Every Heart a Doorway
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4.5 • 2 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Winner of the Hugo Award, Hugo Award for Best Series, Alex Award, Locus Award, and Nebula Award
Nominated for the World Fantasy Award, British Fantasy Award, and Tiptree Honor List
"A mini-masterpiece of portal fantasy — a jewel of a book that deserves to be shelved with Lewis Carroll's and C. S. Lewis' classics" —NPR
New York Times bestselling author Seanan McGuire presents a fresh take on the portal fantasy genre that blends Alice in Wonderland, The Magicians, and The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children
No Solicitations
No Visitors
No Quests
Children have always disappeared under the right conditions; slipping through the shadows under a bed or at the back of a wardrobe, tumbling down rabbit holes and into old wells, and emerging somewhere... else.
But magical lands have little need for used-up miracle children.
Nancy tumbled once, but now she's back. The things she's experienced... they change a person. The children under Miss West's care understand all too well. And each of them is seeking a way back to their own fantasy world.
But Nancy's arrival marks a change at the Home. There's a darkness just around each corner, and when tragedy strikes, it's up to Nancy and her new-found schoolmates to get to the heart of things.
No matter the cost.
The Wayward Children Series
Book 1: Every Heart a Doorway
Book 2: Down Among the Sticks and Bones
Book 3: Beneath the Sugar Sky
Book 4: In an Absent Dream
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Fantasy books are full of kids discovering incredible new worlds after falling down rabbit holes or wandering into wardrobes. But what happens after they come back to the real world? According to the first novella in fantasy writer Seanan McGuire’s warmhearted and entertaining series, they’re carted off to Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward Children. The book follows a plucky young character named Nancy, who leads the investigation when her Wayward peers start turning up dead. Luckily, Nancy—whose own magical journey was to the Underworld—is perfectly suited to hunt down the killer. Actress Cynthia Hopkins creates unique voices for McGuire’s diverse cast of characters, communicating both the tension of the murder investigation and the magic of worlds hidden within our own. Don’t be surprised if you start looking at your surroundings a little differently—the next secret doorway could be just around the corner.
