teen fans of Poe’s poetry will learn about his life and the included verses will create new fans.” “Winters strategically creates a physical being, Lenore the Muse, as a metaphor for passion or dreams, a theme that rings true as Poe tries to ignore and escape his gothic poetry. Dawn Kurtagich, award-winning author of The Dead House “A darkly seductive read, bringing a highly relatable Poe to life for the modern teenager.”

Chris Semtner, curator of the Edgar Allan Poe Museum, Richmond, Virginia “ The Raven’s Tale transports readers to the haunted streets of Antebellum Richmond, the city that shaped the teenaged Poe’s melancholy outlook and inspired his chilling poetry.” Leanna Renee Hieber, award-winning author of Darker Still and Strangely Beautiful “Haunting and inventive, The Raven's Tale is a heady mix of history and imagination, offering an eerie, original, fantastical window into the man who would become a beloved muse for so many of us.” Eerie, macabre, and appropriately esoteric.” a probing, fictional glimpse into the early life and career of one of the world's most notable writers. MacPherson, author of The Imaginary Voyages of Edgar Allan Poe, co-host of The Raven Lunatics A rattling good tale that is worthy of the master poet himself.” “Spellbinding, imaginative, whimsical, and unforgettable. A labor of literary love that will appeal to fans of Gothic horror and anyone who has ever had to assuage a determined muse.” “Several of Poe's most well-known works enhance the narrative, complemented by the author's own finely crafted writing that flows with gorgeous, Poe-inspired phrases.

Howard, author of the international and New York Times bestselling Splintered series “A captivating and intensively researched tribute to the famous poet and his Gothic muse.” This well-researched and darkly entertaining tale serves as an excellent introduction to Poe and his classic works.” “Winters ( Odd & True) delves into the life of young Edgar Allan Poe in this elegantly scripted, detailed exploration of a world in which muses take corporeal form. Kerri Maniscalco, #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Stalking Jack the Ripper series

“A darkly delicious tale that’s sure to haunt readers forevermore. Daniel Kraus, co-author of the New York Times bestseller The Shape of Water “Winters’s smart, silvery, slithering prose finds beauty in the grotesque-and what is art if not that?”

The Raven's Tale by Cat Winters