Book description
An extraordinary new world, from the New York Times bestselling author
of the Wicked Lovely series.
Enter the Carnival…
In a city of daimons, strict class lines control every aspect of life.
At the heart of The City is the Carnival of Souls where, once in a
generation, anyone can fight for their chance to join the elite.
Kaleb is of the lowest caste; Aya is ruling caste - but female. They
both face bleak futures and, for each of them, fighting to the death is
the only way to try to live.
Mallory lives in the human world and knows little of The City, beyond
the threat it poses her and her family. But soon she, too, will be drawn
into the decadence and danger that is the Carnival of Souls…
Combining Melissa Marr's extraordinary world-building, breathtaking
action, secrets, love and the struggle to forge one's own destiny,
Carnival of Souls will blow your mind and win your heart. “Marr offers
readers a fully imagined faery world that runs alongside an everyday
world, which even non-fantasy (or faerie) lovers will want to delve
into” Publisher's Weekly
“Marr's world-building is complex and masterful, and through skilful
plotting, she builds intrigue and suspense, with plenty of romance as
well.” School Library Journal
“The City is so well described that it almost takes on a life of its
own … I really felt as though I was there and could hear the noise and
smell the smells of the “Carnival of Souls. I can't wiat for more!”
bigbooklittlebook. com
“Melissa Marr has created another amazing world that pulls you in from
the first page. The magic and mystery that is created between the covers
of this book leave you wanting more, and with each turn of the page
getting exactly what is needed.” bookalicious. org Melissa Marr was
voted in high school the “most likely to end up in jail”. Instead, she
went to graduate school, worked in a bar, became a teacher and did a lot
of writing. Her novels Wicked Lovely, Ink Exchange, Fragile Eternity and
Radiant Shadows, Darkest Mercy and Faery Tales and Nightmares are
published by HarperCollins Children's Books. She has also recently
compiled and edited Enthralled, a collection of paranormal novellas with
Kelley Armstrong.
