We Can Never Leave

Name: We Can Never Leave
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: H.E. Edgmon
ISBN: 9798897563425

Author: H.E. Edgmon

Narrator: Vico Ortiz

Unabridged: 9 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 06/10/2025

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Fantasy, Lgbtq+

Synopsis

Sweet Tooth meets The Raven Boys in this queer young adult contemporary fantasy about what it means to belong from H.E. Edgmon. You can never go home … Every day, all across the world, inhuman creatures are waking up with no memory of who they are or where they came from—and the Caravan exists to help them. The traveling community is made up of these very creatures and their families who’ve acclimated to this new existence by finding refuge in each other. That is, until the morning five teenage travelers wake to find their community has disappeared overnight. Those left: a half-human who only just ran back to the Caravan with their tail between their legs, two brothers—one who can’t seem to stay out of trouble and the other who’s never been brave enough to get in it, a venomous girl with blood on her hands and a heart of gold, and the Caravan’s newest addition, a disquieting shadow in the shape of a boy. They’ll have to work together to figure out what happened the night of the disappearance, but each one of the forsaken five is white-knuckling their own secrets. And with each truth forced to light, it becomes clear this isn’t really about what happened to their people—it’s about what happened to them. "Edgmon dazzles in this supernatural mystery novel … A captivating fable of belonging and intergenerational trauma."—Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

About H.E. Edgmon

H.E. Edgmon is an author of queer speculative fiction across genres. Once a stray dog in the rural south, he now makes his home in the Pacific Northwest with a family of his own design. Haunted and hopeful, his work aims to offer levity without flinching from hard truths. In his writing and his daily life, H.E. will always prioritize the pursuit of an Indigenous future, the safety of our most vulnerable, and making a terrible joke whenever possible. His debut series, The Witch King duology, is out now.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Brittany’sBoundByBloodBooks on May 15, 2025

You Can Leave… but you might just want to come back. 🐾🌀 We Can Never Leave by H.E. Edgmon is a shape-shifter of a novel, equal parts fantasy, mystery, and found-family feels, all wrapped in a queer coming-of-age tale that howls with heart. I'll admit it: I'm not usually one to sink my teeth into fanta......more

Goodreads review by Sheila on December 26, 2024

I received a free copy of, We Can Never Leave, by H.E. Edgmon, from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Five half humans are left to figure out what happened to everyone else, but they all have their own secrets. Im not normally a fan of fantasy, but this was different.......more

Goodreads review by Erin on May 22, 2025

Special thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a free, electronic ARC of this novel received in exchange for an honest review. Expected publication date: June 10, 2025 H.E. Edgmon’s newest YA, contemporary fantasy novel, “We Can Never Leave” is evocative, heartbreaking and page-turning. Th......more

Goodreads review by Mae ✨ on January 16, 2025

I just do not think that this book was for me. The writing was good, but I got very lost in all of the points of views. It was bouncing from character to character every chapter and it got mixed up for me. I thought they all had good thoughts and complexities to them, but it felt very difficult to c......more

Goodreads review by •.~*Izzy*~.• on February 20, 2025

i think this book was right up my alley with the queer rep and outcasts, characters of which i always favor in literally anything, and i truly did like all the characters, but it felt confusing sometimes with the many povs, although i understand that it’s crucial for the layout of the story. it was......more