Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An Earthly Mother Sits and Sings | 2000 | John Crowley | Buy |
An Earthly Mother Sits and Sings (2000) is a fantasy novella written by John Crowley and illustrated by Charles Vess. The collaboration pairs one of America’s most respected literary fantasy writers with one of the field’s finest illustrators.
John Crowley is best known for novels like Little, Big and the Aegypt sequence, which blend literary fiction with fantasy in ways that resist easy categorization. Charles Vess is a World Fantasy Award winner whose illustration work includes Neil Gaiman’s Stardust and contributions to The Sandman comic series. Together, they produced a work that combines Crowley’s lyrical prose with Vess’s intricate artwork.
This limited publication is a collectors’ item that will appeal to fans of either creator. It sits at the intersection of literary fantasy and fine art illustration, offering a reading experience that works on both levels.