THE ENDLESS VESSEL IS OUT NOW!
set sail today!
“The Endless Vessel is a thrilling hunt, haunting mystery, and ominous prediction all in one, but most of all, it’s a poignant reminder of what it means to be human—to despair, to love, and to refuse to give up hope, even in the final hour.” — Peng Shepherd, bestselling author of The Cartographers
A piece of impossible technology, and the search for its creators.
A centuries-long quest to defeat death.
A woman whose only goal is to bring joy to humanity, no matter the cost.
The greatest treasure ever found.
A ship whose voyage will last forever.
This is The Endless Vessel, my fourth novel, out now from Harper Perennial.
“Soule captures the despair and loneliness of people struggling to survive in a damaged world, stringing eager readers along until the very end.” — Booklist
'[A] hugely entertaining near-future dystopian thriller from comic book writer Soule . . . Rich characters and a full-throttle plot, plus a solid finale, elevate this page-turner. It’s a winner.” — Publishers Weekly
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ABOUT THE BOOK
This story started with a very simple idea, an image I couldn’t shake – a ship that never stopped sailing, on a non-stop, centuries-long voyage.
That’s the literal interpretation of the title. The more figurative version is that it’s us – we are all endless vessels, constantly seeking to fill ourselves with experience, love, and the most important, elusive quality of all… happiness. Joy, even. Our souls are endless vessels. Humanity itself is an endless vessel.
The Endless Vessel is an adventure. It is a voyage, it is a treasure hunt and a quest. It goes all over the world, from Hong Kong to England to America and across all the seven seas. It’s thrilling as hell, and retains the “oh my god what’s going to happen next I can’t put this thing down” quality many of you have told me you’ve enjoyed from my other books.
The story begins in the present day (maybe a few years from now). The world is ours, under the same pressures and facing the same issues that are dragging us all down. It follows three women: Lily Barnes, Molly Calder and Jane Morello, who have vastly different lives but are all looking for the same thing, answering that same question – how can I be happy?
Lily (a British expat living in Hong Kong), comes across something she can’t explain, a piece of technology that should not and cannot exist. She starts looking for answers, a journey that takes her across the world. She discovers a secret society, a rock star, a monster and the greatest treasure humanity has ever found. Her story intertwines with that of Molly and Jane, two women each damaged and searching in their own ways. All three ladies completely remake the world.
I love this book, and I hope you will too.