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THE WEST PASSAGE

Jared Pechacek

THE LADIES REIGN. THE PALACE ROTS. THE BEAST RISES.
When the Guardian of the West Passage died in her bed, the women of Grey Tower fed her to the crows and went back to their chores. No successor was named as Guardian, no one took up the fallen blade; the West Passage went unguarded. Now, snow blankets Grey in the height of summer, foretelling the coming of the Beast. The too-young Mother of Grey House and the Guardian's unnamed squire set out to save their people. Their narrow shoulders bear a heavy burden. Before them lies the West Passage, home to horrors and delights that defy imagining. None can say if they'll reach their destinations, but one thing is for sure: the world is about to change. Jared Pecha?ek is an artist and writer based in Seattle, Washington. He is also a host of the Tolkien podcast By-The-Bywater. When he's not doing any of that, he's cooking, baking, or sewing something to wear to the opera.
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Published 2024-07-16 by Tor Publishing

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Pecha?ek is unafraid to mix sweet whimsy with horror, which keeps readers' tension high as they're immersed in this fearsomely lovely realm.

Fantastical world building and mind-blowing mythos... The West Passage is a spellbinding debut that cannot be missed.

The West Passage is one of the most original and enjoyable fantasies I've encountered in ages.The world of this book is an astonishing delight.

Vividly depicted, decidedly peculiar...a curious, but curiously charming, allegory of a world in crisis.

Emotionally tender, thematically rich, and creatively stunning, The West Passage is a singular achievement in fantasy writing.

The West Passage is an absorbing tale of political intrigue, touching comings-of-age, and a mind-bending phantasmagoria.

A deep and meditative fantasy that fans of the weird and wild will thoroughly enjoy.

A weird and wonderful tale, rich with imagination and utterly unique.

The West Passage is a dangerous book of secrets.

Underneath The West Passage's pretty exterior is an utterly strange and alien landscape that is captivating, capricious, and full of dark places. Endlessly fascinating, beautifully written, and sublimely weird.

The West Passage is consistently wondrous; the reader turns each page knowing they will encounter something wholly new....Strange things, lovely things and horrific things all blend together in a fable-like narrative of deceptive simplicity.

One of the finest fantasies of this decade, a sweeping swarm of fiercely human creativity.