Synopsis
‘This book will destroy you’
– Premee Mohamed, author of The Butcher of the Forest
Daedalus of Crete is many things: the greatest architect in the world; the constructor of the Labyrinth that imprisoned the Minotaur; and the grieving father of Icarus, the boy who plunged into the sea as they flew from the grasp of the tyrannical King Minos.
Now, Daedalus seeks...
Details
02 October 2025176 pages
9781035085903Imprint: Tor
Reviews
An accomplished and powerful story about love, obsession and the labyrinth of lies that we build around ourselves. Sullivan breathes new bold life into old myths by asking one devastating question: why did Icarus do it?Sunyi Dean, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Book Eaters
An exquisitely wrought, tenderly examined portrait of fatherhood, invention, legacy, tragedy and myth . . . this story and these characters have never felt more aliveNat Cassidy, author of Mary: An Awakening of Terror and Nestlings
Soars far above any retelling I have read – twisty, poetic, beautiful, plumbing every depth of despair and height of joy possible in human, beast and god. This book will destroy youPremee Mohamed, author of The Butcher of the Forest
Rich and vividly imagined; as intricate, cruel and haunted as the labyrinth at its heart. Here is something ancient made thrillingly, blisteringly newMalcolm Devlin, author of And Then I Woke Up
