Glass Town Wars
by Celia Rees
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Pub Date Sep 08 2020 | Archive Date Jun 24 2020
Pushkin Press | Pushkin Children's Books
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Description
When Tom is in a coma, his friend Milo decides that he can be a guinea pig for a new gaming device - a device that will take him to a troubled world where he meets the the warrior-like Augusta who is fighting to save her kingdom from takeover by her rival. With Tom at her side, she finds extra courage. Slowly but surely, Tom starts to leave his life in London behind as the two of them become ever more embroiled in a world of chaos and tension that encompasses the past, the present and the future.
But life in London won't let Tom go so easily. His friends and family gather around him to try and bring him back - as does a girl from school he barely knows, who comes each day to his bedside to read to him from her favourite book, Wuthering Heights.
In this wonderful speculative fiction Celia Rees has created a meta-fictional world that will delight readers. This epic story, with Rees's trademark strong female character and romance at its heart, is a compelling action-driven adventure with delightful twists and turns that thrill and surprise right up to the last page.
Advance Praise
• "Glass Town Wars is a beautifully crafted, multilayered story with a gripping adventure at its heart. Wonderful, clever stuff"--Melvin Burgess
• "A thrilling roller-coaster ride with added Brontës"--Adèle Geras
• "Wildly inventive, wholly original, seriously thrilling. Celia Rees is a one-off"--Lottie Moggach
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781782691631 |
| PRICE | $12.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 320 |
Available on NetGalley
Featured Reviews
Kelly M, Media/Journalist
Glass Town Wars is a mind-blowing and thrilling read that fans of Ready Player One and Mary Hoffman's Stravganza series will love.
It's an original and gripping tale that will leave you on the edge of your seat.
Amanda M, Librarian
This was a fun, interesting and a quick read. It is very beautifully written and the characters and plot are very original. If you are looking for a solid thriller with a brilliant main character and a great supporting cast then you should pick this series up and give it a try.
Reviewer 582185
If you are looking for a solid thriller with a brilliant main character and a great supporting cast then you should pick this series up and give it a try.
Looking forward to read more of the author's writings.
**Thankyou Netgalley and publisher for providing me a free copy of this book*
Livia C, Reviewer
I received this book from NetGalley in exchange of an honest review.
Tom is in a coma, when his friend Milo decided to use him as a guinea pig for a gaming device, able to transport his mind into a world where he will meet and fight with Augusta, to save her kingdom. And while Tom finds himself involved into this adventure and new world, in his real life, in London, his family and friends are not ready to let him go. They are trying to bring him back, talking to him, reading to him, like a girl from school, who is reading from Wuthering Heights.
I absolutely love meta-fictional world and this one is full of awesome and strong characters, so inventive and full of plot twists, action, romance, I couldn't stop reading it. It's the first book I've ever read by Celia Rees, but I love her writing style and her characters, because the first is captivating and well done, the story skillfully written and the characters are alive, brimming with passion and intensity. Amazing
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