Errand requiring immediate attention. Come.
The note was on vellum, pierced by the talons of the almost-crow that delivered it. Karou read the message. 'He never says please', she sighed, but she gathered up her things.
When Brimstone called, she always came.
In general, Karou has managed to keep her two lives in balance. On the one hand, she's a seventeen-year-old art student in Prague; on the other, errand-girl to a monstrous creature who is the closest thing she has to family. Raised half in our world, half in 'Elsewhere', she has never understood Brimstone's dark work - buying teeth from hunters and murderers - nor how she came into his keeping. She is a secret even to herself, plagued by the sensation that she isn't whole.
Now the doors to Elsewhere are closing, and Karou must choose between the safety of her human life and the dangers of a war-ravaged world that may hold the answers she has always sought.
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton General Division
ISBN: 9781444722628
Number of pages: 432
Weight: 690 g
Dimensions: 241 x 157 x 37 mm
This book is simply incredible. It's part of the Waterstones book club and that place is well deserved! Can't wait for the next book.
Beautifully written, lovely storyline, I am addicted and cannot wait for the next book. I love when books offer something new, a story I cannot predict. This is one of those book. Highly recommend buying it to anyone... More
I found the character of Karou very different from our normal heroine. Set against the backdrop of Prague I would highly advise you google the St Charles bridge just so you can get a sense of the beauty and imagery... More
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