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263 pp.
| HarperCollins/Tegen |
October, 2014 |
TradeISBN 978-0-06-220740-1$17.99
(4)
YA
When fifteen-year-old Mara wakes up in a field, she remembers nothing about herself or her past but soon learns she has been chosen as the apprentice to the Messenger of Fear, who metes out justice to those who have escaped it. While full of truly creepy atmospherics, the story feels too intent on building toward the next book in this new series.