The Missing of Clairdelune: Book Two of the Mirror Visitor Quartet

Author:   Christelle Dabos ,  Hildegarde Serle
Publisher:   Europa Editions
Volume:   2
ISBN:  

9781609455071


Pages:   540
Publication Date:   07 May 2019
Recommended Age:   From 14 to 17 years
Format:   Hardback
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"Book Two in the Internationally Bestselling Mirror Visitor Quartet WINNER of the 2021 Prix Albertine Jeunesse In book two of the bestselling Mirror Visitor Quartet, ""the plots multiply, the world of the Arks gains depth, details abound, and the story envelops the reader as the pages fly by."" (Le Monde des ados) When Ophelia is promoted to Vice-storyteller by Farouk, the ancestral Spirit of Pole, she finds herself unexpectedly thrust into the public spotlight. her gift--the ability to read the secret history of objects--is now known by all, and there can be no greater threat to the nefarious denizens of her icy adopted home than this. Beneath the golden rafters of Pole's capitol, she discovers that the only person she may be able to trust is Thorn, her enigmatic and emotionally distant fiancé. As one influential courtier after another disappears, Ophelia again finds herself unintentionally implicated in an investigation that will lead her to see beyond Pole's many illusions to the heart of a formidable truth."

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Author:   Christelle Dabos ,  Hildegarde Serle
Publisher:   Europa Editions
Imprint:   Europa Editions
Volume:   2
Dimensions:   Width: 16.50cm , Height: 4.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.771kg
ISBN:  

9781609455071


ISBN 10:   160945507
Pages:   540
Publication Date:   07 May 2019
Recommended Age:   From 14 to 17 years
Audience:   Young adult ,  Teenage / Young adult
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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Praise for The Missing of Clairedelune The plots multiply, the world of the Arks gains depth, and details abound, enveloping the reader as the pages fly by. --Le Monde des ados Particularly elegant writing, which also leaves room for a discreet sense of humor. --Le Figaro Litt raire Christelle Dabos has the gift of gripping readers of all ages. --Lire This book is bursting with inventiveness. --Le Monde des livres A subtle sense of magic, in fluid and elegant language. --T l rama Praise for A Winter's Promise Your next YA obsession. --Entertainment Weekly Dabos has managed the rarely seen triad of complex worldbuilding, nuanced character development, and enthralling plot, even making it look easy. Not a seam shows in this intricate narrative weave that centers on and empowers an endearingly bookish and clumsy anti-heroine without insisting she change. --Kirkus Reviews As mesmerizing as a waking dream, A Winter's Promise is certain to ensnare you in its unique, dizzyingly magical world of treachery, illusion, and intrigue. --Margaret Rogerson, author of An Enchantment of Ravens A fantastic epic, definitely, but also a coming-of-age novel, this first volume makes a strong impression. A novelist is born. --Le Figaro Today, The Mirror Visitor stands on the same shelf as Harry Potter. --Elle Christelle Dabos impresses in this first novel with the power of her imagination. The architect of a bewitching and complex world, she sustains it with a subtle sense of wonder and elegant, flowing language. From metaphor to metaphor, this addictive and charming novel is also a great coming-of-age story. --T l rama From the very first page, you are thrown into this universe, launched through one of Anima's mirrors, never to return. --20 Minutes Readers' passion for this series comes from the pleasure of walking up and down the world of the Arks, weightless floating islands that are ruled by family spirits and humans gifted with special powers. --Le Monde With surgical precision, Christelle Dabos has created a hybrid world between fantasy and the Belle poque. --MadmoiZelle


Praise for The Missing of Clairedelune The plots multiply, the world of the Arks gains depth, and details abound, enveloping the reader as the pages fly by. --Le Monde des ados Particularly elegant writing, which also leaves room for a discreet sense of humor. --Le Figaro Litt raire Christelle Dabos has the gift of gripping readers of all ages. --Lire This book is bursting with inventiveness. --Le Monde des livres A subtle sense of magic, in fluid and elegant language. --T l rama Praise for A Winter's Promise Your next YA obsession. --Entertainment Weekly Dabos has managed the rarely seen triad of complex worldbuilding, nuanced character development, and enthralling plot, even making it look easy. Not a seam shows in this intricate narrative weave that centers on and empowers an endearingly bookish and clumsy anti-heroine without insisting she change. --Kirkus Reviews As mesmerizing as a waking dream, A Winter's Promise is certain to ensnare you in its unique, dizzyingly magical world of treachery, illusion, and intrigue. --Margaret Rogerson, author of An Enchantment of Ravens A fantastic epic, definitely, but also a coming-of-age novel, this first volume makes a strong impression. A novelist is born. --Le Figaro Today, The Mirror Visitor stands on the same shelf as Harry Potter. --Elle Christelle Dabos impresses in this first novel with the power of her imagination. The architect of a bewitching and complex world, she sustains it with a subtle sense of wonder and elegant, flowing language. From metaphor to metaphor, this addictive and charming novel is also a great coming-of-age story. --T l rama From the very first page, you are thrown into this universe, launched through one of Anima's mirrors, never to return. --20 Minutes Readers' passion for this series comes from the pleasure of walking up and down the world of the Arks, weightless floating islands that are ruled by family spirits and humans gifted with special powers. --Le Monde With surgical precision, Christelle Dabos has created a hybrid world between fantasy and the Belle poque. --MadmoiZelle The author continues her masterful architecture in this second installment as the arks, the family relationships, and the characters' histories all gain greater depth and dimension. --Kirkus Reviews


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Christelle Dabos was born on the Côte d'Azur in 1980 and grew up in a home filled with classical music and historical games. She now lives in Belgium. The Mirror Visitor, her debut series, won the Gallimard Jeunesse-RTL-Télérama First Novel Competition. Since graduating in French from Oxford University, Hildegarde Serle has worked in London as a newspaper subeditor, mainly on The Independent and The Sunday Telegraph. In 2011, she decided to combine her love of both English and French by doing the Chartered Institute of Linguists Diploma in Translation. Although she still lives in London, her heart still lives on the Quai aux Fleurs in Paris.

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