Can't Wait Wednesday No. 20: Even the Darkest Stars, by Heather Fawcett

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As in the previous meme, this one showcases future releases  we book  bloggers 
are eagerly anticipating!!
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Here's my choice for this week!

 Even the Darkest Stars

(Even the Darkest Stars, Book 1)

Heather Fawcett

Hardcover,  432 pages

Balzer + Bray

September 5, 2017 

Fantasy, Feminist Fiction,

Young Adult Fiction

  

Set in a fictional Himalayan kingdom, this is the story of a girl enlisted by a legendary explorer to help him climb the kingdom’s deadliest mountain – only to discover that his true mission may threaten her whole world.

Kamzin has always dreamed of becoming one of the emperor’s royal explorers, the elite climbers tasked with mapping the wintry, mountainous Empire and spying on its enemies. She knows she could be the best in the world, if only someone would give her a chance.

But everything changes when the mysterious and eccentric River Shara, the greatest explorer ever known, arrives in her village and demands to hire Kamzin—not her older sister, Lusha, as everyone had expected—for his next expedition. This is Kamzin’s chance to prove herself—even though River’s mission to retrieve a rare talisman for the emperor means climbing Raksha, the tallest and deadliest mountain in the Aryas. Then, Lusha sets off on her own mission to Raksha with a rival explorer, and Kamzin must decide what’s most important to her: protecting her sister from the countless perils of the climb or beating her to the summit.

The challenges of climbing Raksha are unlike anything Kamzin expected—or prepared for—with avalanches, ice chasms, ghosts, and other dangers at every turn. And as dark secrets are revealed, Kamzin must unravel the truth about their mission and her companions—while surviving the deadliest climb she has ever faced.

Why I can't wait for this one!

I vividly remember reading the book Annapurna, by Maurice Herzog when I was around 8 or 9 years old. I LOVED it!! I don't recall, though, how the heck I got a hold of this book. I think it was a Reader's Digest Condensed Edition or something. At that time, I thought the whole thing was a great adventure! (I was a tomboy back then.) Now, I wouldn't be so sure....lol. But I would still love to read about this daring young woman, only from the comfort of my armchair....lol, lol, lol!! 

The book has other elements, such as fantasy creatures and happenings, that I am certainly interested in reading about. But most of all, I'm totally excited about reading another book about a dangerous mountain adventure that I can enjoy in a vicarious manner! ABSOLUTELY!! And this one has a female hero, to boot!! (Yeah, she's my brave alter ego......) YAAAAAAAAAY!!!!

I was born and raised in Vancouver, Canada, where I enjoy wandering around in the wilderness and only occasionally getting lost. I’ve also spent extended periods of time in Italy, where I learned very little Italian but ate quite a lot of pizza, and Ireland, where I searched half-successfully for puffins and selkies.
Before becoming a writer I worked, among other things, as an archaeologist, a technical writer, and a backstage assistant for a Shakespearean theatre company (which I could write several novels about). I have a Master’s degree in English Literature and briefly considered becoming a professor, before I realized it involved more than reading books, drinking excessive amounts of tea, and wearing colourful elbow patches.
I’m represented by the amazing Brianne Johnson at Writers' House. Even The Darkest Stars, my first novel, was purchased by HarperCollins/Balzer+Bray at auction in a six-figure, two-book deal.

  
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