The Waking Land

Hardcover: $27.00


Author: Callie Bates
Hardcover: 400 pages, 6 x 9
Publisher: Del Rey (June 27, 2017)

Description:

In the lush and magical tradition of Naomi Novik’s award-winning Uprooted comes this riveting debut from brilliant young writer Callie Bates—whose boundless imagination places her among the finest authors of fantasy fiction, including Sarah J. Maas and Sabaa Tahir.

Lady Elanna is fiercely devoted to the king who raised her like a daughter. But when he dies under mysterious circumstances, Elanna is accused of his murder—and must flee for her life.

Returning to the homeland of magical legends she has forsaken, Elanna is forced to reckon with her despised, estranged father, branded a traitor long ago. Feeling a strange, deep connection to the natural world, she also must face the truth about the forces she has always denied or disdained as superstition—powers that suddenly stir within her.

But an all-too-human threat is drawing near, determined to exact vengeance. Now Elanna has no choice but to lead a rebellion against the kingdom to which she once gave her allegiance. Trapped between divided loyalties, she must summon the courage to confront a destiny that could tear her apart.

 

Reviews

“A simmering tale of magic that builds to a raging inferno, and hits like a cross between Brandon Sanderson and Pierce Brown.”Scott Sigler

“Callie Bates has written an exciting and involving first book, and she is clearly a writer of real talent.” Terry Brooks

“A heartbreaking, enchanting, edge-of-the-seat read that held me captive from start to finish!” –  Tamora Pierce

The Waking Land is all about rising to challenges, and it succeeds wonderfully.” – Charlaine Harris 

“This superior novel blends passionate romance and sweeping magic. . . . Bates has a delicate, precise touch with human and superhuman relationships.”Publishers Weekly 

“An ambitious debut novel that I inhaled over two days.”Sherwood Smith

“Buy this book when it comes out. Read it, but write your name big in the front, because when you loan it out, it may not come back.” – Robin Hobb

“This debut is ideal for fans of romantic fantasy such as Naomi Novik's Uprooted or Juliet Marillier's Daughter of the Forest. It should have great teen crossover appeal.”Library Journal