Infinity Reaper

by Adam Silvera

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

If the cliffhanger at the end of Infinity Son is still eating at your mind, then you can find relief in Infinity Reaper. This compelling, magically ridden, alternate reality series is sure to get you hooked.

In this gripping sequel to the New York Times bestselling Infinity Son, Adam Silvera brings a diverse cast of heroes and villains to life in an alternate New York where some people are born with powers, while others steal them from the blood of endangered magical creatures. 

Emil and Brighton defied the odds. They beat the Blood Casters and escaped with their lives—or so they thought. When Brighton drank the Reaper's Blood, he believed it would make him invincible, but instead the potion is killing him.

In Emil's race to find an antidote that will not only save his brother but also rid him of his own unwanted phoenix powers, he will have to dig deep into the very past lives he's trying to outrun. Though he needs the help of the Spell Walkers now more than ever, their ranks are fracturing, with Maribelle's thirst for revenge sending her down a dangerous path.

Meanwhile, Ness is being abused by Senator Iron for political gain, his rare shifting ability making him a dangerous weapon. As much as Ness longs to send Emil a signal, he knows the best way to keep Emil safe from his corrupt father is to keep him at a distance.

The battle for peace is playing out like an intricate game of chess, and as the pieces on the board move into place, Emil starts to realize that he may have been competing against the wrong enemy all along.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062882325
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	12/05/2023
Series:	Infinity Cycle Series , #2
Pages:	544
Sales rank:	108,064
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.70(h) x 1.40(d)
Age Range:	14 Years

About the Author

Adam Silvera is the #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of They Both Die at the End, The First to Die at the End, More Happy Than Not, History Is All You Left Me, the Infinity Cycle, and—with Becky Albertalli—What If It’s Us and Here’s to Us. He worked in the publishing industry as a children’s bookseller, community manager at a content development company, and book reviewer of children’s and young adult novels. He was born and raised in New York and now lives in Los Angeles. He is tall for no reason. Visit him online at adamsilvera.com.

Editorial Reviews

“Fast-paced. An ambitious entry in a series that continues to improve.” — Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

04/02/2021

Gr 9 Up—In this second book in the elaborately plotted superhero "Infinity Cycle," celestial Spell Walker heroes battle evil specter Blood Casters. Sensitive Emil and arrogant Brighton, Latinx brothers, may be dying. Emil was stabbed by an infinity-ender knife. Brighton has drunk a powerful elixir that might kill him. As other Spell Walkers keep vigil, the story is told through four characters' point-of-view. Besides Emil and Brighton, the narrators are Maribelle, a hybrid celestial-specter, out for revenge for her boyfriend Atlas's death, and Dominican shapeshifter Ness. He's being held against his will and forced to impersonate Congresswoman Sunstar by his unscrupulous senator father, who's losing the race against Sunstar for president. New characters include Wyatt and Tala, both queer Halo Knights who ride and protect phoenixes. Emil needs the knights' help to create a power-binding potion to use against specters. The book lists the cast of characters and their powers and includes a glossary of the World of Gleamcraft. The cast is diverse, and many characters are described as having brown skin. Much of the lengthy story is character-driven rather than plot-driven, due to the alternating points of view that reveal insights into their characters. Patient readers will be rewarded with more action in the last third of the book, as the tension between the brothers heats up. VERDICT Infinity Son fans will be rewarded by this twisty tale of short, quick chapters with a diverse cast of conflicted heroes and villains worth rooting for.—Sharon Rawlins, New Jersey State Lib., Trenton

School Library Journal

2021-04-14
The war between the Spell Walkers and Blood Casters rages on.

This fast-paced sequel to Infinity Son (2020) starts with Brighton drinking Reaper’s Blood, an elixir that might give him the powers he so desperately craves. Meanwhile, his brother, Emil, is in critical condition after trying to prevent the elixir from being made. As the brothers regroup and recover, celestial-hating Sen. Iron coerces his son, Ness, to use his shape-shifting abilities to impersonate and further stigmatize gleamcrafters. Maribelle tracks down her lover’s murderer to exact revenge. Despite their different methods, the Spell Walkers each share the goal of finding a way to defeat the Blood Casters and right the world. But as Brighton’s new powers manifest, his views on those heroics start to change. Can they still save the world? First-person narration jumps between the same four characters from the first book but delves even deeper into their individual stories. Silvera also adds the sizzle of sexual tension as the brothers each navigate feelings for their respective crushes—and for Emil, a new boy further complicates things. Aided by a necessary glossary, the ambitious worldbuilding expands to include even more magical parallels to real-life America (e.g., wand violence, enforcer reform, and alternative facts). The cast continues to be mostly brown-skinned and/or queer. Another cliffhanger ending adds to the anticipation for the final book in the planned trilogy.

An ambitious entry in a series that continues to improve. (dramatis personae) (Fantasy. 12-adult)

Kirkus Reviews