First published 2021
In 1453, Anna and Omeir find themselves on opposite sides of the siege of Constantinople. Decades later, troubled teen Seymour lashes out at a library. In a future world, Konstance embarks on a perilous interstellar voyage. Though their lives seem worlds apart, these disparate characters are bound by a shared obsession with an ancient Greek story of Aethon, a man who dreams of sprouting wings and flying to a utopian paradise. As their stories intertwine, Doerr weaves a tapestry of resilience and hope, revealing the power of storytelling to transcend time, place, and circumstance.
Genres: literary-fiction, historical-fiction, adventure, 21st-century
Vibes: intimate, lyrical, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, interconnected-stories
Setting: Constantinople, Greece
Period: 1453, Decades Later, Future
626 pages · Hardcover · Scribner