I promise you've never read anything quite like A DARK AND NARROW HOUSE. Malik has written an intriguing and very dark fantasy about borders-not only physical, but emotional, moral, and magical. Trapped inside the walls of a luxurious estate, Malik's haunted characters have nowhere to go but within...and across every threshold. When fairy tales come off the page, they're terrifying! An impressive debut!-Christopher Golden, New York Times bestselling author of ROAD OF BONES and CARRY ME TO MY GRAVEPraise for Midnight DoorwaysMalik is a master of the uncanny and the sublime. The stories in Midnight Doorways dazzle even as they cast long shadows.- - Kelly Link, Pulitzer Prize-nominated author of GET IN TROUBLEUnder the gorgeous prose and vivid images lies seductive and sinister magic; Malik is the spell-caster par excellence. Uneasy, unpredictable, and unforgettable.-- Karen Joy Fowler, Man Booker-nominated author of WE ARE ALL COMPLETELY BESIDE OURSELVESA rare and enchanting journey, laced with fairy-tale-like wonder.-- Silvia Moreno-Garcia, New York Times Bestselling author of MEXICAN GOTHICHe has the most sensuous and elegant style of any contemporary Pakistani writer working in English.-- Aamer Hussein, author of 37 BRIDGES AND OTHER STORIESI love reading stories by Usman T. Malik because I always know that I'll be surprised and dazzled . . . You are so lucky, dear reader, to experience several of his stories in this debut collection.-- Ellen Datlow, Hugo Award-winning editor of THE BEST HORROR OF THE YEAR seriesMidnight Doorway is a pleasure to read and re-read. Though the stories are authentically rooted in the here and now, they infuse the mind with the subtle fragrance of the uncanny. This work is a standout addition to the literature of the imagination.-- Anil Menon, the author of HALF OF WHAT I SAY, was shortlisted for The Hindu Literary PrizeA phenomenal reading experience. I've never seen anything like these stories. Fiercely original and beautifully told, these worlds will linger with you long after you've turned the final page.-- Ausma Zehanat Khan, author of THE BLOODPRINTUsman T. Malik is a master of short horror fiction - one of the best of his generation.-- Brian Keene, World Horror Grandmaster, author of THE RISINGUsman Malik is the jinn of storytellers. He weaves a magic that is both fresh and familiar, specific to Pakistan and universal, all at once. There's a ruthless honesty to his work, whether he's dealing with lovers, siblings, heroinichis, terrorists, orphans, or ghosts.-- Priya Sharma, Shirley Jackson Award-winning author of ORMESHADOWSome writers go a step past, into the darkness, but that step past is just a starting point for Usman T. Malik. But he'll call back for you. You can't see him, he's gone too far, but you can close your eyes, and follow his voice. If you dare.-- Stephen Graham Jones, NEA and Bram Stoker Award award-winning author of THE ONLY GOOD INDIANS
