Three Eight One

By Aliya Whiteley

Book Overview

The paperback release of 2024's astonishing literary scifi coming-of-age novel.

In January 2314, Rowena Savalas - a curator of the vast archive of the twenty-first century's primitive internet - stumbles upon a story posted in the summer of 2024. She's quickly drawn into the mystery of the text: Is it autobiography, fantasy or fraud? What's the significance of the recurring number 381?

In the story, the protagonist Fairly walks the Horned Road - a quest undertaken by youngsters in her village when they come of age. She is followed by the "breathing man," a looming presence, dogging her heels every step of the way. Everything she was taught about her world is overturned.

Following Fairly's quest, Rowena comes to question her own choices, and a predictable life of curation becomes one of exploration, adventure and love. As both women's stories draw to a close, she realises it doesn't matter whether the story is true or not: as with the quest itself, it's the journey that matters.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1837862370
• ISBN13: 9781837862375
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: Solaris
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 7.7"