The Labyrinth of Waking Dreams
Exiled for loving the wrong person, Oliver will do anything to get back to the boy who broke his heart. But when he meets Thea, a girl tied by blood to the monstrous Labyrinth, he’ll have to confront the magic that tore his life apart and decide if saving her means saving the world...or destroying it.
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what readers are saying…
Grounded by the heart-wrench of forbidden queer love, Michelle Kulwicki uplifts tenacity, resilience, and staunch determination in the face of monstrous darkness.
C. S. Pacat, New York Times bestselling author of the DARK RISE series
'“The Labyrinth of Waking Dreams, hits like buckshot: hard, fast, and where it matters most. Beautiful display of rough Americana and exhilarating magic that feels as fresh as it does grounded. A truly unique fantasy novel well deserving of a fandom of its own."
K. Ankrum, author of The Corruption of Hollis Brown, Icarus, and The Wicker King
"THE LABYRINTH OF WAKING DREAMS sets the stage for a stunning duology of magic and monsters—including those within ourselves. Filled with Kulwicki’s signature queer yearning, readers will be pining for a continuation of Oliver and Thea’s story. "
-Cass Biehn, author of Vesuvius
"Transporting you into an atmospheric world of bloody magic, ravenous monsters, and nightmares given teeth, The Labyrinth of Waking Dreams oozes shadows with every word, but the humanity and resilience of the characters shine through the darkness. Prepare to be ensnared at every twist and turn, until the final pages rip your heart out and leave you aching for the sequel."
―Camilla Raines, author of The Hollow and the Haunted, and The Forsaken and the Fated
In this adventure-packed portal fantasy, three teens discover a gateway to a mythical Labyrinth in the Appalachian Mountains
Barren’s Peak, West Virginia, is not a place anyone would call magical, but Thea LaGuerre calls it home. A high school drop-out whose mother died in an accident, Thea is stuck working part-time jobs just to make ends meet. The most she has to look forward to are barn parties where she can make out with Callum, the one interesting boy who moved to town six months ago.
Thea doesn’t know it yet, but Callum was sent to Barren’s Peak to watch her. He was raised within the magicians’ order, a shadowy organization meant to keep humanity safe from an underworld of monsters. Callum would sacrifice anyone, including himself, to help their cause, but he still can’t help falling into Thea’s orbit. She’s the first person he’s felt seen by since his childhood sweetheart, Oliver—who he hasn’t seen since Oliver’s banishment from the order.
But Oliver hasn’t given up on Callum or on magic. Following a magical creature’s trail to Barren’s Peak, Oliver happens upon Callum and Thea at a barn party that turns into a monster-overrun massacre. To save Callum and the girl he’s protecting from a wave of deadly fairies, Oliver opens a portal for the three of them to flee into the Labyrinth.
To get home again, Thea, Oliver, and Callum will have to work together to survive the Labyrinth’s trials and discover the threads that brought them there.
more about THE LABYRINTH OF WAKING DREAMS
you’ll like this book if you like:
✨lovers to enemies
✨bisexual girls with swords
✨love triangles
✨found family, found mortal enemies
✨only one bed
✨angst and whump
✨unrequited love (except is it really, folks, these boys are not the smartest)
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A soundtrack for dreams half-remembered and monsters half-seen. Here are the songs that fueled the yearning and sweeping magic of The Labyrinth of Waking Dreams.