THE LADIES REIGN. THE PALACE ROTS. THE BEAST RISES."The West Passage is a dangerous book of secrets." --Travis Baldree, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Legends & Lattes"A weird and wonderful tale, rich with imagination and utterly unique." --Sunyi Dean, author of The Book Eaters
"One of the finest fantasies of this decade, a sweeping swarm of fiercely human creativity." --Indrapramit Das, author of The DevourersWhen 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.
Genre: Fantasy
"One of the finest fantasies of this decade, a sweeping swarm of fiercely human creativity." --Indrapramit Das, author of The DevourersWhen 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.
Genre: Fantasy
Praise for this book
"The West Passage is a dangerous book of secrets. It is the singular agony of a delicious dream half-recalled. Its shadows are colonized with the gorgeous, the grotesque, and the forgotten -- and now you are a vital link in their remembrance." - Travis Baldree
"This is one of the finest fantasies of this decade, a sweeping storm of fiercely human creativity to drown the pallid temptations of our era's algorithmic storytelling." - Indra Das
"A weird and wonderful tale, rich with imagination and utterly unique; Pechacek has crafted a literary gem of a novel." - Sunyi Dean
"Emotionally tender, thematically rich, and creatively stunning, The West Passage is a singular achievement in fantasy writing." - J T Greathouse
"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." - Jenn Lyons
"A deep and meditative fantasy that fans of the weird and wild will thoroughly enjoy." - R R Virdi
"This is one of the finest fantasies of this decade, a sweeping storm of fiercely human creativity to drown the pallid temptations of our era's algorithmic storytelling." - Indra Das
"A weird and wonderful tale, rich with imagination and utterly unique; Pechacek has crafted a literary gem of a novel." - Sunyi Dean
"Emotionally tender, thematically rich, and creatively stunning, The West Passage is a singular achievement in fantasy writing." - J T Greathouse
"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." - Jenn Lyons
"A deep and meditative fantasy that fans of the weird and wild will thoroughly enjoy." - R R Virdi
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