Collapse of the Time Web by Q E Daniels

In a mystical crawlspace under Heaven, one rebellious angel dares to rewrite the rules of reality and destiny in Collapse of the Time Web by Q E Daniels, a thrilling puzzle of mythological proportions.

Frustrated by the endless self-destruction of entire worlds, and the apparent indifference from other gods of the Pantheon, Meandyra the time-braider sets out with a new plan for her next creation. Interfering in the worlds she is meant to observe is strictly forbidden, but her defiant creativity refuses to be suppressed. However, as the braids of time begin to loosen in multiple worlds, portals start to open and forbidden crossovers lead to mind-bending conflicts between unexpected foes. What began as Meandyra’s quest for compassion becomes a spiraling crisis of divine intervention that could rip apart the very fabric of reality.

Smart, touching, and philosophically nuanced, this cerebral read is a dreamy blur of genres, from divine overlords and scheming demons to barbarian warriors, sinister sorcerers, and overconfident druids. The half-forgotten stone at the center of this story is an ingenious talisman, while the plot of overlapping worlds within a carefully regulated multiverse takes the novel into the enticing realm of science fiction.

At times, the leaps in the story can be disorienting and take genuine effort to parse and follow, but Daniels possesses a wickedly sharp and endlessly imaginative pen, resulting in an inventive combination of fantasy, sci-fi, and speculative fiction.