A Winter's Promise: Book One of the Mirror Visitor Quartet

by Dabos, Christelle
ISBN: 9781609456078
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Overview

Amazon Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book of 2018

One of Entertainment Weekly's 10 Best YA Books of 2018

One of Publishers Weekly's Best YA Book of the Year

A National Indie Bestseller

Longlisted for Irish YA prize Great Reads Award

Lose yourself in the fantastic world of the arks and in the company of unforgettable characters in this French runaway hit, Christelle Dabos' The Mirror Visitor quartet.

Plain-spoken, headstrong Ophelia cares little about appearances. Her ability to read the past of objects is unmatched in all of Anima and, what's more, she possesses the ability to travel through mirrors, a skill passed down to her from previous generations. Her idyllic life is disrupted, however, when she is promised in marriage to Thorn, a taciturn and influential member of a distant clan. Ophelia must leave all she knows behind and follow her fianc to Citaceleste, the capital of a cold, icy ark known as the Pole, where danger lurks around every corner and nobody can be trusted. There, in the presence of her inscrutable future husband, Ophelia slowly realizes that she is a pawn in a political game that will have far-reaching ramifications not only for her but for her entire world.

The World of the Arks

Long ago, following a cataclysm called the Rupture, the world was shattered into many floating celestial islands, now known as arks. Over each, the spirit of an omnipotent and immortal ancestor abides. The inhabitants of these arks each possess a unique power. Ophelia, with her ability to read the pasts of objects, must navigate this fantastic, disjointed, perilous world using her trademark tenacity and quiet strength.

An unforgettable heroine, a rich and bountiful universe, intrigue and suspense: A Winter's Promise is perfect for readers of Margaret Rogerson's An Enchantment of Ravens, Melissa Albert's The Hazel Wood, V.E. Schwab's "Shades of Magic" series, Tomi Adeyemi's Children of Blood and Bone, Kenneth Oppel's "Airborne" series, and N.K. Jemisin "Broken Earth" series.

Extract:

I think we could have all lived happily, in a way, God, me and the others, if it weren't for that accursed book. It disgusted me. I knew what bound me to it in the most sickening of ways, but the horror of that particular knowledge came later, much later. I didn't understand straight away, I was too ignorant.

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Dabos, Christelle
  • ISBN: 9781609456078
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 7.80 x 1.50
  • Number Of Pages: 492
  • Publication Year: 2020

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  • Loved it!

    HPB S. - 4 years 11 months ago

    This book is so good and the sequel is even better. If you are looking for slow burn enemies to lovers with a little bit of mystery then this is perfect for you! It did take me a while to get into the book but once I did I couldn't put it down and immediately purchased the second book. Christelle Dabo's world-building is SO good. I highly recommend it! #springpicks

  • I LOVE THIS SERIES <3

    A N. - 4 years 11 months ago

    I LOVED IT. I was engrossed in this book. It took me out of a really long reading slump with its really amazing worldbuilding, flawed but entertaining characters, and court intrigue. This series as a whole is one of my absolute favourites. I've rarely been so engrossed in a world like this. However, for this book in particular, the first 20% dragged a little as it had very lengthy descriptions that took a while to get used to. After the first 25% I couldn't put it down. I love Ophelia, Thorn, Berenilde, and Rosaline who were very different from the general types of characters you see in books. They were flawed and unconventional, which put me off at first, but now is one of the reasons I love this book.

  • One of My Favorites

    Lillian N. - 5 years ago

    An absolutely brilliant book! Each character is vivid in the mind in both their physicality and personality, the world-building is inspired and intriguing, and the story pulls you in right from the beginning! Also, if you're a fan of slowburn romances, this is an excellent book for you as well, as that subplot is so well-written. #SpringPicks