Daughter Of The Burning City
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Beschreibung des Verlags
‘Utterly original. Amanda Foody has a wicked imagination.’ Stephanie Garber, Sunday Times bestselling author of Caraval
Reality is in the eye of the beholder…
Even among the many unusual members of the travelling circus that has always been her home sixteen year old Sorina stands apart as the only illusion-worker born in hundreds of years.
This rare talent allows her to create illusions that others can see, feel and touch, with personalities all of their own. Her creations are her family, and together they make up the cast of the Festival's Freak Show.
But no matter how lifelike they may seem, her illusions are still just that—illusions, and not truly real.
Or so she always believed…until one of them is murdered.
Now she must unravel the horrifying truth before all her loved ones disappear.
Reviews
‘I highly recommend this fantastical, wildly imagined thrill-ride of a story.’
Laurie Forest, author of The Black Witch
About the author
Amanda Foody has always considered imagination to be our best attempt at magic. When she is not writing young adult fantasy about spectacle, extravagance, and prestige, she works as a tax accountant. She lives in Philadelphia, PA with her many siblings and many books
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The Gomorrah Festival is a sprawling, traveling city of performers who cater to needs both innocent and not so innocent. Sixteen-year-old narrator Sorina, the festival owner's adopted daughter, is an illusion worker who uses her ability to create Gomorrah's freak show performers. She's also a "freak" herself: she has no eyes, only smooth skin where they would be, yet she can see thanks to her talent. Sorina's creations serve as the family she never had, among them acrobat party-girl Venera and the two-headed Unu and Du. When Gill, the "Trout Man," is killed, Sorina is shocked: her illusions aren't real, right? To figure out what has happened and who is responsible, Sorina enlists the help of gossip-worker Luca, her guide to Gomorrah's sinister Downhill neighborhood. Debut author Foody's colorful setting is vast filled with magic, political intrigue, and the potential to grow yet Sorina's romantic interest in Luca is a head-scratcher, given his lack of warmth and frequent put-downs aimed at her. A few big twists clear up most of the early inconsistencies that arise, but the too-neat finale may not satisfy all readers. Ages 14 up.
