Praise for The Mirror Realm Cycle:

“The Pomegranate Gate is the sweeping Jewish epic fantasy I’ve been waiting for all my life” —Rebecca Fraimow, author of The Iron Children and Lady Eve's Last Con

“Wow, I loved it. It’s mythic and human, breathtaking and special. I want to read everything Ariel Kaplan does. You’ll break the rules and eat the fruit just so you can stay in this magical world for a little while longer.” —C. L. Polk, Nebula Award-winning author of Even Though I Knew the End on The Pomegranate Gate

“A spellbinding work of storytelling with profoundly real characters who will stay with you long after you turn the last page. I loved everything about this book.” —H.G. Parry, author of The Magician’s Daughter on The Pomegranate Gate

“An amazing, exciting book, full of Jewish lore, history, and enchantment!” —Veronica Schanoes, author of Burning Girls and Other Stories on The Pomegranate Gate

“Lush and exciting” —Publishers Weekly on The Pomegranate Gate

“Combines lyrical writing with meticulous world-building and brilliant characters and douses it all with a good dose of magic.” —Grimdark Magazine on The Pomegranate Gate

“Marvellous, numinous and strange.” —Reactor on The Pomegranate Gate

“A captivating fantasy novel steeped in Jewish mythology” —SciFiNow on The Pomegranate Gate

"Endearing characters that you immediately want to follow through their adventures, compulsively readable prose, and an inventive land full of conflict that both mirrors our world and transports the reader to something wholly magical, The Pomegranate Gate is a delight on every level, while instilling in the reader a sense of unease that all is not what it seems. You will be enchanted." - Karin Lowachee, author of the Warchild series on The Pomegranate Gate

“The midpoint of a journey worth pursuing to the end.” – Kirkus on The Republic of Salt

"This was one of my most-anticipated books of 2024 -- it's a delight to spend time with Kaplan's compelling characters, rich world, and limitless imagination that balances luminous feats of magic with deeply human practicalities." - Rebecca Fraimow, author of Lady Eve's Last Con on The Republic of Salt