This book wouldn’t be here without the team at Tor, geniuses and friends—David Hartwell, Marco Palmieri, Ardi Alspach, Irene Gallo, and so many others. Chris McGrath’s covers continue to amaze. David and Marco, my editors, unlocked the story in ways I hadn’t thought possible, and inspired me to keep reaching. My agent, Bob, is steady and invulnerable.

Two pieces of writing had an outsize impact on this one. Karin Tidbeck’s Jagannath blew my mind open and got me working; David Foster Wallace’s A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again injected levity and wisdom at precisely the right moment.

And my wife, Stephanie: love, patience, brilliance, strength, and honesty. Thanking her one feels the poverty of the deed. “Thanks, gravity, for, um. Everything?” But still—thank you.

Also by Max Gladstone

ALSO BY MAX GLADSTONE

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About the Author

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

MAX GLADSTONE lives, works, and writes in and around Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Copyright

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

FULL FATHOM FIVE

Copyright © 2014 by Max Gladstone

Cover illustration by Chris McGrath

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ISBN 978-0-7653-3574-6 (hardcover)

ISBN 978-1-4668-2615-1 (e-book)

e-ISBN 9781466826151

First Edition: July 2014