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File Under: Science Fiction
When a mysterious tower appears in the skies over England, thirteen strangers are pulled from their lives to stand before it as a countdown begins. Above the doorway is one word: ASCEND.
As they try to understand why they’ve been chosen and what the tower is, it soon becomes clear the only way out of this for everyone is… up.
And so begins a race to the top with the group fighting to hold on to its humanity, through sinking ships, haunted houses and other waking nightmares. Can they each overcome their differences and learn to work together or does the winner take all? What does the tower want of them and what is the price to escape?
File Under: Pub Quiz | Die trying | It’s a trap | Game over, man
“Cleverly blending science fiction, fantasy, and horror, Hanks uses a video game format to probe the nature of humanity in all its glory and gore…The pages fly by through all the humor, social commentary, and suspense.”
– Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
“The Way Up is Death is quintessential Dan Hanks: a nonstop bonkers adventure that gets you laughing just hard enough so you won’t see it coming when it stabs you in the heart.”
– Chris Panatier, author of The Phlebotomist, Stringers and The Redemption of Morgan Bright
“Dan Hanks has done it again with The Way Up is Death – a book which crosses all the excitement of your favorite video game with the heart of your favorite quest novel. Definitely his best book yet!”
– Ginger Smith, author of The Rush’s Edge
“The Way Up is Death is a masterful thrill ride of a novel. The kind of book with enough mystery and action to keep you reading into the wee hours of the morning just to find out WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. Full of characters you will love and characters you will love to hate, it is also a profoundly human story about grief and loneliness, friendship and love, courage and cowardice, selfishness and sacrifice. This book will break you and put you back together again and I loved every moment of it.”
– Sarah J. Daley, author of Obsidian
