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Beautiful Redemption
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The Caster Chronicles: Book 4

Beautiful Redemption (2012) (edit title/settings)

by Kami Garcia (Author), Margaret Stohl (Author) (edit contributors)

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Is death the end . . . or only the beginning?


Ethan Wate has spent most of his life longing to escape the stiflingly small Southern town of Gatlin, South Carolina. He never thought he would meet the girl of his dreams, Lena Duchannes, who unveiled a secretive, powerful, and cursed... read more

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Ethan, dead from jumping off the water tower, awakes to find himself in the Otherworld, with his mother. He practices crossing over to see friends and family until Aunt Prue reveals to him that he was not meant to be dead, that a page was added to the Caster Chronicles. He communicates with... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Ethan, dead from jumping off the water tower, awakes to find himself in the Otherworld, with his mother. He practices crossing over to see friends and family until Aunt Prue reveals to him that he was not meant to be dead, that a page was added to the Caster Chronicles. He communicates with Lena via the newspaper's crossword puzzle and instructs her to retrieve the Book of Moons, which Ethan needs in exchange to get to the Caster Chronicles. Lena, Link, Ridley, John, and Macon try to get the book from Abraham Ravenwood. This leads to a fight, and Link kills Abraham. The Book is passed to the Otherworld, and Ethan gives it to the Gatekeeper Xavier. Ethan then fights Seraphine in a labyrinth, and she destroys herself in order for Ethan to pass on the deal that he must destroy Angelus. The Caster Chronicles are surrounded by water Mortals cannot cross. Ethan is able to cross and destroys Angelus' page before his own. He is returned to the world of the living in time to see Amma trade her life for his. A New Order is brought, Ethan and Lena can touch, and plans for the future are made.

Characters edit see section history

  • Ethan Lawson Wate: A Gatlin teenage boy wrapped up in the world of Casters. Is currently dead after having jumped off a water tower to fulfill a prophecy and to save everyone he loved. Is trying to find a way back to his real life in Gatlin to the love of his life, Lena, his family, and his friends.
  • Lena Duchannes: A Caster. Girlfriend to Ethan. She has both good and bad in her. Is willing to do whatever it takes to reunite with Ethan.
  • Lila Jane Evers Wate: Ethan's mother. A Keeper. Dead. Loves books and can only make fried green tomatoes.
  • Wesley Jefferson “Link” Lincoln: Best friend to Ethan and one-quarter Incubus after being bitten by one. Is in the band "Holy Rollers." Loves Lena's cousin Ridley, who is a dark caster/Siren.
  • John Breed: A half-Incubus who bit Link and loves Olivia (Liv). Was Abraham's experiment.
  • Abraham Ravenwood: Evil Incubus who hates Mortals and Casters. Created John Breed.
  • Angelus: A corrupt Keeper.
  • Xavier: A former scribe and now a Gatekeeper in the Otherworld. Is cursed so he can never leave his post. Has the body of a monster after being tortured by Angelus. Befriends Ethan in his time spent with him.
  • Mitchell Wate: Ethan's father who is told that Ethan is visiting an aunt. Is being kept under a cast so he doesn't figure out what is really going on.
  • Amarie "Amma": Superstitious housekeeper and mother figure to the Ethan. Is aware of ghosts, casters, and other supernatural things. Talks to the Greats to try and bring Ethan home. Makes a deal to change Ethan's fate.
  • Macon Ravenwood: Lena's uncle. A former Incubus, now a Caster. Uses his dog Boo to see what Lena and her friends are doing without actually being there. Loved Ethan's mother.
  • Ridley Duchannes: Link's love interest who disappeared in the last book. She is a Siren, and can persuade people to do things when she licks suckers. Has pink and blonde hair, and dresses rather innappropiately. Even though she is a dark caster and pretends to be heartless, she really cares about her family and friends.. Would do anything to help Lena.
  • Sarafine Duchannes: Lena's mother, an evil, hateful dark Caster.
  • Ryan Duchannes: Lena's cousin. She has the ability to heal others. Has yet to be claimed.
  • Reece Duchannes: Lena's cousin. Can read people's faces. Tries to be perfect all the time.Is a light Caster.
  • Olivia "Liv" Durand: A British girl and former apprentice Keeper who loves John Breed, the hybrid Incubus. Used to believe that she loved Ethan.
  • Marian Ashcroft: Gatlin librarian and Keeper and is like an aunt to Ethan. Was Ethan's mother's best friend.
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Quotes edit see section history

  • “I guess that's the thing about a hero's journey. You might not start out a hero, and you might not even come back that way. But you change, which is the same as everything changing. The journey changes you, whether or not you know it, and whether or not you want it to.”
    Ethan Wate

First Sentence edit see section history

Other people had flying dreams.

Table of Contents edit see section history

I. Prologue: Beginning Again
II. Book One: Ethan
1. Home
2. Fried Green Tomatoes
3. This Side or the Next
4. Catfish Crossin'
5. Another Lunae Libri
6. Silver Button
7. Crosswords
8. Broken Bottles
9. The Stars and Stripes
10. Snake Eyes
11. Darker Things
12. Still Here
13. Where the Crow Carries You
14. Messed-Up Things
15. The River Master
16. A Rock and a Crow
17. The Book of Stars
18. Shadows
III. Book Two: Lena
19. Mortal Problems
20. A Deal with the Devil
21. Dark Side of the Moon
22. Bird in a Gilded Cage
23. Dar-ee Keen
24. The Hand the Rocks the Cradle
25. Death's Door
26. Quantum Physics
27. The Cracks in Everything
28. Caster Catfight
29. The Hands of the Dead
IV. Book Three: Ethan
30. Lost Time
31. Keepers of Secrets
32. Throne of Bones
33. The Wayward's Way
34. The Caster Chronicles
35. A Crack in the Universe
36. Translation
37. What the Words Never Say
38. Eleven Across
39. A Hymn for Amma
Epilogue: After

Glossary edit see section history

  • Kelting: Silent communication between Casters.
  • Caster: Magic user; split between Light and Dark casters.
  • Wayward: A Mortal who helps Casters in finding the way to their fates, or the one who knows the way.

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 4 of 5 in The Caster Chronicles. (standard series)

Preceded by Beautiful Chaos.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Kami Garcia (Author)
  2. Margaret Stohl (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Country: USA
Publication Date: October 23, 2012
ISBN: 978-0316225199
Page Count: 576

Classification edit see section history

  • Library of Congress: PZ7.G155627 Bfr 2012
  • Dewey: 813.54

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Young Adults

Some language, frightening and thematic situations, violence.

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