Howling Dark (The Sun Eater #2)

by Christopher Ruocchio

“Sad is like a big ocean, and you can’t breathe deep down. You can float on it, you can swim a little, but be careful. Grief is drowning. Grief is deep water.

We believe our fear destroyed by new bravery. It is not. Fear is never destroyed. It is only made smaller by the courage we find after. It is always there.

There are things worse than death. It is hard to die. Far harder to live.

Fighting—really fighting—is just such a pursuit. The universe blackens around you, converges so that only the combat remains. In true battles, the effect is one of terror.