The Door in the Moon

by Catherine Fisher

Overview

From the New York Times bestselling author of Incarceron, this genre-busting fantasy is perfect for fans of Doctor Who, Blade Runner, and Cassandra Clare's Mortal Instruments series.

Only the Obsidian Mirror can save a life, change the past, or rescue the future.

In this third volume of the internationally acclaimed Obsidian Mirror series, it's Midsummer Night. It's hot. And everyone in Wintercombe Alley is dreaming strange and disturbing dreams—until Jake and Sarah are swept through the Obsidian Mirror and time itself into a nightmare world of revolution and murder. Meanwhile, Oberon Venn faces a choice between staying mortal or losing his soul in the tangled green wildwood of the faerie realm. Catherine Fisher, master of world-building and plot twists—from a masked ball to a desperate struggle at the very foot of the guillotine—continues the breathtaking and dangerous search for those who Time has snatched away.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781101603154
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	03/24/2015
Series:	Obsidian Mirror Series , #3
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	352
Lexile:	640L (what's this?)
File size:	1 MB
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

About the Author

Catherine Fisher is the New York Times bestselling author of Incarceron and Sapphique. The acclaimed poet and novelist was born in Newport, Wales. She graduated from the University of Wales with a degree in English and a fascination for myth and history. She was named the first Children’s Laureate of Wales and was invited to Buckingham Palace to meet Queen Elizabeth.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

Praise for Slanted Worlds:
"A sumptuous genre-blend of time travel, dark fantasy and post-apocalyptic thriller.  Gorgeous, atmospheric, and addictive." —Kirkus Reviews
Praise for Obsidian Mirror:
"Fisher effectively alternates brooding mystery with thrilling action. This blend of science fiction and fantasy is certified fresh." -Booklist

*"Full of unexpected twists and turns that will draw readers in...fans of Kady Cross, Cassandre Clare, and Doctor Who will be enthralled with this must-read title." -VOYA (starred review)

"Brilliantly disconcerting, scary and superbly written by the leading lady of British fantasy." -The London Times

Editorial Reviews

Praise for The Door in the Moon:

"An exuberant payoff. . . . Every [character] engages readers' sympathies. They endure loyalty and loss, bravery and betrayal, triumph and terror; but the hard-won victory of the final pages is clearly only a brief respite . . . Engrossing and addictive."—Kirkus

"Fisher's genre mixing is as successful as ever, and . . . it has lost none of its addictive appeal."—Booklist

"Fisher creates a magical world full of adventure and mystery. . . . The friendships she creates between the characters are based upon loyalty and trust—or so the reader is led to think. A quick, fast-paced, easy read. . . . Recommended for readers of both fantasy and adventure."—VOYA

"With vivid world-building and poignant prose, the penultimate title in this series will have fans anxiously anticipating the upcoming conclusion."—School Library Journal

Praise for Slanted Worlds:

"A sumptuous genre-blend of time travel, dark fantasy and post-apocalyptic thriller.  Gorgeous, atmospheric, and addictive."—Kirkus Reviews

Praise for Obsidian Mirror:

"Fisher effectively alternates brooding mystery with thrilling action. This blend of science fiction and fantasy is certified fresh."—Booklist

*"Full of unexpected twists and turns that will draw readers in...fans of Kady Cross, Cassandre Clare, and Doctor Who will be enthralled with this must-read title."—VOYA (starred review)

"Brilliantly disconcerting, scary and superbly written by the leading lady of British fantasy."—The London Times

From the Publisher

★ 2015-01-10
Past, present and future collide; science fiction melds with fantasy and historical thriller in the third volume of this genre-blending quartet.It's Midsummer Eve, and as Wintercombe Abbey is under siege by the Shee and their heartless faery queen, Jake and Sarah are snatched by a gang of time-traveling thieves and thrust into the chaos of the Reign of Terror. Meanwhile Janus, the tyrant of a dystopian future, is reaching back through the magical, inscrutable obsidian mirror to secure his power. After the cluttered excess of the previous volume, The Slanted Worlds (2014), Fisher regains her sure hand on the narrative, juggling a dozen major players through three distinct yet entangled storylines, winding through a single night to converge in an exuberant payoff. The lush prose highlights precise, sensory details to portray worlds from the overripe fecundity of the Summerland to the fetid prisons of revolutionary Paris to the stark beauty of an illusory moonscape. None of the characters are "nice," exactly; but with their wry humor and plucky audacity, their complex motivations and conflicting agendas, every one engages readers' sympathies. They endure loyalty and loss, bravery and betrayal, triumph and terror; but the hard-won victory of the final pages is clearly only a brief respite before they must put aside differences and distrust to unite against their formidable enemies. Engrossing and addictive. (Science fiction/fantasy. 12 & up)

Kirkus Reviews