'A scorchingly brilliant, wildly funny and deeply moving epic. I loved it' John Green
'The funniest, most immersive book I have read in a long time . . . Truly original, brimming with humour, beauty, heartbreak, magic and sharp language that will strike you deep down in your soul' Danez Smith
'An unprecedented page-turner . . . Canon filled me with overwhelming joy' Karen Russell
This is a story of two prophets.
Yara has been chosen by God to slay the leader of a vicious army. All Yara wishes is to feel whole, safe from the detritus of their life at home, yet before long they are journeying by sea - ferried on the back of a whale called HOWBIG! - on a quest that they are ultimately uncertain they are able to see through to the bitter end. . .
Meanwhile the power-hungry prophet Adrena, feeling snubbed by God and desperate to win His approval (and prove a point), plots to lead God's army to victory and fight The Bad Guys to the death. But her path to glory leads her somewhere surprising - a place of comprehension and belonging.
Their parallel adventures unfold in a series of propulsive vignettes as they encounter incredible characters, clash with destiny and divinity, and confront the extremes of love, death and transformation. Funny, clever, sacred and subversive, Canon plays with form, faith, belonging and identity - and is a true, wild, one of a kind.
