WINNER of the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction | WINNER of the Otherwise Award | Finalist for the Nebula Award for Best Novel | Finalist for the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

Rakesfallis a groundbreaking, standalone science fiction epic about two souls bound together from here until the ends of time, from the author of award-winning novelThe Saint of Bright Doors.

Some stories take more than one lifetime to tell. There are wrongs that echo through the ages, friendships that outpace the claws of death, loves that leave their mark on civilization, and promises that nothing can break. This is one such story.

Annelid and Leveret met as children in the middle of the Sri Lankan civil war. They found each other in a torn-up nation, peering through propaganda to grasp a deeper truth. And in a demon-haunted wood, another act of violence linked them and propelled their souls on a journey throughout the ages. No world can hold them, no life can bind them, and they’ll never leave each other behind.

Tracing two souls through endless lifetimes,Rakesfallis a virtuosic exploration of what stories can be. As Annelid and Leveret reincarnate ever deeper into the future, they will chase the edge of human possibility in a dark science fiction epic unlike anything you’ve read before.

Vajra Chandrasekera is from Colombo, Sri Lanka and is online at vajra.me. His debut novelThe Saint of Bright Doorswon Nebula, Ignyte, Crawford, and Locus awards, was nominated for the Le Guin, Lammy, Hugo awards, among others. His second novelRakesfallis aNew York TimesNotable Book of 2024.

• Publisher: Tor Books
• Publish Date: April 22, 2025
• Pages: 304
• Language: English
• Type: Paperback
• EAN/UPC: 9781250847706
• Dimensions: 8.2 X 5.3 X 0.8 inches | 0.6 pounds
• BISAC Categories: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Literary Fiction