The Roads We Borrow
Claudia Phelps · A young adult island fantasy of borrowed miles, living roads and costly redemption
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About this book
Jesse wins a prestigious race, but an island loses its road home—a fantasy of sea routes where each enchanted shortcut sends hardship elsewhere.
Jesse Martin is a talented apprentice at a school for island wizards, where cutting miles from one voyage means fastening them to somebody else’s. To take first place in an elite sailing trial, Jesse secretly burdens a local ferry crossing; outlying communities go hungry, while an astute rival learns how the system can favour those already in power. Putting matters right requires Jesse to navigate each distorted passage, recover the roads’ shifting true names and give up the future gained through cheating.
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- Author
- Claudia Phelps
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- 58,067 words
- Estimated reading time
- 3 hours, 53 minutes
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- Book language
- English
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