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Unwithering Realm #2
Nowhither: The Drowned World
NOWHITHER is the eagerly-awaited sequel to SOMEWHITHER, the Dragon Award winner for Best Science Fiction Novel (2016).
The tale resumes as Ilya Muromets, nonhuman immortal and would-be hero, and his friends and companions, make a hair's breadth escape from the endless immensities of the Dark Tower, that unconquerable stronghold and throne of a monstrous, dimension-spanning empire ruled by cruel tyrants and omniscient magicians, only to find themselves trapped in circumstances even worse. They escape a citadel of blood-drinking abominations only to find themselves trapped in a chamber at the sunless bottom of the sea.
The invulnerable Ilya also realized he can be hurt indeed when he faces a dread decision pitting family love against loyalty to friends, and involves the fates not of his own world only, but all worlds.
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The tale resumes as Ilya Muromets, nonhuman immortal and would-be hero, and his friends and companions, make a hair's breadth escape from the endless immensities of the Dark Tower, that unconquerable stronghold and throne of a monstrous, dimension-spanning empire ruled by cruel tyrants and omniscient magicians, only to find themselves trapped in circumstances even worse. They escape a citadel of blood-drinking abominations only to find themselves trapped in a chamber at the sunless bottom of the sea.
The invulnerable Ilya also realized he can be hurt indeed when he faces a dread decision pitting family love against loyalty to friends, and involves the fates not of his own world only, but all worlds.
Grab it now!
- GenresFantasyScience Fiction
220 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 18, 2019
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About the author
John C. Wright
146 books453 followersJohn C. Wright (John Charles Justin Wright, born 1961) is an American author of science fiction and fantasy novels. A Nebula award finalist (for the fantasy novel Orphans of Chaos), he was called "this fledgling century's most important new SF talent" by Publishers Weekly (after publication of his debut novel, The Golden Age).
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August 31, 2019
The Unwithering Realm book 2. With serious spoilers ahead.
As in, it opens with Illya and the rest piling out of the gate into another location of high danger, escaping that to find themselves deep undersea in Penny's world, far below where her people go, and still in peril of their lives. Illya refuses to accept that any of them will die.
It involves Illya's losing his memory, promising his father something, a proposed alliance, Illya's identity being established when he meets his brother and his telling things his brother never knew, the songs and magic and lures of mermaids, and more.
As in, it opens with Illya and the rest piling out of the gate into another location of high danger, escaping that to find themselves deep undersea in Penny's world, far below where her people go, and still in peril of their lives. Illya refuses to accept that any of them will die.
It involves Illya's losing his memory, promising his father something, a proposed alliance, Illya's identity being established when he meets his brother and his telling things his brother never knew, the songs and magic and lures of mermaids, and more.
August 16, 2025
I loved this book and I still love the guy that wants to be a hero. I think you need to read the Unwithering Realm Book 1 first.
September 7, 2023
It's half of a story. The first half.
Our hero Ilya Muromets gets his ragtag band of rebels out of the clutches of the evil mulitverse-Sumerians and into apparent safety. Except, where are, like, half the ragtag band? More is going on than meets the eye, and Ilya must come to terms with the mistakes he made in book one in order to transform into the person who can solve the problems of book two. He resolves to do so...and the book ends. Book one (Somewhither) ended on an enormous cliffhanger, but it still felt like a complete and satisfying story. Nowhither doesn't. I like this series and I want it to be complete. I suppose I'll just have to wait.
Our hero Ilya Muromets gets his ragtag band of rebels out of the clutches of the evil mulitverse-Sumerians and into apparent safety. Except, where are, like, half the ragtag band? More is going on than meets the eye, and Ilya must come to terms with the mistakes he made in book one in order to transform into the person who can solve the problems of book two. He resolves to do so...and the book ends. Book one (Somewhither) ended on an enormous cliffhanger, but it still felt like a complete and satisfying story. Nowhither doesn't. I like this series and I want it to be complete. I suppose I'll just have to wait.
August 5, 2019
Tough Spots
Ilya and crew are in a tough spot and there are choices to be made on who is trust worthy and who is Ur. There is a large focus on background and development of the story. This is accomplished through well made dialogue and inner struggles of Ilya. Lots of creative and wondrous imagery. The battle scenes are fast paced and stagger the imagination. There are more young male distractions presented in this book,which are aluringly described but not erotic. I was impressed with the imagery of such marvels as mobius gates and water control.
Ilya and crew are in a tough spot and there are choices to be made on who is trust worthy and who is Ur. There is a large focus on background and development of the story. This is accomplished through well made dialogue and inner struggles of Ilya. Lots of creative and wondrous imagery. The battle scenes are fast paced and stagger the imagination. There are more young male distractions presented in this book,which are aluringly described but not erotic. I was impressed with the imagery of such marvels as mobius gates and water control.
September 25, 2019
Another winner as a sequel to one of my favorite SF books written by one of my favorite writers. He is an excellent writer, and almost ridiculously imaginative, with a tight focus on world-building and an added talent for writing extremely likeable characters. I can hardly wait for the third entry in the series.
August 15, 2019
An amazing continuation of Illya's story.
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