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Sourdough Universe Series

11 primary works • 14 total works
All are standalone works in a single fantasy world with different characters showing up in different works in major or minor roles.
Sourdough and Other Stories
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4.43 · 606 Ratings · 122 Reviews · published 2010 · 6 editions
Welcome to the beautiful magic, restless passion a…

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    The Bitterwood Bible and Other Recountings
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    4.55     · 340 Ratings · 74 Reviews · published 2014 · 4 editions
    Welcome back to the magic and pathos of Angela Sla…

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    Of Sorrow and Such
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    4.07     · 2536 Ratings · 497 Reviews · published 2015 · 7 editions
    Mistress Gideon is a witch. The locals of Edda's M…

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    The Tallow-Wife and Other Tales
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    4.64     · 75 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 2021 · 3 editions
    ‘Once upon a time when wishing still helped . . .’…

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    The Tallow-Wife
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    4.64     · 14 Ratings · 3 Reviews · 1 edition
    Return to the dreaming streets of the cathedral-ci…

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    No Good Deed: A Sourdough Tale
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    4.24     · 200 Ratings · 28 Reviews · published 2021 · 2 editions
    Angela Slatter’s No Good Deed is a dark fantasy ta…

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    All the Murmuring Bones
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    3.90     · 12554 Ratings · 1877 Reviews · published 2021 · 1 edition
    Long ago Miren O'Malley's family prospered due to …

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    The Bone Lantern
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    4.30     · 73 Ratings · 17 Reviews · published 2022 · 3 editions
    When a strange creature approaches Selke’s campfir…

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    The Path of Thorns
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    3.97     · 4754 Ratings · 784 Reviews · published 2022 · 10 editions
    Alone in the world, Asher Todd travels to the remo…

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    The Briar Book of the Dead
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    4.08     · 3542 Ratings · 542 Reviews · published 2024 · 7 editions
    Set in the same universe as the acclaimed All the …

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    The Crimson Road
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    3.90     · 1092 Ratings · 227 Reviews · published 2025 · 5 editions
    A captivating dark gothic fantasy set in the same …

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    The Night Stair: A Sourdough Tale
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    4.49     · 43 Ratings · 3 Reviews · 3 editions
    Angela Slatter’s The Night Stair is a gothic fanta…

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    A Forest, Darkly
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    4.48     · 33 Ratings · 25 Reviews · expected publication 2026 · 4 editions
    A page-turning dark fantasy of witches, twisted ma…

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    The Sourdough Compendium
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    0.00     · expected publication 2026 · 3 editions
    Award-winning stories from the world of All the Mu…

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