We are pleased to offer you an exclusive extract from Seamus Sullivan’s Daedalus is Dead, which is out today!
This is a debut work from author Seamus.
According to his publisher, Daedelus is Dead is a delirious and gripping story of fatherhood and masculinity, told through the reimagined Greek myth of Daedalus, Icarus, King Minos, Ariadne, and the Minotaur.
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, who plunged into the sea as father and son flew from the grasp of the tyrannical King Minos.Now, Daedalus seeks to reunite with Icarus in the Underworld, even as he revisits his own memories of Crete, hoping to understand what went so terribly wrong at the end of his son’s life. Daedalus will confront any terror to see Icarus again – whether it be the vengeful spirit of Minos, the cunning Queen Persephone, or the insatiable ghost of the Minotaur.But the truth, stalking Daedalus in the labyrinth of his own heart, might be too monstrous for him to bear.
This is for readers of Madeline Miller, Jennifer Saint, Emily Wilson, Pat Barker and Natalie Haynes, as well as fans of beautiful short novel formats such as Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi or Veronica Roth’s Arch-Conspirator.
‘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 you’ – Premee Mohamed, author of The Butcher and the Forest
Interested? The exclusive extract is HERE: Daedalus Is Dead Extract.
The book is out today! We hope you enjoy it.
Thanks to Emelie at @UKTor for organising.
