Rebel Angels (Volume 2) (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy) - Softcover

Bray, Libba

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1416901116 ISBN 13: 9781416901112

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's UK, 2007

Synopsis

In this thrilling sequel, Gemma continues to pursue her destiny to bind the magic of the Realms and restore it to the Order. Gemma and her friends from Spence use magical power to transport themselves on visits from their corseted world of Victorian London (at the height of the Christmas season), to the visionary country of the Realms, with its strange beauty and menace. There they search for the lost Temple, the key to Gemma's mission, and comfort Pippa, their friend who has been left behind in the Realms. After these visits they bring back magical power for a short time to use in their own world. Meanwhile, Gemma is torn between her attraction to the exotic Kartik, the messenger from the opposing forces of the Rakshana, and the handsome but clueless Simon, a young man of good family who is courting her. This is the second book in Libba Bray's engrossing trilogy, set in a time of strict morality and barely repressed sensuality, about a girl who saw another way.

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Review

"This extraordinary novel moves along at breathtaking speed from beginning to end . . . astounding."--VOYA in a Perfect 10 Review

"A remarkable fantasy steeped in Victorian sensibility . . . Gemma and her friends are pitch perfect as young women in a world poised for change, uncertain of their places." --School Library Journal

"Rich social commentary, romance, and adventure, even more sumptuously created . . . teens will long for another sequel." --Booklist

"Bray provides a satisfying ending, yet she implies a further struggle for power. Fans will want to stay tuned." --Publishers Weekly

"Gemma's shivery adventures, lacking easy answers, make for an exciting mystical quest." --Kirkus Reviews

"Featuring complex and compelling characters and an intricately woven plot, this riveting fantasy is steeped in Victorian sensibility -- and filled with history, mystery, and spellbinding romance." --BN.com

"This novel has enough mystery and excitementto thrill the most critical readers." --Children's Literature

A New York Times Bestseller
A USA Today Bestseller
A Publishers Weekly Bestseller
A Book Sense Bestseller
A Book Sense Top Ten Selection
BBYA (ALA/YALSA Best Book for Young Adults)
Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award
Iowa High School Book Award
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
Golden Spur Children's Literature Book Award (TX)

About the Author

Libba Bray has worked as a waitress, a nanny, a publishing assistant and as an advertising copywriter. Raised in Texas on a diet of British humour, underground bands, suburban dysfunction and bad TV, she now lives in New York with her husband and young son.

Edition details

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's UK
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1416901116
• ISBN 13: 9781416901112
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 560