Seven Deadly Shadows Contributor(s): Alameda, Courtney (Author), Maetani, Valynne E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0062570811 ISBN-13: 9780062570819 Publisher: Quill Tree Books OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy - General - Young Adult Fiction | Horror - Young Adult Fiction | Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2019946112 |
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.8" W x 8.5" (1.00 lbs) 384 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Ethnic Orientation - Asian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This thrilling YA retelling of Kurosawa's Seven Samurai features a girl tasked with saving the world from eternal darkness. Perfect for fans of Six of Crows and Marie Lu. Seventeen-year-old Kira Fujikawa has never had it easy. She's bullied by the popular girls in school. Her parents ignore her. And she's also plagued with a secret: She can see yokai, the ghosts and demons that haunt the streets of Kyoto. But things accelerate from bad to worse when she learns that Shuten-doji, the demon king, will rise at the next blood moon to hunt down an ancient relic and bring the world to a catastrophic end. Not exactly skilled at fighting anything, much less the dead, Kira enlists the aid of seven powerful death gods to help her slay Shuten-doji. They include Shiro, a kitsune with boy-band looks who is more flirtatious than helpful, and O-bei, a regal demon courtier with reasons of her own for getting involved. As the confrontation with Shuten-doji draws nearer, the fate of Japan hangs in the balance. Can Kira save humankind? Or will the demon king succeed in bringing eternal darkness upon the world? |
Contributor Bio(s): Alameda, Courtney: - Courtney Alameda is a writer, veteran bookseller, and librarian. Her debut novel, Shutter, was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award and hailed as a "standout in the genre" by School Library Journal. She also wrote the YA novel Pitch Dark--a Junior Library Guild selection--as well as Sisters of Sorrow, a comic book series she cowrote with Sons of Anarchy screenwriter Kurt Sutter. She holds a degree in English literature with an emphasis on creative writing. A Northern California native, she now resides in Idaho with her husband, legions of books, and a tiny five-pound cat with a giant personality. Learn more about her at www.courtneyalameda.com. Maetani, Valynne E.: -Valynne E. Maetani is a writer and member of We Need Diverse Books. Her debut novel, Ink and Ashes, was the winner of Tu Books' New Visions Award and an Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Honor, was a Junior Library Guild selection and a Kirkus Reviews Best Book, and received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews and School Library Journal. She has a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania and now resides in Salt Lake City, Utah. Visit her online at www.valynne.com. |