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Viking
August 2016
On Sale: July 26, 2016
Featuring: Wull
416 pages
ISBN: 1101998296
EAN: 9781101998298
Kindle: B017IC80TU
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Young Adult | Young Adult Fantasy
A stunning debut perfect for fans of Patrick Ness and
Neil Gaiman! The Danék is a wild, treacherous river, and the Fobisher
family has tended it for generations—clearing it of ice and
weed, making sure boats can get through, and fishing corpses
from its bleak depths. Wulliam’s father, the current
Riverkeep, is proud of this work. Wull dreads it. And in one
week, when he comes of age, he will have to take over. Then the unthinkable happens. While recovering a drowned
man, Wull’s father is pulled under—and when he emerges, he
is no longer himself. A dark spirit possesses him, devouring
him from the inside. In an instant, Wull is Riverkeep. And
he must care for his father, too. When he hears that a cure for his father lurks in the belly
of a great sea-dwelling beast known as the mormorach, he
embarks on an epic journey down the river that his family
has so long protected—but never explored. Along the way, he
faces death in any number of ways, meets people and
creatures touched by magic and madness and alchemy, and
finds courage he never knew he possessed. Martin Stewart's debut novel is an astonishing blend of the
literary, the comedic, and the emotionally resonant. In a
sentence, it's The Wizard of Oz as told by Patrick
Ness. It marks the beginning of a remarkable career.
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