“Oh glory: A horse book that is also a beautifully written, deliciously creepy supernatural mystery, The Grimmelings weaves myths and monstrosity into a deeply human story of family love and salvation.”

Laini TaylorNew York Times bestselling author of Daughter of Smoke & Bone

“A compelling, lovingly-crafted novel about magic, liminal spaces (of several kinds), language and folkloric fusion. Rachael King’s characters live and breathe. Her dialogue glitters quietly… tense and eery with flashes of beauty.”

David MitchellCloud Atlas

“An eerie and beautiful contemporary fantasy full of very real characters—humans, horses and a monster—all grounded in warm and abrasive family life, and the daily surprises and hard grind of making a living from working with horses.”

Elizabeth KnoxThe Absolute Book, Dreamhunter

“Ambient, spooky, and utterly transportive, The Grimmelings is the story I didn’t know I needed until it wormed its way into my heart and decided to stay.”

Graci KimNew York Times bestselling author of the Gifted Clans series

“I spent the weekend immersed in this extraordinary book. So multilayered and intelligent and fascinating. Ella and Fiona and their world absolutely held me. Alan Garner, Susan Cooper, their great classics came to mind. The blending of mythology and humanity. A very special book.”

Hilary McKayThe Skylark's War

“With wonderfully assured writing, this is Susan Cooper for the next generation. King writes with the utmost respect for her readers, for the story and for language itself. The Grimmelings is a beautifully written story of old magic, uncontainable, unpredictable, wild and true – I could not put it down. And although the phrase is thrown around a lot, this genuinely is a future classic.”

Zana FraillonThe Bone Sparrow, The Raven’s Song

“I was gripped until the very end and it left me in tears – which is always the sign of a cracking good book. The writing just sings; it's evocative and atmospheric with the moodiness of Wuthering Heights. And the horse action is epically good! I completely loved this book! Totally genius.”

Stacy GreggThe Princess and the Foal

“Splendidly inventive, expertly controlled, full of passion and compassion, and a narrative I would give four fingernails to have thought of. I read it in two big gulps, walking around in the middle and muttering words of admiration mixed with words of envy.”

David Hill CNZMBelow

“Exquisitely crafted and thrumming with old magic, The Grimmelings wraps the reader like an heirloom quilt, stitched with glittering folklore, mysterious family secrets and the love of horses.”

Rachael CrawSpark trilogy, The Rift