One Bronze Knuckle
One Bronze Knuckle
“Joyously unclassifiable.”
—Andy Duncan, award-winning author of An Agent of Utopia
The Bergers have prospered in Bergerton since the day that Jonathan Berger’s great-great grandfather refused to move from the very spot where his donkey cart had toppled over on the side of the road. Fortune smiles upon them all—until a catastrophic fire strikes on the night of the annual Feast of Sullivan, and they find themselves lost and scattered to the winds.
But despite facing runaway grandchildren, a pitchfork-armed local militia lost to the wars in the north, rival churches, a home for wayward boys, and goat caves converted to a makeshift prison, the Bergers also discover the bonds that connect them across distances—and that no matter what, they can always come home.
Recipient of the 2019 Gold Quill Award for Adult Fiction
Praise for One Bronze Knuckle
“Gordon’s charming story . . . tells a familiar tale that is wonderfully fun. He skips and dances through the language in a Prachettian way that is heavy on the humor but light on the satire.”
—Locus Magazine
“One Bronze Knuckle is a journey to be taken by relishing the descriptions of the people, places, and events.”
—Guild Master Gaming
“One part fairy tale and one part sprawling generational saga. . . . Gordon is going to create great worlds.”
—Jeff Chapman
“With witty, perspicacious prose, Kenneth Hunter Gordon escorts a town’s worth of delightful characters through myriad adventures, mishaps, and becomings.”
—Laura Stanfill, author of Singing Lessons for the Stylish Canary
