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DRIFTWOOD by Marie Brennan Kirkus Star

DRIFTWOOD

by Marie Brennan

Pub Date: Aug. 14th, 2020
ISBN: 978-1-61696-346-0
Publisher: Tachyon

A diverse cast of characters from disparate worlds, each facing their own rapidly approaching mortality, come together to memorialize a missing man—rumored to be immortal—in this new fantasy title from veteran author Brennan.

When a world is about to meet its end, it collides with the Edge of Driftwood: a ring-shaped amalgamation of nations bordered by unnavigable mists and marked by an all-consuming eye called the Crush. New additions push preexisting lands further into the Ring, then into the Shreds, where they break into infinitesimally small pieces before being lost forever. The various people-groups caught in this unending cycle cling to one man for hope: Last, the only surviving member of a long-forgotten race. Now, Last has seemingly disappeared, and his devotees have come together to tell stories about their encounters with him in the hope that this sharing will bring answers to the question of his fate. Through these stories, a portrait of Last as a tragic figure, accidental deity, and distant friend emerges. The patchwork quilt of his acquaintances' tales mirrors the very nature of Driftwood itself, slowly peeling back the veil to reveal the living—and departed—people who make up this strange and riveting new cosmos. Readers will close the cover aching to read more about Last and his world.

An exciting delve into a conglomerate land filled with magic and mystery.