Otherbound
Otherbound is a 2014 queer fantasy and queer science fiction novel by Corinne Duyvis. Key subjects include Shapeshifting, mute persons and household employees.
35 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list.
At about 404 pages, most readers finish it in 7–8 hours.
About Otherbound
A seventeen-year-old boy finds that every time he closes his eyes, he's drawn into the body of a mute servant girl from another world--a world that's growing increasingly more dangerous, and where many things are not as they seem. A 17-year-old boy finds that every time he closes his eyes, he is drawn into the body of a mute servant girl from another world, a world that is growing increasingly more dangerous. The plot contains profanity and sexual situations.
Awards & lists
- ✦Locus Awards 2015 — Best First Novel (nominee)
Quick answers
Who wrote Otherbound?
Otherbound was written by Corinne Duyvis and first published in 2014.
What genre is Otherbound?
It is usually shelved as Queer Fantasy, Queer Science Fiction, LGBTQ+ Young Adult and Shapeshifter Fiction.
How long is Otherbound?
The median edition has 404 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Otherbound?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Black Tides of Heaven, The Rules and Regulations for Mediating Myths & Magic and Raybearer.
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