Root

Teenage friends in Chicago stumble onto the magical underpinnings of reality itself. And now reality wants them dead. A serial novel by Hugo and Nebula nominee William Shunn.

This Year a Serial Takes Root

I spent three years writing a young-adult urban science-fantasy thriller. The brave kids at its core broke my heart in more ways than one. This year I'd…

Feb 4, 2022 • Bill Shunn

Having saved their world, at least for now, Hasta and her friends make the long journey back home, facing difficult truths along the way.

Jan 6, 2023 • Bill Shunn

Root: Part IV, Chapter 15

Hasta escapes to the nightmarish Gameplain, where she joins her friends in a desperate last-ditch attempt to save their world from annihilation.

Jan 3, 2023 • Bill Shunn

Root: Part IV, Chapter 14

In the interface between worlds, Hasta learns more than she cares to know about the nature of her universe—and about the nature of her own self.

Dec 30, 2022 • Bill Shunn

Root: Part IV, Chapter 13

Standing before Brahman at long last, Hasta faces her greatest challenge yet—convincing the creator that her world is worth saving.

Dec 27, 2022 • Bill Shunn

Root: Part IV, Chapter 12

An unexpected ally helps Hasta to the Bus, but one last obstacle stands between her and an audience with Brahman. Can she take a life in cold blood in…

Dec 23, 2022 • Bill Shunn

Root: Part IV, Chapter 11

Trapped in a pit of A.A.’s making, Hasta’s crew must work together like never before if any of them hope to escape. But what if that means only one can?

Dec 20, 2022 • Bill Shunn

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