Child of Earth & Sky

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Child of Earth & Sky by Menna van Praag is a captivating sci-fi and fantasy novel set in a world where elements like earth and sky influence destiny. The story follows a protagonist who must navigate a realm filled with intrigue, magic, and the challenges of self-discovery. As conflicts simmer, the character's journey revolves around uncovering hidden truths and embracing their unique powers, all while battling adversaries that threaten harmony between elemental worlds.
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Child of Earth & Sky, Menna van Praag’s third dazzling real-world fantasy, concludes the story of the power-wielding Sisters Grimm and combines contemporary storytelling with modern fairytale to tell a thrilling story of life, death, and motherhood.

Born of bright-white wishing and black-edged desire, the Grimm girls each command a single element and wield it with great power. But a child born of a Grimm and a fallen star will have command over every element and wield infinite power.

At twenty-one, Goldie gave birth to a daughter by her dead lover. Now Goldie is nearly thirty and Luna almost nine. Conceived in the realm between life and death, Luna is part star-soldier, part Grimm, and now those opposing forces are waging war within her.

Terrified of losing her increasingly volatile child, Goldie goes on the run. Then an act of violence forces her to return, and Luna is taken into care. Mother and child can still meet—in the haunted otherworld that is Everwhere.

Desperate to reclaim her daughter, Goldie must also confront whatever is corrupting Everwhere. For fresh leaves are falling, and Grimm girls are dying. Fearing the return of her father, Goldie knows she cannot succeed alone and summons her sisters.

But can the bonds of sisterhood bear the terrible price that will be paid...

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781787631717

Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 19 October 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bantam (Transworld)

Illustration: 2 full page B & W drawings + map

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 332g

Pages: 272

About the Author

Menna van Praag has lived in Cambridge all her life, except when she was studying at Oxford University. She has worked as a reader for BBC Films & TV and as a script editor for a number of independent production companies. Menna is the author of five successful novels of magical realism, including The House at the End of Hope Street, which have been translated into 26 languages. The acclaimed The Sisters Grimm marked her first foray into dark, contemporary fantasy.

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