In the Kingdom between worlds, dawn is thirty-seven minutes late.
Despair calls it terrible management. Hope thinks someone should look into
it. Neither expects to discover that the great celestial clock has spent years
collecting everything the Kingdom could no longer bear to feel.
Now the clock is full. Roads are disappearing. And when Hope reaches
inside to save a stranded spirit, the mechanism refuses to let her go.
With a severed ribbon, an oversized pencil, and a crow who has opinions
about his driving, Despair sets out along a forgotten road. Inside the clock,
Hope and the young traveler Lumen search for a way forward through
memories that still hurt. Outside, Despair must confront a frightening
possibility: bringing her home may require him to stop carrying everyone
alone.
Drawn in expressive black-and-white graphite and ink, DeathWish: The Hour
That Would Never End combines crooked gothic landscapes, celestial
mystery, and dry humor with an intimate story of connection. It is a
complete first adventure in a chronological series about scarred hearts,
imperfect care, and the courage to wish for tomorrow.