### Amazon.com Review **Product Description** From the #1 *New York Times* bestselling author of *Shiver* and *Linger* comes a brand new, heart-stopping novel. With her trademark lyricism, Maggie Stiefvater turns to a new world, where a pair are swept up in a daring, dangerous race across a clif
The Scorpio Races
β Scribed by Maggie Stiefvater
- Publisher
- Scholastic Press
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 196 KB
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1921989084
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β¦ Synopsis
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Shiver and Linger comes a brand new, heartstopping novel.
Some race to win. Others race to survive.
It happens at the start of every November: the Scorpio Races. Riders attempt to keep hold of their water horses long enough to make it to the finish line.
Some riders live.
Others die.
At age nineteen, Sean Kendrick is the returning champion. He is a young man of few words, and if he has any fears, he keeps them buried deep, where no one else can see them.
Puck Connolly is different. She never meant to ride in the Scorpio Races. But fate hasn't given her much of a choice. So she enters the competition - the first girl ever to do so. She is in no way prepared for what is going to happen.
As she did in her bestselling Shiver trilogy, author Maggie Stiefvater takes us to the breaking point, where both love and life meet their greatest obstacles, and only the strong of heart can survive. The Scorpio Races is an unforgettable reading experience.
Amazon.com Review
Product Description
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Shiver and Linger comes a brand new, heart-stopping novel.
With her trademark lyricism, Maggie Stiefvater turns to a new world, where a pair are swept up in a daring, dangerous race across a cliff--with more than just their lives at stake should they lose.
Review
- [A] taut, chilling, romantic adventure....Masterful. Like nothing else out there now. Kirkus Reviews, starred review
- Stiefvater masterfully combines an intimate voice (think I Capture the Castle) with a fully evoked island setting with sensory-rich language (think Margo Lanagan) with a wealth of horse detail with a plot full of danger, intrigue, and romance. ... Stiefvater sets not one foot wrong as she takes readers on an intoxicating ride of their own. ... Stiefvaters novel begins rivetingly and gets better and betterall the way, in fact, to best. The Horn Book, starred review
- A book appealing to lovers of fantasy, horse stories, romance, and action-adventure alike, this seems to have a shot at being a YA blockbuster. Booklist, starred review
- An utterly compelling read. Publishers Weekly, starred review
"[A] thrilling book thats as unusual as it is alluring." The Los Angeles Times
- "While there is plenty of action, conflict, excitement, and a heart-stopping climax, it is the slowly developing relationship between Kate and Sean that makes the book remarkable." School Library Journal, starred review
"In her most addictive story yet, Stiefvater revives the strong, silent type in sexy, brooding monster tamer Sean Kendrick. His co-narrator, Puck, is heartbreakingly adorable as a stubborn little sister growing into a brave, self-assured woman. Stiefvater is a master of magical realism, and her prose leaves the reader cold, damp and anxious as November closes in on the isolated island setting." RT Book Reviews Magazine
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### Amazon.com Review **Product Description** From the #1 _New York Times_ bestselling author of _Shiver_ and _Linger_ comes a brand new, heart-stopping novel. With her trademark lyricism, Maggie Stiefvater turns to a new world, where a pair are swept up in a daring, dangerous race across a cli
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