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Also by Stacy Carlson:

The Gyre, May 2026
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THE GYRE
By: Stacy Carlson

Alternating Current Press
May 2026
On Sale: May 19, 2026
258 pages
ISBN: 1946580627
EAN: 9781946580627
Kindle: B0GYRFSF6R
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Fiction Literary | Fantasy Historical | Fiction Adventure

An atmospheric journey into the far northern wilds, The Gyre spins one man’s search for meaning into an astonishing saga where adventure, folklore, and the Arctic converge.

Arkady Afanasyev is a nineteenth-century Russian monk who aims to be the northernmost holy man in the world when he hitches a ride to Spitsbergen, a remote island considered by most to be a no man’s land. As he struggles across the tundra, he’s haunted by regret, a long-lost family, and a chorus of Orthodox saints and Slavic pagan tricksters including hearth spirits, sea demons, and the Twelve Sisters of Scurvy. Amid their uncanny influence and the great, turning, harsh natural world, Arkady is brutally and deeply transformed.