Vermilion

"Molly Tanzer’s keen imagination is on display in her new novel, Vermilion, a work of alternative history that finds fresh magic in the mingling of fact and fantasy. In the book’s wild vision of the Wild West circa 1870, ghosts linger to haunt the living. Enter Elouise “Lou” Merriwether, who ushers the dead to their final resting place, along the way becoming one of speculative fiction’s most compelling protagonists in recent memory. Vermilion is a unique, thought-provoking romp that rewrites the past with a vivacious flourish."