Ever the Night Road

by Michael Breen

Overview

This is a fantasy.

In a city of water and glass, seventeen-year-old Dagny Losh is rudderless and lonely, searching for some kind of connection to a changing world. What she finds is a fragment from her old life, before the river washed everything away. A fragment once thought forever lost, and it will take all she has to protect it.

A story of friendship and self-discovery. Of drowned things and crumbling slums; decaying oracle towers and a deep underground, all joined together by fate and the stars... For the Night Road connects all things, if one only knows where to look.

Readers Favorite International Book Award Gold Medal Winner 2023 (YA Fantasy)
Independent Publisher (IPPY) Book Award Gold Medal Winner 2023 (Fantasy)
A Wishing Shelf Book Award Winner
Foreword Indies Book of the Year Finalist
Indies Today Book Award Finalist

Ever the Night Road is the first book in a two part series.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798823144155
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	11/07/2022
Series:	Ever the Night Road , #1
Pages:	420
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.93(d)

About the Author

Michael Breen is an award-winning fantasy author. He has a background in theatre (favorite playwrights tend to be a bit dark and Irish). He used to write simple songs with good friends and still listens to the same punk bands that he did in high school. Michael likes truthful fantasy, books that are fearless, and British TV shows. When not writing, he is usually thinking about writing or trying to figure out how a mandolin works.

Michael won the gold medal for fantasy in the 2023 Independent Publisher “IPPY” Book Awards, the gold medal for young adult fantasy in the 2023 Readers’ Favorite International Book Awards, and a bronze medal in the U.K.’s Wishing Shelf Book Awards, among other accolades, for Ever the Night Road.

In Jud, the adventure continues where Ever the Night Road left off. Now eighteen, Dagny must brave the mythical, labyrinthine city of Jud, where streets and buildings shift with the twilight, and each door and alleyway may give rise to the most unexpected encounters. Jud has received multiple five-star reviews from Readers' Favorite.

Mike is currently writing his third novel.

Editorial Reviews

This coming-of-age adventure story mesmerizes the reader on multiple levels. The story has a
melodic rhythm for its unfolding. The author also takes his time to paint the atmosphere and the
characters' inner states and have the reader inhale these two worlds... After peering into the magical realms,
lively slums, and cheerful settlements outlined by the author, resisting the call of adventure
becomes futile.

BestSellers World - Timea Barabas

[Ever the Night Road is] a story that doesn't ever stand still, drawing you ever deeper into mystery and darkness that is filled with pain and fear, but also a terrible hope. It's a story about children and love, friendship and families, and a story about what it means to truly belong. It's a story that utterly enchanted me! What a stunning debut novel by an author who blew past my already high expectations! Come, read, enjoy... and prepare to be enchanted!

The International Review of Books

Ever the Night Road is a fantasy that will take your imagination to new heights... Michael Breen has an amazing gift with words and stimulated my senses on a whole new level... With a strong female protagonist and other relatable characters, this book is sure to entertain and leave you pondering for days, which is exactly what I did. I feel I need to read it again because I am sure I will find more gems that I overlooked...

Reader's Favorite - Ronél Steyn

Michael Breen penned a magical fantasy that I couldn't put down... I am eager to read the next book. Ever the Night Road is perfect for fantasy readers who enjoy immersing themselves in the adventures of well-developed characters.

Reader's Favorite - Stephanie Chapman