Before he can be reborn, Zan has spent 499 years bound in a 500-year curse to process souls for the monstrous Ferryman--and if he fails...

Before he can be reborn, Zan has spent 499 years bound in a 500-year curse to process souls for the monstrous Ferryman--and if he fails he dies.

In Portland, Bastian is grieving. He survived a car accident that took his mother and impulse-purchased a crumbling bookstore with the life insurance money.

But in sleep, death's mark keeps dragging Bastian into Zan's office. It shouldn't be a problem to log his soul and forget he ever existed. But when Zan follows Bastian through his memories of grief and hope, Zan realizes that he is not ready for Bastian to die.

The boys borrow time hiding in the memories of the dead while the Ferryman hunts them, and Zan must decide if he's willing to give up his chance at life to save Bastian--and Bastian must decide if he's willing to keep living if it means losing Zan.

Author: Michelle Kulwicki
Publisher: Page Street YA
Published: 09/24/2024
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.60w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9798890039606
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/17/2024
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2024
Booklist 08/01/2024 pg. 70

About the Author
Michelle Kulwicki (she/they) is a mother of three and a professional cellist by night. Her short stories have been published in Fusion Fragment and Ellipsis Zine, as well as many other anthologies and literary magazines. At the End of the River Styx is her literary debut.