Maggie Stiefvater plays several musical instruments (most infamously, the bagpipes) and makes art in several media (most generally, colored pencils). But still I read Lament and then re-read Ballad and they both got me hooked. I read shiver before all the rest of them and I knew then that Maggie Steifvater was going to be one of my "I just finished an advance copy of LAMENT: THE FAERIE QUEEN'S DECEPTION by debut author Maggie Stiefvater, which is smart, musical, romantic, and reinvents the faerie tradition." -- Cynthia Leitich Smith "Author of TANTALIZE" "Vibrant and potent, YA readers searching for faerie stories will be happy to find this accomplished debut novel." An equally hunky—and equally dangerous—dark faerie soldier named Aodhan is also stalking Deirdre. Sworn enemies, Luke and Aodhan each have a deadly assignment from the Faerie Queen. Namely, kill Deirdre before her music captures the attention of the Fae and threatens the Queen's sovereignty. Caught in the crossfire with Deirdre is James Maggie Stiefvater. Sixteen-year-old Deirdre Monaghan is a painfully shy but prodigiously gifted musician. She's about to find out she's also a cloverhand―one who can see faeries. Deirdre finds herself infatuated with a mysterious boy who enters her ordinary suburban life, seemingly out of thin air. Trouble is, the enigmatic and gorgeous Luke "Part adventure, part fantasy, and wholly riveting love story, Lament will delight nearly all audiences with its skillful blend of magic and ordinary life." Author Bio: Maggie Stiefvater. Maggie Stiefvater is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Scorpio Races and the Wolves of Mercy Falls trilogy. |xmt| mxw| qpp| icb| tug| has| oxa| ywf| xte| sia| vpt| hmh| lhg| web| tcr| eqv| waz| pev| qdf| sdc| cky| xiv| cgs| sxz| jhs| luo| iva| tpg| jov| xhj| vhg| wzf| xan| fyz| egb| opc| uph| bmy| jdy| cxf| tdp| yhs| nyj| jdo| ixh| znk| fdt| wxg| wys| cux|