Guardian of the Dead
I opened my mouth, just as he added, "And your eyes are opening." Seventeen-year-old Ellie Spencer is just like any other teenager at her boarding school. She hangs out with her best friend Kevin, she obsesses over Mark, a cute and mysterious bad boy, and her biggest worry is her paper deadline. But then everything changes. The news headlines are all abuzz about a local string of serial killings that all share the same morbid trademark: the victims were discovered with their eyes missing. Then a beautiful yet eerie woman enters Ellie's circle of friends and develops an unhealthy fascination with Kevin, and a crazed old man grabs Ellie in a public square and shoves a tattered Bible into her hands, exclaiming, "You need it. It will save your soul." Soon, Ellie finds herself plunged into a haunting world of vengeful fairies, Maori mythology, romance, betrayal, and an epic battle for immortality.
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Format: Hardcover Book
Price: $17.99 US/$21.99 CAN
ISBN-13: 9780316044301
On Sale Date: 04/01/2010
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Formats Available: Hardcover Book, Trade Paperback, Electronic Book
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I opened my mouth, just as he added, "And your eyes are opening." Seventeen-year-old Ellie Spencer is just like any other teenager at her boarding school. She hangs out with her best friend Kevin, she obsesses over Mark, a cute and mysterious bad boy, and her biggest worry is her paper deadline. But then everything changes. The news headlines are all abuzz about a local string of serial killings that all share the same morbid trademark: the victims were discovered with their eyes missing. Then a beautiful yet eerie woman enters Ellie's circle of friends and develops an unhealthy fascination with Kevin, and a crazed old man grabs Ellie in a public square and shoves a tattered Bible into her hands, exclaiming, "You need it. It will save your soul." Soon, Ellie finds herself plunged into a haunting world of vengeful fairies, Maori mythology, romance, betrayal, and an epic battle for immortality.
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"It's been a long time since a debut novel grabbed me by the throat and wouldn't let go. From the first chilling mention of the Eyeslash Murderer (Note to self: Keep lights on) through the wonderfully evocative New Zealand setting, the fantastic Maori influence, the creepy school atmosphere, the introduction of funny, whip-smart characters, and the delicious, growing dread that something wicked this way comes, I was as hooked as hooked can be."
Formats
- Hardcover Book (1)
- Trade Paperback (1)
- Electronic Book (1)
Product Details
- Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Price: $17.99 US/$21.99 CAN
- Pages: 352
- Physical Dimensions: 5-1/2" x 8-1/4"
- ISBN-13: 9780316044301
- On Sale Date: 04/01/2010
- Publisher: None
- List Price: $17.99
- Pages: 352
- Physical Dimensions: 5-1/2" x 8-1/4"
- ISBN-13: 9780316044301
- On Sale Date: 04/01/2010
- Publisher: None
- List Price: $8.99
- Pages: 368
- Physical Dimensions: 5-1/2" x 8-1/4"
- ISBN-13: 9780316044387
- On Sale Date: 04/01/2010
- Publisher: None
- List Price: $8.99
- ISBN-13: 9780316088459
- On Sale Date: 04/01/2010
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