#93 in Fantasy
The Everlasting
- 320
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
- Hugo Award for Best Novel
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel
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Our view
“The Everlasting” is a poetic, centuries-spanning love story between a historian and the legendary knight whose life he studies. Alix E. Harrow has the two narrate in the second person, each speaking to the other, which makes a tale of war and national myth feel like a private conversation. Its natural readers want their fantasy lyrical, with time travel and a scholar’s love of old texts at its centre.
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About the book
The Everlasting is a 2025 fantasy novel written by American author Alix E. Harrow. It was released on October 28, 2025, and published by Tor Publishing Group. It has two second-person narrators, each addressing the other.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.7 across 264 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 64% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.5 comes out. A further +0.10 comes from the small bonus for major awards.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 8.7 | 264 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Everlasting?
It has 320 pages — shorter than 92% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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