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The Spear Cuts Through Water

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The Spear Cuts Through Water

By: Simon Jimenez
Narrated by: Joel de la Fuente
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Summary

 Two warriors shepherd an ancient god across a broken land to end the tyrannical reign of a royal family in this epic fantasy from the author of The Vanished Birds.

“A beguiling fantasy not to be missed.”—Evelyn Skye, New York Times bestselling author of The Crown’s Game

WINNER OF THE IAFA CRAWFORD AWARD • WINNER OF THE BRITISH FANTASY AWARD • SHORTLISTED FOR THE URSULA K. LE GUIN AWARD • SHORTLISTED FOR THE IGNYTE AWARD

ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Oprah Daily, Vulture, Polygon, She Reads, Gizmodo, Kirkus Reviews, The Quill to Live

The people suffer under the centuries-long rule of the Moon Throne. The royal family—the despotic emperor and his monstrous sons, the Three Terrors—hold the countryside in their choking grip. They bleed the land and oppress the citizens with the frightful powers they inherited from the god locked under their palace.

But that god cannot be contained forever.

With the aid of Jun, a guard broken by his guilt-stricken past, and Keema, an outcast fighting for his future, the god escapes from her royal captivity and flees from her own children, the triplet Terrors who would drag her back to her unholy prison. And so it is that she embarks with her young companions on a five-day pilgrimage in search of freedom—and a way to end the Moon Throne forever. The journey ahead will be more dangerous than any of them could have imagined.

Both a sweeping adventure story and an intimate exploration of identity, legacy, and belonging, The Spear Cuts Through Water is an ambitious and profound saga that will transport and transform you—and is like nothing you’ve ever read before. Action & Adventure Epic Fantasy Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Royalty
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This novel is my favourite fantasy of 2022. Hugely ambitious with a brilliant structure, great characters and a wonderful story.

Ambitious and thrilling

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I was working whilst listening, and missed so much, but half way through stared to listen properly and wished I’d paid more attention, an amazing and beautiful tale, will listen again sometime

This tale needs concentration

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the way this book is wrote is an absolute masterpiece i have no clue how simon jimenez managed to weave together 2 time periods, characters, povs and first, second AND third perspective all together.

this might be confusing for some as the changes in perspective aren't defined and they all flowed into each other but for me jeol de la fuente did such an amazing job with his narration each shift in pov and timeline was very distinct. i love our main two characters and how complex and flawed they were, their relationship was very interesting to see develop! even the second person pov had me gripped, it was such an intimate way tell someone's life story by putting you literally in their shoes.

i did see from other reviews how 'creative' and weird this book is and honestly i was soo into it, like it does go quite crazy at times but i loved that it didnt shy away from those sections of the story. it's definitely not for everyone but it's my favourite book of the year.

unlike anything i've read before

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Don't know how I'll be able to move to other books now. This was an incredible book: original both in the story and the way it's written.

Original and exquisite

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