In a child's eyes, a mother is a goddess. She can be glorious or terrible, benevolent or filled with wrath, but she commands love either way. I am convinced that this is the greatest power in the universe.

Love betrayed has an entirely different sound from hatred outright.

In a child's eyes, a mother is a goddess. She can be glorious or terrible, benevolent or filled with wrath, but she commands love either way. I am convinced that this is the greatest power in the universe.

The Cloud Roads has wildly original worldbuilding, diverse and engaging characters, and a thrilling adventure plot. It's that rarest of fantasies: fresh and surprising, with a story that doesn't go where ten thousand others have gone before. I can't wait for my next chance to visit the Three Worlds!

If the gods do decide to wipe us out, is it such a bad thing? Maybe we've earned a little annihilation.

Determination could easily become obsession.

Immortality gets very, very boring. You'd be surprised at how interesting the small mundanities of life can seem after a few millennia.