Status Updates From Daughters of Apostasy

Trespass becomes initiation into an imaginary city hidden in the bones of the physical world in "The Scourge and the Sanctuary". Christopher Wren collides with Huysman's, but Murphy's work is all and none of these. The key is in the story itself: The fictions we partake of, as with the fictions we create, bear consequences for each of us that lie beyond the understanding and control even of their authors.

I'm just one story and a half in, but enjoying this thoroughly already. There's this nocturnal stillness to Murphy's writing that I struggle to find a comparison to but is evident almost instantly. Excited to read more.

Really liked Permutations of the Citadel

Currently at the last story in this book, "The Music of Exile." I'm a bit apprehensive about finishing Daughters of Apostasy, because I know that the minute I do, I'll go looking in my library for something this good and likely won't find it.

I am completely under its spell and don't want it to end. It's that good.

Have I mentioned what a phenomenal writer I find Damian Murphy to be?

I've heard nothing but great things about this book, and now I see why, beginning on the very first page. I'm in the hands of a gifted writer.