"I want a book to make me feel something. The Fracturing quite successfully satisfied this requirement of mine — a grim joy, if such a thing is even possible."
— J. Alex Giguere, author of The Breaking (SPFBO XI Judge)The world isn't ending. It's breaking apart.
A naval officer loses everything when political ambition destroys his family and his future. A young raider discovers he was born for violence — and begins to fear the hunger growing inside him. A commander's daughter watches her world burn and learns that survival sometimes demands blood.
And somewhere far from war and politics, a small girl awakens powers tied to something ancient stirring beneath The Grey Deep.
They have never met. They don't know they're part of the same story.
No heroes. No chosen ones. Just people forced to decide who they are when everything falls apart.
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"Hockett doesn't waste time with sentimentality or false hope. This is a rough world and there is no guarantee of a happy ending. The characters are well written, engaging — I am eager to see where their journey takes them."
J.D. Michael, author of Kings of the Republic"I was instantly invested in the story from the very first page — a rare thing indeed. Hockett's prose is punchy and quick and his sentences cut like a knife. There's no trace of fat between the lines, only lean plucky phrases and buckets of character development."
Benjamin Barreth, author of No More Levels (SPFBO Semi-Finalist)"A great depiction of what it means to survive an unforgiving world. You can clearly see the author's life experience in the characters' thought process. Do not sleep on this one."
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