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 2025192 pages
9781035085903Imprint: Tor
Reviews
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
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
Daedalus is Dead is a poetic requiem, written in sturdy, buoyant prose that ferries you across brilliantly reimagined Greek mythology to deliver you to the shores of a story about love and fatherhood and the endless maze of the human heart. A stunning debut; Sullivan has achieved something special hereMoses Ose Utomi, Ignyte Award-winning author of The Lies of Ajungo
