The Rowan

by Davis Bunn

Overview

A thrilling, epic sci-fi fantasy adventure in which an intrepid journalist is caught up in a battle between supernatural forces and the federal government.

“Bunn puts a cosmic sci-fi twist on the Norse lore about the mystical power of rowan trees in this brisk and impressive novel”
Publishers Weekly

On a remote Russian island stands a mysterious rowan tree. Those who approach it are encircled in golden threads and somehow transformed – top scientists, political aides, CIA agents and even the daughter of the vice president of the United States.

What strange force is at work? And what does it want?

Reported Valentina Garnier travels to Russia’s easternmost province to find out. But with the CIA determined to track down and neutralise anyone affected by the rowan, she soon finds herself caught in the middle of an epic battle for the future of humanity.

A battle between the federal government and a force that is not of this world.

The first entry in internationally bestselling author Davis Bunn’s Rowan trilogy, The Rowan is a mind-bending blend of science-fiction and urban fantasy. If you loved the strange otherworldliness of Jeff Vandermeer’s Southern Reach trilogy or the thrilling tales of Adrian Tchaikovsky, you’ll love The Rowan!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781448311781
Publisher:	Severn House
Publication date:	03/26/2024
Series:	Rowan Series , #1
Edition description:	Main
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.43(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

Davis Bunn's novels have sold in excess of eight million copies in twenty-six languages. He has appeared on numerous national bestseller lists, and his novels have been Main or Featured Selections with every major US bookclub. Recent titles have been named Best Book of the Year by both Library Journal and Suspense Magazine, as well as earning Top Pick and Starred Reviews from Publishers Weekly, RT Reviews, Kirkus Reviews and Booklist. Currently Davis serves as Writer-In-Residence at Regent's Park College, Oxford University. He speaks around the world on aspects of creative writing. Davis also publishes under the pseudonym of Thomas Locke.

Editorial Reviews

05/08/2023

Bunn (Forbidden) puts a cosmic sci-fi twist on the Norse lore about the mystical power of rowan trees in this brisk and impressive novel. Investigative journalist Val Garnier is struggling to kick her drug habit when she’s hired by her politically powerful friend, Carlton Riffkind, to investigate why U.S. Vice President Terrance Dale’s daughter, a heavy partier, suddenly straightened out after a mysterious trip to a remote Russian island. Other individuals who made the same trip also report feeling “cleansed” of their alcoholism, drug abuse, and mental illness. When Val heads to the island herself, she witnesses a bizarre ritual in which a beautiful glowing rowan tree extends golden tendrils that envelop visitors. Things get weirder when her guide, Bernard, contacts her back stateside, convincing her that she is the key to a cosmic connection brought about by the rowan tree that ties together Riffkind, Dale, and others through dark energy and a “psychic resonance” with the universe. As Val digs into just what that means, she must dodge attacks from fiendish CIA deputy chief of operations Agnes Pendalon. Bunn keeps the suspense high, delivering fascinating sci-fi concepts, flawed but determined characters, and some shocking revelations. This is one to savor. Agent: Chip MacGregor, MacGregor & Luedeke. (July)

Publishers Weekly