Overview
A moody, coming-of-age tale for fans of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and Nimona, filled with fairies and ogres and magic galore. Autumn Ackerman’s life was turned upside down when her childhood imaginary friend, Barnaby, returned and Autumn discovered that she is a Night Folk—a race of incredible creatures that inspired all of humanity’s myths and fairy tales. Finishing high school and working at the local coffee shop is more than enough for any teenager to deal with, but now Autumn has to learn to navigate a new world of trolls and fairies, dealing with threats like the mysterious Mr. Balloon, and getting to know her estranged grandfather, the October King, leader of the Night Folk. Before Autumn can even get used to all these changes, her life is turned upside down yet again when her ordinary, human father—who she hasn’t seen in five years—suddenly returns, exhibiting terrifying new powers… …powers that threaten everything Autumn holds dear!
Full Product Details
Author: Matthew Dow Smith
Publisher: Papercutz
Imprint: Papercutz
Volume: 2
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.157kg
ISBN: 9781545826522
ISBN 10: 1545826528
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 26 May 2026
Audience:
Young adult
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Teenage / Young adult
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Not yet available
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Reviews
""This propitious series starter promises intrigue, adventure, and fresh takes on fantasy tropes along the unmoored protagonist’s quest toward greater understanding of both the worlds around her and herself."" * Publishers Weekly (on <I>The October Girl: Book One</I>) * ""A dazzling and heartfelt supernatural coming-of-age story."" * Kirkus Reviews (on <I>The October Girl: Book One</I>) *
""A dazzling and heartfelt supernatural coming-of-age story.""-- ""Kirkus Reviews (on The October Girl: Book One)"" ""This propitious series starter promises intrigue, adventure, and fresh takes on fantasy tropes along the unmoored protagonist's quest toward greater understanding of both the worlds around her and herself.""-- ""Publishers Weekly (on The October Girl: Book One)""
Author Information
Matthew Dow Smith is a writer and comic book artist whose work has appeared in Mike Mignola’s Hellboy, DC’s Starman, and many others. He was the writer of the X-Files: Origins comic book series, the third volume of the Dark Crystal: Creation Myths graphic novel series, and several Doctor Who comic book stories for IDW, the BBC, and BBC America. He is the writer and artist of DC’s middle grade graphic novel Misfits of Magic, and creator-owned digital comics Amelia Shadows: Daughter of Darkness, Johnny Chaos, and Arch-Nemesis. He lives on the east coast of the US.
