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Description edit
The Night of Souls—when the veil between the living and the dead is thinnest—is only days away.
Albion is at war . . . and losing.
The wardens have descended, kidnapping innocent citizens for their army, but looking for one in particular.
And fifteen-year-old Kate Winters has... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters edit
- Kate Winters: Kate discovers she is Skilled and is the last of a powerful family of Skilled who created the book Wintercraft. The Wardens of the City of Fume are hunting her, they want her power so they can win the war with the continent.
- Silas Dane: A collector who works for the High Council. He has been told to capture Kate but he has his own agenda.
- Edgar Rill: A fellow worker at her uncle's bookshop, and a friend to Kate. Though Kate discovers there have been many secrets he's been hiding from her.
- Kalen: Once the servant of Council woman Da'ru, he has now lost his sanity after failing to deliver the book of Wintercraft.
- Artemis: Kate's uncle, but wants nothing to do with the Skilled
- Mina: The leader of the Skilled who live in the City Below in Fume.
- Tom Rill: Edgar's little brother.
- Anna Winters: Kate's mother.
- Da'ru: Councilwoman. The only Skilled and woman on the High Council.
Setting & Locations edit
- Night Train: A train that connects all Albion together, was once used by the bone collectors to take the bodies of the dead to their resting place in the bone city, fume.
- Albion: the country where this story takes place
- Fume: Fume was once a funerary city but the council took it over and made it into a fortress city for the wealthy.
Organizations edit
- The Skilled: People who are able to see into the veil to see the future or heal the sick.
- Wardens: A force that once protected Albion but is now feared by the people.
First Sentence edit
At the southern edge of a moonlit city, a woman stood over an open grave.
Table of Contents edit
Prologue
Chapter 1- Market Day
Chapter 2- The Collector
Chapter 3- The Warrens
Chapter 4- Murder
Chapter 5- Wintercraft
Chapter 6- The Night Train
Chapter 7- Fume
Chapter 8- Feathers & Bones
Chapter 9- The Collector's Room
Chapter 10- Memories
Chapter 11- The High Council
Chapter 12- Trapped
Chapter 13- The City Below
Chapter 14- The Spirit Wheel
Chapter 15- The Ancient Library
Chapter 16- The Thieves' Way
Chapter 17- The Secret Circle
Chapter 18- The Half-Life
Chapter 19- The Night of Souls
Chapter 20- Blood
Chapter 21- Death
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 3 in The Secrets of Wintercraft. (standard series)
Followed by Blackwatch.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Jenna Burtenshaw (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: June 21, 2011
ISBN: 978-0062026422
Page Count: 320
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: June 21, 2011
ISBN: 978-0062026422
Page Count: 320
Subjects edit
- Books › Teens › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Science Fiction
- Books › Teens › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy
- Books › Teens › Literature & Fiction › Adventure & Thrillers
- Books › Children's Books › Literature › Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Horror › Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
- Books › Children's Books › Literature › Action & Adventure
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