Lyrically written, brimming with ideas, sometimes sinister and often humorous, it's an enchanting read

The Guardian

Not the work of a literary author merely holidaying in the speculative, as sometimes happens, but, by contrast, that of a writer who understands genre and has chosen an appropriate palette for a specific set of contemporary anxieties

Irish Times

In Alan Garner territory: an intense and complex story where the keening echoes of the past resonate down the centuries

Daily Mail

Let's be clear: this is a remarkable science fiction book. It's a book you immediately want to read again when you've finished it, because it's clear a second pass will reveal hitherto unnoticed details, ideas and resonances

SFX

Heartbreaking and hilarious... Angela Carter meets de Selby meets James Stephens meets Bram Stoker meets Alice coming back through the mirror

Paula Meehan, for RTE

As head-scratching as all this is, Jordan's creative talents allow him to entertainingly carry it off and pose some interesting questions along that way

Sunday Independent (Ireland)