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Infinite Shores (The Drowned Gods Trilogy, Book 3)

Infinite Shores (The Drowned Gods Trilogy, Book 3)

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Pascale lacelle

Publisher

Margaret K. McElderry Books

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Age Range

14+

Release Date

April 07, 2026

ISBN

978-1665970389

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Ninth House meets The Hazel Wood in this spellbinding conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Drowned Gods Trilogy, a gorgeous dark academia fantasy following a teen mage and her friends on their desperate quest through worlds and time!

Fate cannot be broken—not even by the gods who serve it.

Emory refuses to lose Romie again. Her friend’s fate hangs in the balance as the monstrous Clover plans to use her as a sacrifice to steal power from the deity Atheia—and make himself into a proper god. To stop Clover, Emory needs the help of Atheia’s dark counterpart, Sidraeus. Yet this enigmatic deity cannot be trusted, and if Emory is to ally with him, she must invoke an ancient magic to keep him tethered to her side.

Meanwhile, in the divine workshop of the god of balance, Baz learns he has a role to play in the coming fight to save the crumbling worlds and their weakening magics. Yet all he can think of is Kai and the gruesome fate that awaits him at Clover’s side—a fate, the god tells him, that is beyond even his reach. But Baz is determined to save Kai, even if he has to rewrite time itself.

As chaos reigns and the tides of a corrupted magic threaten to consume all, Emory and Baz must contend with mercurial gods, vengeful deities, and those hell-bent on eradicating Eclipse magic to save the people they love—and write an ending to their stories that defies fate itself.

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Incredible Conclusion

April 07, 2026 (Updated: June 04, 2026)

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Infinite Shores is an incredible conclusion to the Drowned Gods Trilogy. Clover is on the verge of destroying all the worlds as he ascends to godhood on the stolen magic of everything else. Things go from bad to worse, and a complicated situation seems too easy a way to describe where our troupe of friends finds themselves. In desperation, Baz destroys the hourglass of fate, and chaos reigns, merging all worlds in mind-bending ways.
What Pascale Lacelle gets so right in the book is not only a fantastic conclusion to a fantasy trilogy, where all the complicated elements come together in tight formation while appearing to be chaos, but the deeper truths that resonate through these characters' experiences leave you something to think about. Emory from book one was striving to be above mediocrity, was flattered to be part of “the cool group,” and was not using critical thinking because she wanted to be somebody important. Through this book, we have seen a natural progression in her evolution as a person, culminating in the power to rival a god, but it does not go to her head. She has come into her full realized self and can make the ultimate sacrifices needed to save the worlds.
Then there is something to be said about a person who comes to power for “the good of us all” and is corrupt and ready to destroy everything because it is possible. Atheia is the representation of “good religion,” yet does despicable things like torture those different from her and sanction the hate and prejudice against those not like her. The greed and atrocities committed by her viewpoints have so much relevance to things happening in the real world. As the worlds get more broken, we are left with the people finally “waking up” and ready to forge a better tomorrow through hard work, hope, and a different path than what has come before.
Overall, this is a long book, but well worth the read. The author has woven many complex magic systems seamlessly in a well-done, thought-provoking way that stays with you once the story is done.