“With this debut novella, Ajram delves into shadowy liminal spaces, allowing readers to guide the main character deeper into a nightmarish labyrinth with no escape.”
Vicken’s plan is to throw himself into the Saint Lawrence River in Montreal and say goodbye to everything. Seems fitting after a life of nothing but depression and pain. But when he steps off the subway, he is soon caught in an endless, looping station.
Determined to escape, Vicken explores the corridors and rooms in the station. No matter how many hallways he goes through, or vast cathedral-esque rooms, the exit is nowhere to be found.
The more he explores, the more Vicken is convinced that being trapped in his strange new prison isn’t an accident. And while walking through the shadows, he comes to realize that he almost certainly is not alone. (...)
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