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ISBN13: 9780545424943
ISBN10: 0545424941
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The second installment in the all-new series from the masterful, #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater!

 

Now that the ley lines around Cabeswater have been woken, nothing for Ronan, Gansey, Blue, and Adam will be the same. Ronan, for one, is falling more and more deeply into his dreams, and his dreams are intruding more and more into waking life. Meanwhile, some very sinister people are looking for some of the same pieces of the Cabeswater puzzle that Gansey is after....

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"Book two of Stiefvater's Raven Cycle shifts from character-driven voyage of discovery to more of a paranormal thriller, ratcheting up the violence as the plot grows more complex. After the transformative events at Cabeswater in The Raven Boys, the context in which Gansey, Blue, Adam, Ronan, and Noah operate is further altered by the arrival of the Gray Man, a self-described hit man who replaces Barrington Whelk in providing occasional adult narrative perspective. The Gray Man brings with him the machinations of larger, previously unknown forces as he takes orders from a voice on the phone to hunt the Greywaren, the identity of which is revealed early on. But this book largely belongs to the loose cannon that is Ronan, as he works to better understand his supernatural abilities and their connection to his family. While Stiefvater's offbeat, acutely observed characters continue to grow, they have shifted from developing a group interaction to reacting against one another, making this installment more tense and foreboding than its predecessor — and every bit as gripping. Ages 14 — up. Agent: Laura Rennert, Andrea Brown Literary Agency. (Sept.)" Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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The second installment in the all-new series from the masterful, #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater!

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About the Author

Maggie Stiefvater is the #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of the novels SHIVER, LINGER, FOREVER, and THE SCORPIO RACES. She is also the author of LAMENT: THE FAERIE QUEEN'S DECEPTION and BALLAD: A GATHERING OF FAERIE. She lives in Virginia with her husband and their two children. You can visit her online at www.maggiestiefvater.com.
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Reader Eternal, September 29, 2013 (view all comments by Reader Eternal)
If you have not yet experienced the wonder that is a Maggie Stiefvater novel, you can't imagine what you're missing. I have been thinking about "The Dream Thieves" constantly since finishing the last page, searching for hidden meanings, re-reading favorite parts, and Googling obscure Latin phrases. This second installment of Stiefvater's series is as complex and wondrous and unpredictable as the first. This is an author who knows the nature of humans right down to the core. I felt so much for each of the characters and their triumphs and tragedies. Though the story has many elements of fantasy, it is the very human connections between the characters that makes it truly stunning. Goodness knows how I will wait a year to read more!
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780545424943
Subtitle:
Book 2 of the Raven Boys
Author:
Stiefvater, Maggie
Publisher:
Scholastic Press
Subject:
Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
Subject:
Children s-Fables
Copyright:
2013
Edition Description:
Hardcover
Publication Date:
20130917
Binding:
Hardback
Grade Level:
from 9
Language:
English
Pages:
416
Dimensions:
8.25 x 5.5 in
Age Level:
from 14
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Product details 416 pages Scholastic Press - English 9780545424943 Reviews:
"Publishers Weekly Review" by , "Book two of Stiefvater's Raven Cycle shifts from character-driven voyage of discovery to more of a paranormal thriller, ratcheting up the violence as the plot grows more complex. After the transformative events at Cabeswater in The Raven Boys, the context in which Gansey, Blue, Adam, Ronan, and Noah operate is further altered by the arrival of the Gray Man, a self-described hit man who replaces Barrington Whelk in providing occasional adult narrative perspective. The Gray Man brings with him the machinations of larger, previously unknown forces as he takes orders from a voice on the phone to hunt the Greywaren, the identity of which is revealed early on. But this book largely belongs to the loose cannon that is Ronan, as he works to better understand his supernatural abilities and their connection to his family. While Stiefvater's offbeat, acutely observed characters continue to grow, they have shifted from developing a group interaction to reacting against one another, making this installment more tense and foreboding than its predecessor — and every bit as gripping. Ages 14 — up. Agent: Laura Rennert, Andrea Brown Literary Agency. (Sept.)" Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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The second installment in the all-new series from the masterful, #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater!
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