Deepest Blue
A Novel
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
In a magical city seen only at twilight, resentful second son Matteo unlocks secrets which could cause his world’s star to set. For fans of Neil Gaiman and Paulo Coelho comes “a haunting lyrical fantasy dealing with love, loss, and political turmoil.” (Publisher’s Weekly)
In Panduri, an enchanted city seen only at twilight, everyone's path is mapped, everyone's destiny decided, their lives charted at birth and steered by an unwavering star. Everyone has his place, and Matteo, second son of Panduri's duca, is eager to take up his as Legendary Protector—at the border and out from under his father's domineering thumb. Then Matteo's older brother pulls rank and heads to the border in his stead, leaving Panduri's orbit in a spiral and Matteo's course on a skid. Forced to follow an unexpected path, resentful and raw, Matteo is determined to rise, to pursue the one future Panduri's star can never chart: a life of his own.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Tarquini (The Infinite Now) spins a haunting, lyrical fantasy dealing with love, loss, and political turmoil in the ancient magical village of Panduri. The encroaching modern world of the Careri, who dwell just outside Panduri, and the folletti, sugar-loving violent imps who line the border between the two worlds, threaten Panduri. Antonio, Matteo, and Claudio are brothers in the line of succession for the role of duca, the creator and keeper of Panduri's star charts. These sacred documents trace the web of possibilities in the lives of Panduri's people. Conflicting duty, secrets, and Matteo's child by a Careri woman threaten to tear apart not only the ruling family but Panduri itself. Patient readers will be rewarded by the mysteries at the heart of these brothers' struggles, which slowly unfold until the last page.
