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The Beckoning Shadow
From debut author Katharyn Blair comes a heart-stopping fantasy novel, perfect for fans of Cassandra Clare and The Young Elites, about a teenage runaway who enters a dangerous tournament with an impossible prize.
Vesper Montgomery can summon your worst fear and turn it into a reality--but she's learned the hard way that it's an addicting and dangerous power. One wrong move and you could hurt someone you love.
But when she earns a spot in the Tournament of the Unraveling, where competitors battle it out for a chance to rewrite the past, Vesper finally has a shot to reverse the mistakes that have changed her forever.
She turns to Sam Hardy, a former MMA fighter who's also carrying a tragedy he desperately wants to undo. However, helping heal Sam's heart will mean breaking her own, and the competition forces her to master her powers--powers she has been terrified of since they destroyed her life.
Book Details
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish Date: Aug 18th, 2020
- Pages: 496
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 7.80in - 5.20in - 1.40in - 0.80lb
- EAN: 9780062657626
- Recommended age: 14-UP
- Categories: • Sports & Recreation - Martial Arts• Romance - Contemporary• Fantasy - Romance
About the Author
Katharyn Blair is the author of The Hushed (A Haunt for Jackals), Unchosen, and The Beckoning Shadow and screenwriter of "Loki" Season 2 and "Daredevil: Born Again." She's been a social media coordinator for several films at 20th Century Fox, an intern at her city's Parks and Recreation Department, a gymnastics coach, and a writing professor at Azusa Pacific University. She lives outside of Los Angeles with her family.
Praise for this book
★"An extraordinary debut packed with richly drawn characters in a sure-to-entertain storyline." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
★"Interweaving excellent worldbuilding with the uncertainties of discipline, friendship, and taking ownership of one's decisions, Blair's debut will entrance and delight in equal measure." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"This story of magic, hope, death, friendship, and family...offer[s] a taste of the mystical, a great voice and dialogue, and well-written questions that address teen angst." -- School Library Journal
"Blair provides plenty of action, twists, and duplicity as the story unfolds, incorporating a complicated romance and even discussion of religion along the way." -- ALA Booklist
"Part fantasy, part battle royale, this gripping novel builds on the well-loved trope of mutant outcasts with unexplained powers but adds a worthy gladiatorial spin." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"The Beckoning Shadow is a fast-paced, exciting debut with an awesome girl protagonist! I rooted for Vesper as she smashed her way through this vividly imagined story, and was left hoping for more!" -- S.J. Kincaid, New York Times bestselling author of The Diabolic
"An absolutely riveting, supercharged story set against a world of secretive and thoroughly badass magic-wielders. I adored Vesper for her toughness and vulnerable heart--I dare you not to fall for her, too." -- Lana Popoviç, author of Fierce like a Firestorm