First published 2006
Vincent Ettrich and his lover Isabelle Neukor have done the impossible. They traveled from life into death and returned. Now Isabelle carries a child who could repair reality itself. The world around them defies logic. Bus drivers are octopuses. A polar bear serves as God. Highways stretch directly into hell. The afterlife takes shape from human dreams and nightmares. But their miraculous child has drawn dangerous attention. Forces of Chaos want to drag Isabelle back to the realm of the dead. If they succeed, she will remain trapped there permanently. Vincent must protect both Isabelle and their unborn child. The fate of the shifting mosaic that forms reality hangs in the balance. Carroll weaves the mundane and the impossible into a story where love battles cosmic disorder.
Genres: science-fiction, literary-fiction, fantasy, magical-realism
Vibes: lyrical, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, love-battles-cosmic-disorder
320 pages · Paperback · Tor Books