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Contents
Title Page
Copyright Notice
The Door That Wasn’t There
Hansa the Traveler
The Clockwork Bride
Jenny and the Night Women
The Skinned Maiden
Alice-Three-Times
The House Under the Stairwell
Ilsa Waits
The Sea Cellar
The Mother and the Dagger
Death and the Woodwife
About the Author
Copyright
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
TALES FROM THE HINTERLAND. Copyright © 2020 by Melissa Albert. All rights reserved. For information, address Flatiron Books, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.
www.flatironbooks.com
Designed by Anna Gorovoy
Cover and interior art by Jim Tierney
The Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available upon request.
ISBN 978-1-250-30272-4 (hardcover)
ISBN 978-1-250-30273-1 (ebook)
eISBN 9781250302731
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First U.S. Edition: 2021
First International Edition: 2021