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Skylark
Oct 1, 2024 1:31 PM

Author:Meagan Spooner

Skylark

Vis in magia, in vita vi. In magic there is power, and in power, life.

For fifteen years, Lark Ainsley waited for the day when her Resource would be harvested and she would finally be an adult. After the harvest she expected a small role in the regular, orderly operation of the City within the Wall. She expected to do her part to maintain the refuge for the last survivors of the Wars. She expected to be a tiny cog in the larger clockwork of the city.

Lark did not expect to become the City's power supply.

Her only choice is to escape; follow the birds into the wilderness beyond.

Into the Iron Wood

Perfect for fans of The Hunger Games, Skylark is an electrifying tale of magic, secrecy and survival.

Reviews

Intense and absorbing, Skylark transported me to a world of magic and danger unlike anything I've read before. Dark, original and beautiful. This is a novel you don't want to miss.

—— Veronica Rossi, author of Under the Never Sky

Skylark's rich narrative and plucky heroine will transport you into a mesmerizing and horrifying world.

—— New York Times bestselling author, Carrie Jones

Skylark was a great read and I was instantly engaged in Lark’s story.

—— Book Chick City

Strange, kooky, funny and enthralling. If you haven't got into the Pure Dead series, it is highly recommended

—— Birmingham Post

The Shepherd’s Crown is a sometimes sad, often funny and eminently suitable testament to the life and career of Terry Pratchett.

—— David Barnett , Independent

A crowning achievement for Terry Pratchett and his Discworld . . . This is a book for all ages, the tour de force of one of the English language’s greatest authors, who, in the midst of encroaching darkness and facing so many terrors of his own, has contrived to astound us one last time with his craft.

—— The Conversation

This final book stands among the very best of [Pratchett's] work . . . An exceptionally crafted finale from one of the greats

—— School Library Journal (starred review)

Pratchett's final work is a tour de force of compassion, great wit, and gleeful storytelling.

—— Publishers Weekly (starred review)

A worthy crown to Terry Pratchett’s phenomenal artistic achievement.

—— Michael Dirda , Washington Post

The last Discworld offering is a poignant farewell, both to Pratchett's readership and to his extraordinary world.

—— Imogen Russell Williams , Metro

As ever in Pratchett's work, empathy and compassion are foregrounded. With its humour and humaneness, it reminds us, too, that its author, as Tiffany says of her deceased friend, 'is . . . was . . . unfollowable.'

—— James Lovegrove , Financial Times

Something to treasure

—— Kirkus Reviews

Funny, sad and extremely moving . . . most will likely consider it one of the strongest, and certainly one of the most – possibly the most – moving [of the Discworld novels].

—— Juliette Harrisson , Den of Geek
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