A Winter's Promise by Christelle Dabos
Long ago, following a cataclysm called 'The Tear,' the world was shattered into many floating celestial islands. Known now as Arks, each has developed in distinct ways and at a different pace; each seems to possess its own unique relationship to time. Ophelia lives on Anima, an ark where objects have souls, with which Ophelia can communicate. When she is promised in marriage to Thorn, from the powerful Dragon clan, Ophelia must leave her family and follow her fiancee to the floating capital on the distant Ark of the Pole. Though she doesn't know it yet, she has become a pawn in a deadly plot.
Fantasy fantastique An out-of-this-world, tugs-at-all-heart-strings, grips-you-at-every-page piece of writingA Winter's Promise is a beautifully structured system of mirrors, reflecting in its glittering facets many other books. A Winter's Promise is at once fantastical, disturbing, and dangerously addictive... -- Marion Rankine A steampunk Pride and Prejudice. -- Matthew Skelton [S]trange and compelling. A glowing example of the rare thing that is the YA novel in translation.
Christelle Dabos was born on the Co te d'Azur in 1980 and grew up in a home lled with classical music and historical games. She now lives in Belgium. The Mirror Visitor, her debut series, won the Gallimard Jeunesse-RTL-Te le rama First Novel Competition. Since graduating in French from Oxford University, Hildegarde Serle has worked in London as a subeditor, mainly on The Independent. In 2011, she did the CIOL Diploma in Translation. She still lives in London, but her heart lives on the Quai aux Fleurs in Paris.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781787701809 |
| ISBN 10 | 1787701808 |
| Title | A Winter's Promise |
| Author | Christelle Dabos |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Europa Editions (UK) Ltd |
| Year published | 2019-01-31 |
| Number of pages | 492 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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