Reader Score
76%
76% of readers
recommend this book
Critic Reviews
Good
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Winner: 2022 Hugo Award for Best Series
A young girl discovers a portal to a land filled with centaurs and unicorns in Seanan McGuire's Across the Green Grass Fields, a standalone tale in the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Wayward Children series.
"Welcome to the Hooflands. We're happy to have you, even if you being here means something's coming."
Regan loves, and is loved, though her school-friend situation has become complicated, of late.
When she suddenly finds herself thrust through a doorway that asks her to "Be Sure" before swallowing her whole, Regan must learn to live in a world filled with centaurs, kelpies, and other magical equines--a world that expects its human visitors to step up and be heroes.
But after embracing her time with the herd, Regan discovers that not all forms of heroism are equal, and not all quests are as they seem...
A standalone Wayward Children story containing all-new characters, and a great jumping-on point for new readers.
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Novellas: 1. A Spindle Splintered (Alix E. Harrow) 2. The Past Is Red (Catherynne M. Valente) 3. Fireheart Tiger (Aliette de Bodard) 4. Across the Green Grass Fields (Seanan McGuire) 5. Elder Race (Adrian Tchaikovsky) 6. A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Becky Chambers (Tordotcom)
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'Where the Drowned Girls Go' by Seanan McGuire. McGuire’s outstanding seventh Wayward Children fantasy (following 'Across the Green Grass Fields') comes in darker than the previous novellas, tackling identity, body image, and trauma. https://t.co/g2KPEAWb33 https://t.co/Cff4myUncK
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For todays Mini Review Monday I have my thoughts on Across the Green Grass Fields, book 6 in the Wayward Children series by Seanan McGuire. Another fantastic addition to this awesome series https://t.co/R5kL1QLMnu
"Anyone who appreciates off-the-beaten-path adventures will be swept away." --Publishers Weekly, starred review
"A gorgeous standalone. The prose is emotional and moving and will speak to the hearts and minds of readers." --Kirkus Reviews
"A great read for middle and high schoolers who enjoy themes of friendship and family, and a magical world of unicorns and centaurs." --School Library Journal
Praise for Every Heart a Doorway
"A mini-masterpiece of portal fantasy that deserves to be shelved with Lewis Carroll's and C. S. Lewis' classics." --NPR
"Seanan McGuire has long been one of the smartest writers around, and with this novella we can easily see that her heart is as big as her brain." --Charlaine Harris
"This is a gorgeous story: sometimes mean, sometimes angry, and always exciting." --Cory Doctorow for BoingBoing
"So mindblowingly good, it hurts." --io9