The Catalyst
Book One in the heart-stopping Wars of Angels duology
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Publisher Description
********The thrilling first novel in the Wars of Angels duology by 'the next JK Rowling' (Today Programme, USA)********
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Rose Elmsworth has a secret.
For eighteen years, the world has been divided into the magically Gifted and the non-magical Ashkind, but Rose's identity is far more dangerous. At fifteen, she has earned herself a place alongside her father in the Department, a brutal law-enforcement organisation run by the Gifted to control the Ashkind. But now an old enemy is threatening to start a catastrophic war, and Rose faces a challenging test of her loyalties.
How much does she really know about her father's past? How far is the Department willing to go to keep the peace? And, if the time comes, will Rose choose to protect her secret, or the people she loves?
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PRAISE FOR HELENA COGGAN AND THE CATALYST
'The Catalyst is a complicated, rich world of magic and danger . . . Both fantastical and startlingly relevant and contemporary, it's tense, exciting, engaging and has at its heart a central character whose incredibly personal story becomes caught up in huge battles and some even bigger ideas.' - Claire North, author of The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
'A pulsing, labyrinthine, emotionally visceral plot' - Metro
'A phenomenal achievement . . . assured, frightening, action-packed' - Observer
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Just 15 years old, British author Helena Coggan has published a hybrid fantasy-dystopian novel that completely hooked us. (She began the first draft when she was 13.) Written with verve and wit, The Catalyst stars Rosa, a strong and likable heroine who possesses a dangerous secret that cannot come out. She and her adoptive father work for a repressive regime that would surely balk at the duo’s hidden identity and powers. Full of action, twists, suspense and dread, Coggan’s debut is a page-turner that will appeal to fans of the Hunger Games and Divergent series.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
It's been 18 years since the Veilbreak project went wrong, shorting out electronic devices across the globe, letting in something from another world that changed people in frightening ways, and leading to the brutal First War of Angels, during which the magical "Gifted" defeated the magic-less "Ashkind." Fifteen-year-old Rose Elmsworth is a Gifted who works with her adoptive father, David, at the Department, this London's version of a law enforcement agency. Rose and David are also "Hybrids" that face a monstrous transformation every six weeks, a secret they hold close. The murder of a Department operative leads Rose to a man named Loren Arkwood and into a conspiracy with far-reaching implications. Coggan's convoluted debut has an intriguing premise and calls to mind contemporary paranormal series like Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy, but the story is so front-loaded with information about the different factions and their sub-classifications that readers may be hard pressed to keep up. Double-crosses abound, but are fairly easy to see coming, and although Rose is competent and quick-witted, she isn't the most engaging of heroines. Ages 14 up.
