Nicked

“[An] uproarious saga . . . drawing on contemporary accounts, fantastical folk tales, and [Anderson’s] own knack for high jinks.”—New York Times Book Review

“[A] rollicking comic novel.”
—NPR

“M. T. Anderson is one of our greatest and most precious voices.”
—Lev Grossman, author of The Magicians Trilogy

“This book is terrific . . . . very poetic, surprisingly romantic, funny. I just really loved it.”
—Rainbow Rowell, author of Eleanor & Park and Fangirl

“If there’s one thing about M.T. Anderson, it’s that he’s going to write a book with a plot that’s as delightful and captivating as it is downright strange. His adult debut Nicked is no exception.”
—Polygon

“Anderson is a once-in-a-generation perfect storm of wit, ethical zing, and sheer linguistic power.”
—George Saunders, author of Liberation Day and Lincoln in the Bardo

“[Nicked] positively thrums with excitement . . . . There’s something of The Princess Bride in Anderson’s simultaneous undercutting and celebration of adventure fiction.”
—Boston Globe

“The 11th century queer romantic adventure you didn’t know you were looking for.”
—Los Angeles Times

“Wish The Road to Eldorado was canonically gay? Read Nicked . . . . Think Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, with its dry wit and profound existential themes, all centered around two characters trying to grasp something ineffable and grabbing hold of only each other.”
—Bookriot

“Witty and deeply affecting, a pointed send-up of power, theology, ownership, and the divine, all executed with masterful flair.”
—Gretchen Felker-Martin, author of Manhunt and Cuckoo

“An epic adventure on land and sea . . . . Reminiscent of Indiana Jones and The Princess Bride, Nicked delivers an entertaining and grown-up adventure rooted in religion, humanity and friendship.”
—Bookpage

“Miracles, marvels, saints, sinners, love, plague, and treachery! M. T. Anderson has laid out a medieval feast of a novel, stuffed with everything I could have wished for.”
—Kelly Link, author of The Book of Love

“A miracle worker, M. T. Anderson has exhumed the bones of holy legend and startled them to life.”
—Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked and Elphie

“[A] rich combination of action, adventure, history and fantasy . . . [and a] precise yet irreverent approach to historical fiction.”
—WBUR

“M.T. Anderson is simply one of the best writers working today in any genre.”
—Parade

“A deeply entertaining work of historical fiction—and we can never resist a good heist story.”
—Town & Country