The God of Endings, Jacqueline Holland
The God of Endings, Jacqueline Holland
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The God of Endings
A Novel

Author: Jacqueline Holland

Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld

Unabridged: 16 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/07/2023


Synopsis

"Maarleveld's narration takes the exquisite prose of this story and elevates it to a lyrical listening experience. Her consistently skilled delivery moves through a variety of accents and time periods. This audiobook is a fascinating story told by a masterful performer."- AudioFile

By turns suspenseful and enchanting, this breathtaking first novel weaves a story of love, family, history, and myth as seen through the eyes of one immortal woman.

Collette LeSange is a lonely artist who heads an elite fine arts school for children in upstate New York. Her youthful beauty masks the dark truth of her life: she has endured centuries of turmoil and heartache in the wake of her grandfather’s long-ago decision to make her immortal like himself. Now in 1984, Collette finds her life upended by the arrival of a gifted child from a troubled home, the return of a stalking presence from her past, and her own mysteriously growing hunger.

Combining brilliant prose with breathtaking suspense, Jacqueline Holland's The God of Endings serves as a larger exploration of the human condition in all its complexity, asking us the most fundamental question: is life in this world a gift or a curse?

A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books.

About Jacqueline Holland

Jacqueline Holland is a speculative and fantasy writer with an MFA from the University of Kansas. Her debut novel, The God of Endings, was an NPR, Reader's Digest, and Barnes and Noble Best of 2023. She lives in the Twin Cities with her two wonderful sons and a slightly savage cat. If you have a taste for unpopular opinions unapologetically expressed and vintage movie reels, you can follow her on Instagram @jacquelinehollandauthor. She is represented by Jennifer Gates at Aevitas Creative Management.


Reviews

Goodreads review by John on June 02, 2024

My complete review of The God of Endings is published in Grimdark Magazine. The God of Endings is the masterful debut novel by Jacqueline Holland, a literary dark fantasy that explores the purpose of life through the eyes of a reluctant immortal. The novel opens in the 1830s with four-year-old Anna gr......more

Goodreads review by John on September 24, 2023

A compassionate vampire…who would have thought….. Book Information The God of Endings was written by Jacqueline Holland. It was published on March 7, 2023 and is 413 pages. I listened to the audiobook version which is narrated by Saskia Maarleveld and is 16 hours and 53 minutes. This is Holland's 1s......more

Goodreads review by Mai on December 06, 2024

For not being a "strange" novel, and I'm using strange in the same vein as Lydia Deetz, this is one strange vampire novel. Classic horror it is not, and I'm glad I didn't save it for my October spooky reads. That's not to say I didn't enjoy myself. An avid Francophile, I enjoyed Collette's dual timel......more

Goodreads review by Greta on August 05, 2023

Another vampire book - but it’s more accurate to say that it is one particular vampire’s story. Vampire rules and canon weren’t always followed but that didn’t bother me too much. Vampires are fictional as is Collette’s story (AKA Anna). Her life both ended and began in the 1830’s. The reader will t......more

Goodreads review by Janelle Janson on March 20, 2023

I cannot recommend THE GOD OF ENDINGS enough. It’s a unique and interesting story about a vampire named Collette LeSange. Over many many years, she has finally created a life for herself. She feels at peace, until one day her ties to one of her students brings back her cravings. We move around betwe......more


Quotes

"A reflective and poetic take on the nature of immortality... Holland's refreshing vampires lean philosophical as they struggle with immense grief and loneliness."
Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Atmospheric prose and excellent character development. Great for fans of Anne Rice’s Interview with a Vampire and V. E. Schwab’s The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue."
—Library Journal

"Sweeping and evocative, this novel is a beautiful journey through the centuries of a wholly unique life. It explores the savagery of loss and grief and the paradoxical fragility and endurance of love. It raises powerful and thought-provoking questions about motherhood, and how to live, and the ending will stay with me for a long time in the best possible way."
—Jennifer Saint, author of Elektra and Ariadne

"Holland's lush prose welcomes the reader into a new kind of vampire story, and the result is a surprising and spellbinding tale of struggle and love and protection that leaves you wondering who the real monsters are."
—Laura Moriarty, New York Times bestselling author of The Chaperone

"The God of Endings is propulsive, a compelling rumination on what makes a life worth living. Spanning centuries and continents, an immortal narrator grapples with her own humanity—or lack thereof—in this dazzling debut."
—Lily Brooks-Dalton, author of Good Morning, Midnight


Awards

  • Barnes and Noble Best New Books of the Year