Dante's Heart

When Dante falls asleep, strange creatures burst from him, intent on murder; waking, he pursues them across the world, from a graveyard in which killers from all of history, past and future, are entombed...to a forest made of glass. A work of magical realism, €œDante€s Heart€ is a story of violence and the marks it leaves on us.

This edition is lavishly illustrated by artist Roberto Calas.

PRAISE FOR DANTE'S HEART

"Dante's Heart is like Clive Barker, Octavio Paz, and Dante Alighieri are playing D&D together. Lush stuff and more imaginative than most fantasy fare." - Marc McDermott

"Dante's Heart isn't as much a story as it is an epic poem. Visually and emotionally evocative, it seems to be this gifted author's heartfelt rumination on pain, loss and the human propensity toward violence. To read it is to step through an oil painting into another world. But beware: Once there, you may have trouble finding your way back out. Not that you'll necessarily want to, because Dante's Heart is both terrifyingly and achingly beautiful." - Michael Whiteman Jones

PRAISE FOR STANT LITORE'S PREVIOUS FICTION

€œI still can€t get over the beautiful horror of Litore€s writing.€ €“ Jennifer Bielman, Reading and Writing Urban Fantasy

"Litore€s stories...aren't only entertaining. They are stories transplanted into the midst of our lives, unexpectedly. They are beautiful and haunting and unpredictable. You don€t read them, really. You encounter them, as you might encounter people. They are those random elements in life that happen to you, like a mugging, like childbirth, like falling in love and marriage, like death and the funeral that follows. They are moments that leave a mark, and leave you changed." - Andrew Hallam

"I really am in awe of Litore at this moment and can't wait to see what he writes next." - Lucinda Rose, Rose Reads

€œNever instilling a sense of safety, Mr. Litore€s writing creates within the reader a sense of unease and a longing€¦€ €“ Nathan Herrera

€œTo say I loved this book would be an understatement. I could not put it down and felt my heart pounding against my ribcage...€ €"SeattlePI.com

"Intensely troubling and sharply beautiful. I highly anticipate the opportunity to reread it.€ €"Timothy Widman, Wandering Paths