Serafina and the Splintered Heart-The Serafina Series Book 3 - Hardcover

Beatty, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 148477504X ISBN 13: 9781484775042

Publisher: Disney Hyperion, 2017

Synopsis

The storms are coming....
Something has happened to Serafina. She has awoken into a darkness she does not understand, scarred from a terrible battle, only to find that life at Biltmore Estate has changed in unimaginable ways. Old friends do unthinkable things and enemies seem all around.
A mysterious threat moves towards Biltmore, a force without a name, bringing with it violent storms and flooding that stands to uproot everything in its path. Serafina must uncover the truth about what has happened to her and find a way to harness her strange new powers before it's too late.
With only days to achieve the impossible, Serafina fights to reclaim herself as the Guardian of Biltmore, friend of Braeden, daughter of her Pa, and heroine of the Blue Ridge Mountains and all the folk and creatures that call it home.
In the epic third installment of Robert Beatty's #1 bestselling series, Serafina takes her rightful place among literary champions as she battles fiercely to defend all she loves and become everything that she is meant to be.

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Review:

PRAISE FOR SERAFINA AND THE TWISTED STAFF

*"Beatty continues to build a fascinating magical world, the Blue Ridge Mountains and Biltmore Estate developing beyond mere settings into characters themselves. Each place reveals history and clues to Serafina's life and those of other gifted, mysterious beings. Even better than its predecessor, a sequel that delivers nonstop thrills from beginning to end."--Kirkus, starred review

*"From the first gripping page, the book pulses with action and intrigue... Each character continues to surprise both one another and readers with their emotional complexity. A captivating, edge-of-your-seat, action-packed fantasy."--Kirkus, starred review

"Along with empowering themes about friendship, choosing right over wrong, and perseverance, Beatty again crafts a dark fantasy with bone-chilling imagery, suspense, and unique supernatural elements... This compelling continuation of the intriguing series revisits puzzling themes, multifaceted characters, and nonstop action, all set against the beautiful Biltmore locale in Asheville, NC."--School Library Journal

"Rich, gothic atmosphere...With masterful storytelling, the twists and turns will lead the reader through each strand of the author's articulately weaved web... Beatty's poetic language and skilled use of dialect makes for an appealing children's historical fiction book."--Deseret News

AccoladesAmazon's Best Books of 2017, Ages 9-12Books-A-Million: The Best Kids Books of 2017, selection

PRAISE FOR SERAFINA AND THE BLACK CLOAK

"The chills and adventure will... surely please."--Booklist

About the Author:

Robert Beatty lives in the mountains of Asheville, North Carolina, with his wife and three daughters. He writes full-time now, but in his past lives he was one of the pioneers of cloud computing, the founder/CEO of Plex Systems, the co-founder of Beatty Robotics, and the CTO and chairman of Narrative magazine. Visit him online at www.robert-beatty.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Disney Hyperion
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 148477504X
• ISBN 13: 9781484775042
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 368