![]() ![]() ![]() Maggie will need to discover her strength in a world revolving around power-and make a decision that could either save hundreds of lives or subject herself, and those she loves the most, to a gruesome death. Now thrown into the world of Sasvatas, Eagnae, and Hunters, Maggie must find a way to not only survive the mountain of rules that come with a human joining a Syndicate but somehow save her newfound friends from an insidious group known as a portentum. A short time later, she is invited to a company meeting that shatters her perception of what she thought were merely fairy tales. An elderly man comes to her rescue and, after seemingly recognizing her name, invites her to apply for a position at a housing corporation known as The Lion. Kingfisher Narrated by: Kaylin Heath Length: 6 hrs and 47. But then she feels the familiar wax-covered needles of eyes watching her as she waits for the subway. Kingfishers new novel begins the tale of a murderous band of criminals (and a scholar), thrown together in an attempt to unravel the secret of the Clockwork Boys, mechanical soldiers from a neighboring kingdom that promise ruin to the Dowagers city. She has been nominated for the World Fantasy and the Eisner, and has won the Hugo, Sequoyah, Nebula, Alfie, WSFA, Coyotl and Ursa Major awards, as well as a half-dozen Junior Library Guild. In another life, she writes childrens books and weird comics. The city is more intimidating than she expected, but Maggie quickly settles in and begins looking for work. Kingfisher is the vaguely absurd pen-name of Ursula Vernon, an author from North Carolina. ![]() ![]() Book Synopsis Suffering from a troublesome spell of artists block, Maggie McCalff decides to move in with her old college roommate and plushie dinosaur lover, Violet Kim. ![]()
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