Daedalus Is Dead [Hardcover]

A cautionary tale of fatherhood and ambition, told through the reimagined Greek myth of Daedalus, Icarus, King Minos, Ariadne, and the Minotaur.

Daedalus of Crete is many things: The greatest architect in the world. The constructor of the Labyrinth that imprisoned the Minotaur. And the grieving father of Icarus, who plunged into the sea as father and son flew from the grasp of the tyrannical King Minos.

Now, Daedalus seeks to reunite with Icarus in the Underworld, even as he revisits his own memories of Crete, hoping to understand what went so terribly wrong at the end of his son's life. Daedalus will confront any terror to see Icarus againwhether it's the cruel punishments of Tartarus, the cunning Queen Persephone, or the insatiable ghost of the Minotaur.

But the truth, stalking Daedalus in the labyrinth of his own heart, might be too monstrous for him to bear.

Praise forDaedalus Is Dead

An accomplished and powerful story about love, obsession, and the labyrinth of lies that we build around ourselves. Sullivan breathes new bold life into old myths by asking one devastating question: Why did Icarus do it? Sunyi Dean, bestselling author ofThe Book Eaters

Poetic and poignant... Suffused with a striking emotional depth, building up to a gut-wrenching climax. Overall,Daedalus is Deadreads like an achingly beautiful letter from a flawed father to a vanished son... A short and searing book that had me in tears by the end. Locus Magazine

Sullivans lovely debut puts an inventive spin on Greek myth... Sullivan gradually peels back the layers of Daedaluss past, including several revelations that will shift readers views of the inventor significantly. In the crowded field of revl£9