"Combining a captivating voice and a carefully-built magic world into an intricately plotted story of violence and attraction, Ice Upon A Pier is both a compelling queer adaptation of history and the best thing to happen to urban fantasy in years." -Brendan Williams-Childs, featured in Best American Mystery and Suspense of 2022
"Gritty, clever, and full of tragedy and unexpected warmth, Ladz carefully weaves a story that melts your heart as it ices the rest of you over. You do not want to miss this." -Ezra Arndt, editor of MY SAY IN THE MATTER
"In Ice Upon A Pier, Ladz sets bare the beating, albeit slowly, heart of their lesbian ice magic assassin with both clinical true crime precision and piercing pathos giving us a character doomed from birth but still defiantly set upon a path to change their stars . . . . one frozen corpse at a time." -Jordan Shiveley, HOT SINGLES IN YOUR AREA
"A dark and dirty neo-noir that throws a one-two punch of a lived-in fantasy world and a compelling hook that keeps you turning the pages." -Magen Cubed, author of LEATHER & LACE
"I read this urban fantasy told in the style of true crime in one sitting. Centering a voicy lesbian assassin, this novella pulls no punches on the cyclical relationship between trauma and violence while honoring queer rage and autonomy." -Naseem Jamnia, author of THE BRUISING OF QILWA
"You had me at "ice-magic-using lesbian contract killers in a secondary world reimagining of the tri-state area"!!!" -Sam J. Miller, author of THE BLADE BETWEEN and BOYS, BEASTS, & MEN
"A gritty journey into the life and times of a sapphic ice mage assassin, Ice Upon A Pier is what noir fantasy should be: dark, layered and endlessly compelling." -Victor Manibo, author of THE SLEEPLESS