“This is a powerful novel; when I finished it, I began again.”
~ Laisha Rosnau, author of The Sudden Weight of Snow

“Robert Pepper-Smith's books are like rare wines––each can be savoured, reread with ever deeper admiration, and meditated on. His precisely crafted style is full of resonant subtleties, while the ethical and psychological issues that he raises in his narratives are constantly thought-provoking.”
~ John Taylor, author of The Apocalypse Tapestries

“I loved The Wheel Keeper; I am spellbound by House of Spells. There are voices which carry the winds' mysterious power, which reflect the sun's light on snow, and delve into the unfathomable depths of the most pristine lakes. Robert Pepper-Smith is one of those voices.”
~ Sylvie Nicolas, poet, translator, and Le Devoir theatre reviewer

“For a novel so short and sparse, Spells carries an uncommon power—readers will be surprised by how sharply it stings, like a tale seen through the uncompromising eyes of old age.”
~ Bryn Evans, Alberta Views

“A refreshing—not brooding—melancholy hangs over every word that Pepper-Smith has written, and the book heaves and sighs within that framework. This is the first book that has made me cry since I was a child myself; it is simple and glorious.”
~ David Christopher, The Martlet