Under_The_Whispering_Door_by_TJ_Klune

Recommendations

Info

No information found
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in thisnovel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.UNDER THE WHISPERING DOORCopyright © 2021 by Travis KluneAll rights reserved.Cover art by Red Nose StudiosCover lettering by Katie KlimowiczA Tor BookPublished by Tom Doherty Associates120 BroadwayNew York, NY 10271www.tor-forge.comTor ® is a registered trademark of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC.The Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available upon request.ISBN 978-1-250-21734-9 (hardcover)ISBN 978-1-250-83814-8 (signed)ISBN 978-1-250-85099-7 (international, sold outside the U.S., subject to rights availability)ISBN 978-1-250-21733-2 (ebook)eISBN 9781250217332Our ebooks may be purchased in bulk for promotional, educational, or business use. Pleasecontact the Macmillan Corporate and Premium Sales Department at 1-800-221-7945,extension 5442, or by email at MacmillanSpecialMarkets@macmillan.com.First Edition: 2021
Page 3 and 4:
Begin ReadingTable of ContentsAbout
Page 5 and 6:
For Eric.I hope you woke up in a st
Page 7 and 8:
CHAPTER1Patricia was crying.Wallace
Page 9 and 10:
“Kyle was laid off two months ago
Page 11 and 12:
“Kyle won’t touch me,” she wh
Page 13 and 14:
dollars, and that doesn’t even be
Page 15 and 16:
He never got the chance.Instead, tw
Page 17 and 18:
Mostly.She wasn’t crying. He was
Page 19 and 20:
you died, you continued to wear the
Page 21 and 22:
Persian rug he’d spent an exorbit
Page 23 and 24:
to show some kind of emotion. He wo
Page 25 and 26:
He burst out laughing. Yes, he coul
Page 27 and 28:
She grinned. “Oh, man. Just you w
Page 29 and 30:
made it feel like so much more. It
Page 31 and 32:
He said, “I…” He didn’t kno
Page 33 and 34:
She wiped her eyes, still chuckling
Page 35 and 36:
“Oh. Yeah, no. I get it. Yes, thi
Page 37 and 38:
He blinked slowly, becoming aware o
Page 39 and 40:
They rounded a corner, and he could
Page 41 and 42:
He stared at her. “We’re seeing
Page 43 and 44:
CHAPTER4He expected the inside of t
Page 45 and 46:
The second time you share tea, you
Page 47 and 48:
was … calming? Or so close to it
Page 49 and 50:
know I don’t have time for this.
Page 51 and 52:
“And there’s … what?”Hugo d
Page 53 and 54:
questions. I’ll do my best to ans
Page 55 and 56:
“I’m dead,” Wallace said.Hugo
Page 57 and 58:
learned from her mother, a heavyset
Page 59 and 60:
“There aren’t.”“Which means
Page 61 and 62:
Hugo looked at him. “You’re a g
Page 63 and 64:
CHAPTER6The first obstacle was the
Page 65 and 66:
At least he tried to.It didn’t wo
Page 67 and 68:
terrible as the rest of him. All so
Page 69 and 70:
“Saw one, did you?”He whirled a
Page 71 and 72:
place you’ll ever be before you c
Page 73 and 74:
CHAPTER7Apollo seemed to know where
Page 75 and 76:
Hugo chuckled. “A little older th
Page 77 and 78:
Hugo shook his head. “No, I’m n
Page 79 and 80:
“Hush,” Hugo said. “Don’t l
Page 81 and 82:
“But he’s here.”“He is,”
Page 83 and 84:
“You don’t need to sleep.”Wal
Page 85 and 86:
Wallace’s eyes bulged as he looke
Page 87 and 88:
“No.”“But you’re sitting on
Page 89 and 90:
Nelson nodded toward the sconces on
Page 91 and 92:
Wallace hadn’t even heard him app
Page 93 and 94:
“Do what?” Mei asked as she rea
Page 95 and 96:
The hook—always there, and he was
Page 97 and 98:
And strangely, he thought he could
Page 99 and 100:
moved around from table to table, t
Page 101 and 102:
him.” And then, under her breath,
Page 103 and 104:
woke up. He went to work. He stayed
Page 105 and 106:
CHAPTER9Charon’s Crossing stayed
Page 107 and 108:
Mei gasped. “They do? Oh my god,
Page 109 and 110:
“Obviously,” he said faintly.
Page 111 and 112:
that’s taboo.” She looked away.
Page 113 and 114:
“It’s like you, in a way,” sh
Page 115 and 116:
“Nope.”Wallace groaned. “Then
Page 117 and 118:
things. He had expensive clothes, a
Page 119 and 120:
Nelson grinned. “Fair.” He rubb
Page 121 and 122:
“It’s like that here,” Hugo s
Page 123 and 124:
“It was fast,” Hugo said, stari
Page 125 and 126:
Hugo seemed to let it go. “The Ma
Page 127 and 128:
“You can’t ever go to them,”
Page 129 and 130:
finding the truth within himself. W
Page 131 and 132:
And now here they were in the fifth
Page 133 and 134:
Her fault, he told himself as he sa
Page 135 and 136:
They all fell into a schedule of so
Page 137 and 138:
One of the other women said, “My
Page 139 and 140:
“Because he doesn’t want to,”
Page 141 and 142:
Wallace bit back a sharp retort whe
Page 143 and 144:
stumbled around, making promises to
Page 145 and 146:
Nelson laughed. “Refreshing. Frus
Page 147 and 148:
Hugo, for his part, didn’t look a
Page 149 and 150:
“I mean, there’s always a plea
Page 151 and 152:
came here looking more alive than s
Page 153 and 154:
Nothing.“All the time you—would
Page 155 and 156:
Desdemona gasped, pulling her hands
Page 157 and 158:
“A,” Desdemona said as the plan
Page 159 and 160:
followers, and I command you to—
Page 161 and 162:
CHAPTER12That night, Wallace follow
Page 163 and 164:
“Then why didn’t you put a stop
Page 165 and 166:
“It’s not always like this,”
Page 167 and 168:
Wallace closed his eyes. Nancy was
Page 169 and 170:
“A guardian of the doors,” Hugo
Page 171 and 172:
“What does that mean?”“I can
Page 173 and 174:
green door at the end. He walked th
Page 175 and 176:
window looked out into a familiar k
Page 177 and 178:
CHAPTER13At the beginning of his tw
Page 179 and 180:
Hugo shrugged. It was infuriating.
Page 181 and 182:
everything I’m saying right now?
Page 183 and 184:
The tea shop was busy all day. Sinc
Page 185 and 186:
“What will it take?” Wallace as
Page 187 and 188:
Watch.”Wallace stood next to him
Page 189 and 190:
some … some let it become all the
Page 191 and 192:
“Obviously,” Nelson said. He re
Page 193 and 194:
Wallace bit back a retort. They wer
Page 195 and 196:
but my legs didn’t work. My arms
Page 197 and 198:
“Yes,” Hugo said.“I was murde
Page 199 and 200:
behind clouds. The tea plants looke
Page 201 and 202:
people like him.” He swallowed th
Page 203 and 204:
him and he waited, waited, waited f
Page 205 and 206:
CHAPTER15Alan tried to leave.He did
Page 207 and 208:
we’re all traveling on.”Alan sh
Page 209 and 210:
we can do it after—”“Oh, hey,
Page 211 and 212:
come. “Any specific reason?”“
Page 213 and 214:
Wallace blinked. “Oh, uh. Practic
Page 215 and 216:
“How did it go?”Hugo started to
Page 217 and 218:
CHAPTER16“Are you sure about this
Page 219 and 220:
down at his tea, muttering under hi
Page 221 and 222:
“Yes,” Wallace said. “And whe
Page 223 and 224:
The tables jumped again as Alan too
Page 225 and 226:
He hated how much he focused on it,
Page 227 and 228:
“He does,” Hugo said. He looked
Page 229 and 230:
“Or I know my limits,” Wallace
Page 231 and 232:
age. He was coldly handsome, though
Page 233 and 234:
were here in February. Speaking of,
Page 235 and 236:
him. He turned to see Alan stepping
Page 237 and 238:
Alan rose slowly to his feet, point
Page 239 and 240:
CHAPTER17It was bigger than any sta
Page 241 and 242:
The boy nodded at Wallace before lo
Page 243 and 244:
instead of solid. “In fact, an ar
Page 245 and 246:
full well he wasn’t in his right
Page 247 and 248:
dies. Death is cleansing. The pain
Page 249 and 250:
Sure, the bureaucracy of it all can
Page 251 and 252:
“He’s not gone,” Wallace said
Page 253 and 254:
He didn’t know.He’d never felt
Page 255 and 256:
“Then do it. I don’t know what
Page 257 and 258:
Hugo shook his head. Muttering unde
Page 259 and 260:
The sadness receded, though it didn
Page 261 and 262:
On the third evening, Hugo switched
Page 263 and 264:
Nancy did as asked, clutching her p
Page 265 and 266:
Mei cocked her head as if confused,
Page 267 and 268:
I KNOW. BUT I HOPE IN HEARING FROM
Page 269 and 270:
For a moment, Wallace thought it’
Page 271 and 272:
CHAPTER19Acceptance.It was easier t
Page 273 and 274:
then another and then another. And
Page 275 and 276:
didn’t know if anyone would answe
Page 277 and 278:
“What’s that supposed to mean?
Page 279 and 280:
“I’m not trying to,” Wallace
Page 281 and 282:
He laughed wildly. “If not now, w
Page 283 and 284:
Wallace felt the pull the moment th
Page 285 and 286:
As the sun set, they stood side by
Page 287 and 288:
He failed.His eyes rolled up in his
Page 289 and 290:
They said, “Cameron, let’s go o
Page 291 and 292:
grit his teeth together. Tears floo
Page 293 and 294:
CHAPTER21The next day, Charon’s C
Page 295 and 296:
He hung his head. “I’m scared,
Page 297 and 298:
Nelson rose from his chair, tugging
Page 299 and 300:
on forever. He wondered if there we
Page 301 and 302:
Nelson standing in front of the tea
Page 303 and 304:
Hugo lowered his hand back to the b
Page 305 and 306:
“Hugo?”“Yeah?”“Don’t fo
Page 307 and 308: Wallace couldn’t. Everything was
Page 309 and 310: They drank tea as if it were any ot
Page 311 and 312: impressed.”“Frankly, I don’t
Page 313 and 314: “Don’t I?” the boy asked. He
Page 315 and 316: discriminate. It’s there for ever
Page 317 and 318: “You swear?” Wallace insisted.
Page 319 and 320: “Not afraid,” the Manager repea
Page 321 and 322: Someone crouched next to him. “Wa
Page 323 and 324: The Manager nodded. “The job will
Page 325 and 326: “I’m leaving now,” the Manage
Page 328 and 329: EPILOGUEOn an evening in the middle
Page 330 and 331: It wasn’t easy. Of course it wasn
Page 332 and 333: Desdemona Tripplethorne returned to
Page 334 and 335: Mei made them tea as the rest gathe
Page 336 and 337: But a river only moves in one direc
Page 338 and 339: Apollo licked his fingers.Hugo rose
Page 340 and 341: Mei began to recite the contents of
Page 342 and 343: Next, the sensitivity readers. Not
Page 344 and 345: READ ON FORMEI’SINTRODUCTION TORE
Page 346 and 347: INTRODUCTION TO REAPINGCongratulati
Page 348 and 349: For example, WHITE HUMAN WOMEN expe
Page 350 and 351: DD’s file before your arrival, yo
Page 352 and 353: We believe in you!The Managercc: Un
Page 356 and 357: ABOUT THE AUTHORTJ KLUNE is the New
Page 360 and 361: CONTENTSTitle PageCopyright NoticeD
show all

Under_The_Whispering_Door_by_TJ_Klune

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?