The Hum and the Shiver
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| Author | Alex Bledsoe |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Tufa |
| Genre | Urban fantasy |
| Publisher | Tor Books |
Publication date | September 2011 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Trade paperback |
| Pages | 304 |
| ISBN | 978-0-7653-2744-4 |
| Followed by | Wisp of a Thing |
The Hum and the Shiver is an urban fantasy novel by American writer Alex Bledsoe, first published in the United States in September 2011 by Tor Books. It is the first in a series of six books by Bledsoe about the Tufa living in a remote Appalachian valley in East Tennessee. The Tufa are descendants of Irish fairies and were found in the area when the first European settlers arrived.
Bledsoe dedicated The Hum and the Shiver to South Carolina singer-songwriter Jennifer Goree, "for the title and the music". The book's title comes from the title of Goree's third album, The Hum and the Shiver and its eponymous lead song.
The Hum and the Shiver received mostly positive reviews from critics, and was selected by Kirkus Reviews as one of its best works of fiction in 2011.