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The tide takes all, and something has started reaching back.
Before the Violet Tide — Book One of The Divine Friction, an epic fantasy by D R Hood. Coming 2026.
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Marcus has never been normal: his mind goes blank and his body moves without him. Then a phantom cold sweeps the forest, and four friends are pulled toward a vast shadow at the edge of the realm.