The bones of ruin
Title
:
The bones of ruin
Personal Author EPSB
:
Sarah, Raughley
Summary
:
As an African tightrope dancer in Victorian London, Iris is a strange sight for leering British audiences always eager for the spectacle of colonial curiosity. But Iris also has a secret: she cannot die. Haunted by her unnatural power and with no memories of her past, Iris is obsessed with discovering who she is. Then she meets the dark and alluring Adam Temple, a member of a mysterious order called the Enlightenment Committee. Adam shares with her a terrifying revelation: the world is ending, and the Committee will decide who lives. To help them choose a leader for the upcoming apocalypse, the Committee is holding the Tournament of Freaks, a competition of vicious fighters with fantastical abilities. Adam wants Iris to be his champion-- and in exchange will give her the truth about who she really is.
Year Published
:
2021-2022
Series
:
The bones of ruin ;
Volume
:
1
Physical Description
:
477 pages ; 24 cm.
Awards
:
2024 Young Reader’s Choice Award YRCA Intermediate nominee
Subject
:
Black people -- England -- Fiction.
Tightrope walking -- Fiction.
Immortalism -- Fiction.
Ability -- Fiction.
End of the world -- Fiction.
Contests -- Fiction.
Secret societies -- Fiction.
Self-discovery -- Fiction.
Geographic Term
:
Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901 -- Fiction.
Genre
:
Steampunk fiction.
Historical fiction.
Paranormal fiction.
Canadian fiction.
Summary
:
As an African tightrope dancer in Victorian London, Iris is a strange sight for leering British audiences always eager for the spectacle of colonial curiosity. But Iris also has a secret: she cannot die. Haunted by her unnatural power and with no memories of her past, Iris is obsessed with discovering who she is. Then she meets the dark and alluring Adam Temple, a member of a mysterious order called the Enlightenment Committee. Adam shares with her a terrifying revelation: the world is ending, and the Committee will decide who lives. To help them choose a leader for the upcoming apocalypse, the Committee is holding the Tournament of Freaks, a competition of vicious fighters with fantastical abilities. Adam wants Iris to be his champion-- and in exchange will give her the truth about who she really is.
ISBN
:
9781534453562
9781534453579
Publisher
:
New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2021.
©2021
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
|---|
| Jasper Place | F RAU | Book | 30071000668702 | Fiction |