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Cynthea Masson is a professor in the English department at Vancouver Island University. After completing a Ph.D. in English with a focus on medieval mysticism, she was awarded a postdoctoral fellowship, which included work with alchemical manuscripts at the British Library. Her award-winning academic work includes the co-edited book Reading Joss Whedon. The first novel in the Alchemists' Council series was shortlisted for the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize and won the Gold Medal for Fantasy in the 2017 Independent Publisher Book Awards. She lives in BC.
PRAISE FOR THE FLAW IN THE STONE A distinctive style; fascinating alchemical world building; and a strong, epic goal make this a delightful follow-up to The Alchemists' Council, and it sets up the complex interaction between everyone's contingency plans beautifully, with twists and turns that promise a satisfying conclusion. -- Booklist PRAISE FOR THE ALCHEMISTS' COUNCIL Masson has a lyrical writing style that echoes some of the English romantics' focus on beauty and nature. She excels at propelling the story forward with complex characters. - Publishers Weekly on The Alchemists' Council The Alchemists' Council excels with a beautifully crafted and alluring world. - Broken Pencil Masson's prose is dense with details and striking imagery, and her characters are compelling. - Jana Nyman, Fantasy Literature Blog Masson has a lyrical writing style that echoes some of the English romantics' focus on beauty and nature. She excels at propelling the story forward with complex characters. - Publishers Weekly on The Alchemists' Council The Alchemists' Council excels with a beautifully crafted and alluring world. - Broken Pencil Masson's prose is dense with details and striking imagery, and her characters are compelling. - Jana Nyman, Fantasy Literature Blog
