Synopses & Reviews
Siblings Calliope and Rafe, along with Dionisio and Paul, are Ecstasiathe most popular band in Elysia, a city of jewels and feathers, of magic and music, where the only crime is growing old. Then Calliopes visions take her to Under, where the Old Ones go to die, and where her parents had vanished long ago. Rafe joins her there, in search of the Doctor, who can bring back the dead to ease their loved ones broken hearts. And that is when rapture turns to nightmare.
Review
This begs not just to be read, but to be re-read, and savored. (Publishers Weekly, starred review for Echo) The sorceress of iridescent language is back again. (Kirkus Reviews for Echo) Transcendent. (The New York Times) A sensualists paradise. (Spin)
Synopsis
From the bestselling author of Weetzie Bat comes a fantasy adventure.
Siblings Calliope and Rafe, along with Dionisio and Paul, are Ecstasia the most popular band in Elysia, a city of jewels and feathers, of magic and music, where the only crime is growing old. Then Calliope s visions take her to Under, where the Old Ones go to die, and where her parents had vanished long ago. Rafe joins her there, in search of the Doctor, who can bring back the dead to ease their loved ones broken hearts. And that is when rapture turns to nightmare."
About the Author
Francesca Lia Block is best known as the author of the five Weetzie Bat books (Weetzie Bat, Witch Baby, Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys, Missing Angel Juan, and Baby Be-Bop), which have been collected as Dangerous Angels. Her most recent novel is Wasteland.