Fantasy
The Starless Sea
A graduate student finds a strange book in his university library that contains a scene from his own childhood. His search for its origin leads him to a hidden society and an underground library of stories by a sea of honey.
- First published
- 2019
- Pace
- slow
- Length
- long
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you love books about books, interlocking tales and dreamlike settings that you can wander through.
Skip this if you want a straightforward plot, as it jumps between narratives and is slow to fit together.
The feel
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