Slay: A Freya Novel

by Matthew Laurence

Overview

"Move over, Percy Jackson, there’s a new girl in town." —Booklist review for Freya

Her fight for freedom is over,
but the fight for power is just beginning.

After Freya escapes from the power-controlling Finemdi Corporation, her quest to defeat her new enemy takes her to Hollywood. The ancient Norse goddess of love, beauty, war, and death disguises herself once again as Sara Vanadi, now an up-and-coming star on a scandalous television series. Freya knows that today’s modern gods live on the screen, and Los Angeles offers her both fame and believers.

And she desperately needs strength from her believers.With sinister forces at her heels, an ancient enemy returned, and an unknown threat lurking in the shadows, Freya must walk a dangerous line between mortal and goddess. Because if she loses her humanity, who will save the world?

Blending fantasy and science fiction in a contemporary Hollywood setting, Slay: A Freya Novel is the second book in Matthew Laurence’s action-packed series about an ancient goddess in a modern world.

An Imprint Book

Praise for Freya:
"This series debut blends philosophy (free will, destiny, faith), humor, multidimensional characters, and a fast-moving, well-constructed plot into a compulsively entertaining read.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"Adrenaline-infused adventure." —School Library Journal

"Boatloads of action, villains who are at once familiar and original in their quests for world domination, and a savvy team of multireligious goddesses make for a kick-ass adventure situated between science and belief." —The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (BCCB)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250088192
Publisher:	Imprint
Publication date:	03/13/2018
Series:	Freya , #2
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.40(d)
Lexile:	910L (what's this?)
Age Range:	15 - 18 Years

About the Author

A designer and writer for over nine years, Matthew Laurence is consistently delighted that people actually pay him to make games. His career has taken him from Orlando and San Francisco all the way to Finland and now Munich, Germany. Besides playing games of all kinds, Matthew writes and cooks for fun, travels with his wife whenever (and wherever) possible, and maintains an unhealthy relationship with Netflix. Freya and Slay: A Freya Novel are his young adult novels.

Editorial Reviews

2018-02-05
The Florida deity-exploiting facility may be toast, but to confront the corporation behind it Norse goddess Freya needs friends, good fortune, and the power boost that comes from worshipers, or, as they're known in the 21st century, fans.Freya's high priest, Nathan, and lion-headed Egyptian goddess friend, Sekhmet, have her back. Although Freya's portfolio of talents can clash with Sekhmet's, goddess sisterhood proves powerful. Alerted by an ally inside corporate giant Finemdi to Ares' prominent role there, Freya's inner Valkyrie spurs her to take him on. But humanity's wars have strengthened her nemesis, and Freya needs worshipers, too. After Nathan observes that celebrities attract them in droves, it's Hollywood ho! Gorgeous, blonde Freya's soon on a fast track to HBO-miniseries stardom. While she revels in adulation, romance blossoms between Nathan and Sekhmet, leaving Freya conflicted; she's all about love and desire, but Nathan's her priest. Following a succession of attacks by Finemdi, Freya attempts escape via a portal in a luxury spa operated by the Graces but accidentally delivers her crew to Finemdi headquarters. Unlike the story's mostly white mortals, deities manifest in diverse colors, cultures, and abilities. Make-me-a-star tropes excepted, Freya retains her quirky appeal, offering wry comments and an intriguing take on deity-human interactions.Overcoming a slow start and Hollywood clichés, this sequel eventually delivers, accelerating to a satisfying cliffhanger ending. (Fantasy. 14-18)

Kirkus Reviews

Praise for Freya:

"Move over, Percy Jackson, there’s a new girl in town." —Booklist

"This series debut blends philosophy (free will, destiny, faith), humor, multidimensional characters, and a fast-moving, well-constructed plot into a compulsively entertaining read.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"Adrenaline-infused adventure." —School Library Journal

"Boatloads of action, villains who are at once familiar and original in their quests for world domination, and a savvy team of multireligious goddesses make for a kick-ass adventure situated between science and belief." —The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (BCCB)

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