Red Glove: Volume 2 (Curse Workers) - Softcover

Black, Holly

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1442403403 ISBN 13: 9781442403406

Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2012

Synopsis

The cons get craftier and the stakes rise ever higher in the riveting sequel to White Cat--now in paperback!

After rescuing his brothers from Zacharov's retribution and finding out that Lila, the girl he has loved his whole life, will never, ever be his, Cassel is trying to reestablish some kind of normalcy in his life. That was never going to be easy for someone from a worker family that's tied to one of the big crime families--and whose mother's cons get more reckless by the day. But Cassel is coming to terms with what it means to be a transformation worker, and he's figuring out how to have friends.

Except normal doesn't last very long. Soon Cassel is being courted by both sides of the law and is forced to confront his past--a past he remembers only in scattered fragments, and one that could destroy his family and his future. Cassel will have to decide whose side he wants to be on, because neutrality is not an option. And then he will have to pull off his biggest con ever to survive....

About this title

Product Description:

Paperback. Pub Date: 2012 Pages: 352 in Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books Curses and cons. Magic and the Mob. Cassel can not escape any of it. Not since he discovered that he's the most powerful curse worker around. able to transform anything - or anyone - into something else. That's how the girl he loved became a white cat - an event that will haunt their relationship forever. Now Cassel's other has been murdered. The Feds want him to help find the killer. The Mob want him for his skills. And Cassel will have to stay one step ahead of both just to survive. A sensational new novel from the bestselling author of The Spiderwick Chronicles. - This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Review:

"Readers will be happy to slip back into Black's elaborate, fascinating world of workers, curses, and the seeming ease with which everyone has learned to live in a world where no one, not even family, can be truly trusted, and this sequel offers satisfying additional glimpses into this nearly familiar but ultimately shockingly different world."--"Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"

"Dark, disturbing fare, crafted by a master; readers of the trilogy's first will be supremely satisfied."--"Kirkus Reviews"

* "Black again delivers complex characters and a nicely developed alternate universe where magic workers are social pariahs. This powerful, edgy dark fantasy won't disappoint Black's fans."--"Publishers Weekly", starred review

"The Curse Workers series continues to offer a sleek and stylish blend of urban fantasy and crime noir."--"Booklist"

About this edition

• Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1442403403
• ISBN 13: 9781442403406
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352