Praise for Driftwood

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[STARRED REVIEW] “Brennan skillfully builds a multiplicity of worlds, painting each unique and fully developed culture with bold, minimalist strokes and, though readers don’t get to spend much time with any single character, rendering each member of the sprawling cast with impressive nuance and subtlety. Exploring found family, adaptation, and hope in the face of apocalypse, Brennan imbues this high-concept fantasy with a strong emotional core. Fantasy fans will be thrilled. ”
—Publishers Weekly 

[STARRED REVIEW] “A diverse cast of characters from disparate worlds, each facing their own rapidly approaching mortality, come together to memorialize a missing man—rumored to be immortal—in this new fantasy title from veteran author Brennan . . . Readers will close the cover aching to read more about Last and his world. An exciting delve into a conglomerate land filled with magic and mystery.”
—Kirkus

[STARRED REVIEW] "Complex and riveting . . . Driftwood is epic in scale and yet rooted in satisfying detail, full of possibility and wonder.”
—Booklist

“Haunting, timeless, and timely. Brennan invented Driftwood, but it feels like she discovered it.” 
—Max Gladstone author of The Empress of Forever  

"Driftwood is a richly imagined and shifting place. I keep thinking about it weeks after shutting the book. This is what people mean by 'haunting'"
―Mary Robinette Kowal, author of The Calculating Stars

“Bittersweet and haunting, Brennan’s story celebrates the death-defying power of love and everlasting memory.”
—Karen Lord, author of Redemption in Indigo

“Marie Brennan never disappoints.”
—Elitist Book Reviews

“A wildly creative and imaginative novel that showcases an author’s vast talent and hard work. Grab this book with both hands and hang on with white knuckles for an experience unlike any other book you are likely to read this or any other year.”
—Scintilla

“The world building is excellent. The characters are all well developed as well. I thought this was a fantastic book.”
—Book Lover’s Boudoir

“The writing itself is beautiful, but it is the world-building (or perhaps more correctly world-breaking) where this book really stood out.”
—Beneath a Thousand Skies

“We’re lucky to have the imagination of writers like Marie Brennan right now to keep us afloat amidst the flotsam and jetsam of COVID-19. Driftwood is a life preserver.”
—The Woven Tale Press

“Between the extremely original world building, effective storytelling and fantastic writing I was spellbound by Driftwood.”
—Looking Glass Books

“I reveled in all of the world-building Brennan packed into this book.”
—A Bookish Type

“A short, sweet, and dark apocalyptic fantasy that does not overstay its welcome while leaving you desiring more.”
—The Quill to Live

Promotion at major trade and genre conventions including BEA, ALA, and the World Science Fiction/Fantasy conventions

Interviews and reviews to include trade, literary, media, and sci-fi fantasy/coverage

Author appearances in the greater San Francisco Bay Area and national venues

Advertising and ARC distribution and giveaways to include Goodreads, NetGalley, Edelweiss, Instagram, and Reddit