The Centaur's Wife by Amanda Leduc is an amazing, magical, devastating blend of post-apocalyptic fantasy. Following a world-ending cataclysmic meteor shower, one survivor, Heather, shortly after giving birth in her town's ruined hospital, feels magically compelled to visit the mountain which has inspired generations of the townsfolk's folklore and fables. She finds that the mountain holds many secrets, fantastical creatures, and dangers for the starving survivors in the surrounding towns. 

Leduc's novel beautifully weaves original fables and folktales in between character narratives that both explain and expand on the mystery of the mountain and its inhabitants. They are excellent and provide a richness and magical realism to an already fantastic survival story

The themes and conflicts in the story are many and complex, such as survival, love, loss, change, difference the power of memory, nature vs. humanity. 

The novel also has great and diverse representation for both queer and disabled representation. The main character, Heather, has cerebral palsy and themes of disability and difference are present throughout Heather's narrative, her relationships, and within the fables Leduc has crafted. 

The Centaur's Wife was an absolute gorgeous novel to read and I loved every second of it. It fulfilled my cravings for a new formula for fantasy books and the survival genre. I would recommend reading this to everyone.