The Curator

The city known as the “Fairest” is a magical yet chaotic place where cats are worshiped, and thieves, scholars, and conjurers all live as criminals, revolutionaries, and nobles. Dora, a retired domestic servant, is desperate to find the place to which her brother went after he died of cholera. Believing that the Museum of Psykical research holds the answers, she works to become the curator. Soon, she discovers more than she ever imagined, just as violent rebellion threatens the city’s precarious underpinnings. King’s (Double Feature) latest is a fantastical novel full of twists and turns. The many characters allow narrator Marin Ireland to showcase her talent as she gives each character their own dialect, tone, and cadence. Despite her talented reading, however, the sheer number of characters and moving pieces may be confusing for some.