Spinning Starlight - Softcover

R.C. Lewis

3.75

2,173 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1484723686 ISBN 13: 9781484723685

Publisher: Disney-Hyperion, 2016

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OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD FAIRY TALE WITH STRONG HEROINE SET IN SPACE

Haunting and mesmerising retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's The Wild Swans in which a star-crossed family fights for its very survival.

Sixteen-year-old heiress and paparazzi darling Liddi Jantzen hates the spotlight. But as the only daughter in the most powerful tech family in the galaxy, it's hard to escape it. So when a group of men shows up at her house uninvited, she assumes it's just the usual media-grubs. That is, until shots are fired.

Liddi escapes, only to be pulled into an interplanetary conspiracy more complex than she ever could have imagined. Her older brothers have been caught as well, trapped in the conduits between the planets. And when their captor implants a device in Liddi's vocal cords to monitor her speech, their lives are in her hands: One word, and her brothers are dead.

Desperate to save her family from a desolate future, Liddi travels to another world, where she meets the one person who might have the skills to help her bring her eight brothers home - a handsome dignitary named Tiav. But without her voice, Liddi must use every bit of her strength and wit to convince Tiav that her mission is true. With the tenuous balance of the planets deeply intertwined with her brothers' survival, just how much is Liddi willing to sacrifice to bring them back?

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Review:

PRAISE FOR STITCHING SNOW

"[A] gripping story with lots of moving parts [that] will likely appeal to fans of genre fiction."--Booklist

PRAISE FOR STITCHING SNOW

"[D]ebut author Lewis reveals a talent for worldbuilding and creating complex, memorable characters. As Essie owns up to her past and takes control of her fate, SF and fairytale fans alike will enjoy watching her beat the odds and find romance in the process."--Publishers Weekly

PRAISE FOR STITCHING SNOW

"This has strong appeal for sci-fi and fantasy lovers and fans of Marissa Meyer's 'Lunar Chronicles.'"--School Library Journal

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"'Snow White' gets an upgrade in this clever, surprisingly gritty science-fiction version."--Kirkus Reviews

PRAISE FOR STITCHING SNOW

"Stitching Snow is a satisfying read for those who appreciate strong female protagonists embedded in plots of intrigue."--VOYA

About the Author:

R. C. Lewis (www.rclewisbooks.com and @RC_Lewis) teaches math to teenagers-sometimes in sign language, sometimes not - so whether she's a science geek or a bookworm depends on when you look. That may explain why her characters don't like to be pigeonholed. Coincidentally, R. C. enjoys reading about quantum physics and the identity issues of photons.

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