersive” — Library Journal

“Kazuo Ishiguro-an style.”—New York Times

“Left me with feelings of warmth and hope for humanity.” — Margaret Rogerson, New York Times bestselling author of Sorcery of Thorns

“Is there anything greater than discovering a genius in our midst?… I adored The Goblin Emperor, and Witness for the Dead—also set amongst the elves, airmen, goblins, and ghouls of that world—packs another lightning-fisted literary wallop…It rocks all my hot spots. Addison lavishes her ardent readers with adventure, new friendships, invisible enemies, and rewards us with her uncommon depths, subtleties, and kindnesses.” — C.S.E. Cooney

Praise for The Goblin Emperor
“The only thing wrong with The Goblin Emperor was that it was, for a long time, a stand-alone. But now there’s a sequel, The Witness for the Dead — so if you love the world Katherine Addison has created, you’ve got a way back to it.”—NPR, Best SFF of the Past Decade feature

“Striking.”—The New York Times

“A remarkably hopeful story of a single decent person doing his best in a difficult situation.” –io9

“Ambitious and meticulously executed worldbuilding brings an animated dazzle to this exceptional assemblage of character studies and complex encounter.”– Publishers Weekly

“A spellbinding and genuinely affecting drama. Unreservedly recommended.” –Kirkus