Hugo and Nebula Awardâwinning author Max Gladstone weaves American mythsâthe muscle car, the open road, the white-hatted cowboyâinto a deeply emotional tale.
When Zelda and her friends first met, in college, they believed they had all the answers. They had figured out a big secret about how the world worked and they thought that meant they could change things.
They failed. One of their own fell, to darkness and rot. Ten years later, theyâve drifted apart, building lives for themselves, families, fortunes. All but Zelda. Sheâs still wandering the back roads of the nation. Sheâs still fighting monsters. She
knows: the past isnât over. Itâs not even past.
The roadâs still there. The rotâs still waiting. They canât hide from it any more.
Because, at long last, their friend is coming home. And hell is coming with her.