Bitterblue - Hardcover

Cashore, Kristin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0803734735 ISBN 13: 9780803734739

Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2012

Synopsis

The long-awaited companion to New York Times bestsellers Graceling and Fire

Eight years after Graceling, Bitterblue is now queen of Monsea. But the influence of her father, a violent psychopath with mind-altering abilities, lives on. Her advisors, who have run things since Leck died, believe in a forward-thinking plan: Pardon all who committed terrible acts under Leck's reign, and forget anything bad ever happened. But when Bitterblue begins sneaking outside the castle--disguised and alone--to walk the streets of her own city, she starts realizing that the kingdom has been under the thirty-five-year spell of a madman, and the only way to move forward is to revisit the past.

Two thieves, who only steal what has already been stolen, change her life forever. They hold a key to the truth of Leck's reign. And one of them, with an extreme skill called a Grace that he hasn't yet identified, holds a key to her heart.

About this title

Review:

* A story that transcends the genre with its emotional and philosophical weight. BCCB (starred review)
* Devastating and heartbreaking. Kirkus Reviews, starred review
* Brilliantly detailed and brimming with vibrant and dynamic characters. SLJ, starred review
* Fans of . . .intricate political fantasies will relish this novel of palace intrigue. Publishers Weekly, starred review
An exceptional book: heartbreaking, deep, and beautiful. wandsandworlds.com
Cashore is wonderful, tough and nuanced everything you could want from a writer. Junot Diaz, author of This is How You Lose Her"

* "A story that transcends the genre with its emotional and philosophical weight."--BCCB (starred review)
* "Devastating and heartbreaking."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review
* "Brilliantly detailed and brimming with vibrant and dynamic characters."--SLJ, starred review
* "Fans of . . .intricate political fantasies will relish this novel of palace intrigue."-- Publishers Weekly, starred review
"An exceptional book: heartbreaking, deep, and beautiful."--wandsandworlds.com
"Cashore is wonderful, tough and nuanced--everything you could want from a writer."--Junot Diaz, author of This is How You Lose Her

Praise for Bitterblue

A New York Times bestseller
YALSA, Best Fiction for Young Adults
ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults
A New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
A Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year
The Bulletin Best Books of the Year
A BCCB Blue Ribbon Title
A New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Book of the Year

"Some authors can tell a good story; some can write well. Cashore is one of the rare novelists who do both. Thrillingly imagined and beautifully executed, Bitterblue stands as a splendid contribution in a long literarly tradition." --The New York Times Book Review

* "Brilliantly detailed and brimming with vibrant and dynamic characters." --SLJ, starred review

* "A story that transcends the genre with its emotional and philosophical weight." --BCCB, starred review

* "Devastating and heartbreaking." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

* "Fans of . . .intricate political fantasies will relish this novel of palace intrigue."-- Publishers Weekly, starred review

"An exceptional book: heartbreaking, deep, and beautiful."--wandsandworlds.com

Book Description:

A new novel from Kristin Cashore, set in the same world as GRACELING and FIRE.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0803734735
• ISBN 13: 9780803734739
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 563