The Night Country: A Hazel Wood Novel (The Hazel Wood, 2)

The New York Times bestselling sequel to Melissa Albert?s beloved The Hazel Wood! In The Night Country, Alice Proserpine dives back into a menacing, mesmerizing world of dark fairy tales and hidden doors of The Hazel Wood. Follow her and Ellery Finch as they learn The Hazel Wood was just the beginning, and that worlds die not with a whimper, but a bang.With Finch?s help, Alice escaped the Hinterland and her reclusive grandmother?s dark legacy. Now she and the rest of the dregs of the fairy tale world have washed up in New York City, where Alice is trying to make a new, unmagical life. But something is stalking the Hinterland?s survivors?and she suspects their deaths may have a darker purpose. Meanwhile, in the winking out world of the Hinterland, Finch seeks his own adventure, and?if he can find it?a way back home...Don?t miss Tales from the Hinterland, coming January 12, 2021!Amazon.com Review Melissa Albert?sThe Hazel Wood first drew us into the Hinterland, her dark fairy tale world come to life. Now her spellbinding sequel,The Night Country, takes readers deeper into the darkness. Alice Proserpine, Alice-Three-Times in her origin story, has left the Hinterland for New York City. She is not alone. Others from the Hinterland are there, too, trying to live as humans in a place they don?t belong. Someone begins killing these storybook characters, but who is doing it, and why? The love story between Alice and the boy Finch shines light and hope into the novel?s shadows, and I sped through the pages ofThe Night Country, heart in my throat, marveling at each new thread of the story, and hoping none of the characters I loved would die.The Night Country has new fairytales and journeys to follow, and one tale in particular becomes the key to what is happening in both the fading Hinterland and in New York City. Albert has crafted a sequel that can also stand on its own, and for those among us who love a good fairy tale, and a mystery,The Night Country is a dragon?s hoard of riches.-Seira Wilson, Amazon Book ReviewReviewNew York Times bestsellerAmazon Best Book of the Year So Far (Teens & Young Adult, Science Fiction & Fantasy)?A charming, mysterious fable that unpacks what it means to be a story and whether we are all simply the stories we hear and tell.? ?Cassandra Clare, author of the Mortal Instruments series?What Albert renders on the page is audacious: with resounding success, she keeps a firm grip on her characters and their stories, and her prose weaves a magic of its own, animating the ever-expanding fantastical premise through lyrical language, striking metaphor, and a mastery of tone that forces readers to feel the magic along with the underlying emotional stakes.? ?Booklist, starred review?This fairy tale noir adventure blends romance and mystery with plenty of action...a must-read for fans of portal fantasies, mysteries, and readers who prefer their magic with bloody sharp edges.? ?School Library Journal, starred review?Albert?s legion of fans will relish her return to the bloody, terrifying, seductive world of her debut and the inventive brilliance of her storytelling.? ?The Guardian?A lush and enchanting tale. Albert effortlessly draws on a wide range of literary references and builds a world where magic really does emerge from pages and where books are not just figurative but literal doors. Dreamy and disturbing in equal measure, it?s the perfect antidote to a grey winter?s day.? ?The Irish Times ?This follow-up to the astonishing The Hazel Wood displays the same lush prose, dizzying imagination, and macabre sensibilities. A necessary read for Hinterland fans?and who isn't?? ?Kirkus Reviews?Melissa Albert deftly weaves her magic once again between our world and the fairy tale realm of the Hinterland. The Night Country is a new modern classic filled with wondrous delights and daring forays into the dark. Not to be missed!? ?Kim Liggett, author of The Grace Year?The Night Country is