Wondrous Strange
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On Sale:
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13/01/2009
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Formats:
Trade paperback
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Kelley Winslow is living her dream. Seventeen years old, she has moved to New
York City and started to work with a theatre company. Sure, she’s only an
understudy for the Avalon Players, a third-tier repertory company so far off-
Broadway it might as well be in Hoboken, but things are looking up—the lead has
broken her ankle and Kelley’s about to step into the role of Titania the Faerie
Queen in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Faeries are far more
real than Kelley thinks, though, and a chance encounter in Central Park with a
handsome young man named Sonny Flannery plunges her into an adventure she could
never have imagined.
Sonny is a Janus Guard, charged by Auberon, the King of
Winter, with watching over the gate into the land of Faerie, which lies within
Central Park. For Sonny, the pretty, young actress is an enigma. Strong and
willful, she sparks against his senses like a firecracker, and he can’t get her
out of his mind. As Hallowe’en approaches and the Samhain Gate opens, Sonny and
Kelley find themselves drawn to each other—and into a terrible plot that could
spell disaster for both New York and Faerie alike.
Canadian author Lesley Livingston explodes onto the stage of
teen fantasy with a debut novel—the first in a planned trilogy—that puts a fresh
new spin on classic faerie lore. Wondrous Strange blends a gripping plot
with fully believable characters, fascinating ideas and just the right amount of
romance to create a story that is vivid, thrilling and engaging. Readers of
Herbie Brennan, Holly Black and Melissa Marr will find a new favourite in Lesley
Livingston.
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Author Extras
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Critical Praise for
Wondrous Strange
“I absolutely loved this novel. After the first 10—no, four—pages, I was hooked. As soon as I finished Wondrous Strange, I hurried to get my hands on its sequel. This book is definitely the type that readers will not want to put down…”
– Richmond Review (Youth Reporter)
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“Completely absorbing and perfectly polished—Livingston’s vision
of faeries in the modern world is bright and exciting. A dazzling debut!”
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Don Bassingthwaite, author of The Doom of Kings
"[A] clever, action-packed debut."
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Horn Book
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Tempestuous
In the days after Darklight , the Avalon Theatre has burned to the ground. The shadowy figure poisoning King Auberon is still at large, and Kelley and Sonny are torn apart—because of the lie Kelley told that changed everything. Now Kelley tries to pick up the pieces of her shattered life, while...
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Tempestuous
"I don't love Sonny Flannery." That's the lie Kelley Winslow told to protect the boy she loves from a power he doesn't know he possesses. Devastated, Sonny retreats—to a haven for Lost Fae that's hidden deep underneath New York City. But Kelley's not about to let things end in heartbreak. To get...
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Darklight
In this sequel to Wondrous Strange , Kelley Winslow finds her NYC acting career blossoming as she takes the lead in Romeo and Juliet . But she also finds herself desperately missing Sonny Flannery—who was forced back to the Faerie Otherworld, charged with a dangerous mission by Kelley’s father,...
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