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Root: A Serial Novel

Root: A Serial Novel

Teenage friends in Chicago stumble onto the magical underpinnings of reality itself. And now reality wants them dead. A premium serial novel by Hugo and Nebula nominee William Shunn.
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This Year a Serial Takes Root
I spent three years writing a young-adult urban science-fantasy thriller. The brave kids at its core broke my heart in more ways than one. This year I'd…
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Root: Coda
Having saved their world, at least for now, Hasta and her friends make the long journey back home, facing difficult truths along the way.
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Root: Part IV, Chapter 15
Hasta escapes to the nightmarish Gameplain, where she joins her friends in a desperate last-ditch attempt to save their world from annihilation.
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Root: Part IV, Chapter 14
In the interface between worlds, Hasta learns more than she cares to know about the nature of her universe—and about the nature of her own self.
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Root: Part IV, Chapter 13
Standing before Brahman at long last, Hasta faces her greatest challenge yet—convincing the creator that her world is worth saving.
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Root: Part IV, Chapter 12
An unexpected ally helps Hasta to the Bus, but one last obstacle stands between her and an audience with Brahman. Can she take a life in cold blood in…
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Root: Part IV, Chapter 11
Trapped in a pit of A.A.’s making, Hasta’s crew must work together like never before if any of them hope to escape. But what if that means only one can?
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