Namesake: A Novel

by Adrienne Young

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

Following up on the adventures of Fable, Namesake drives towards its epic conclusion full of twists, turns and seafaring drama aboard the Marigold. This is a story deeply woven into flawed humanity, challenging readers to see beyond the narrative perspective, making this a layered read, rich and rewarding.

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Following the Hello Sunshine Book Club pick Fable, New York Times bestselling author Adrienne Young returns with Namesake, a captivating conclusion to Fable's story, filled with action, emotion, and lyrical writing.

Trader. Fighter. Survivor.

With the Marigold ship free of her father, Fable and its crew were set to start over. That freedom is short-lived when she becomes a pawn in a notorious thug’s scheme. In order to get to her intended destination she must help him to secure a partnership with Holland, a powerful gem trader who is more than she seems.

As Fable descends deeper into a world of betrayal and deception, she learns that the secrets her mother took to her grave are now putting the people Fable cares about in danger. If Fable is going to save them then she must risk everything, including the boy she loves and the home she has finally found.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250376688
Publisher:	St. Martin's Publishing Group
Publication date:	01/02/2024
Series:	World of the Narrows Series , #2
Pages:	448
Sales rank:	224,265
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 5.20(h) x 1.30(d)
Age Range:	12 - 18 Years

About the Author

Adrienne Young is a foodie with a deep love of history and travel and a shameless addiction to coffee. When she’s not writing, you can find her on her yoga mat, sipping wine over long dinners or disappearing into her favorite art museums. She lives with her documentary filmmaker husband and their four little wildlings in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. She is the author of the New York Times bestselling Sky in the Deep duology and the World of the Narrows series.

Editorial Reviews

"[A] richly imagined maritime world... Fans of the first volume will be pleased with this duology closer." —Kirkus Reviews

“An exciting, fast-paced ride that will ultimately satisfy those that stepped on board the Marigold with Fable last year...There’s plenty to love about this sequel: Its relentless pace keeps the story feeling as though something new and dramatic is happening on every page.” —Culturess

“Fans of the first book will recognize this seaswept world of ruthless criminals and daring adventure, and they’ll be satisfied to see Fable and West, noble, flawed, and devoted to each other and their crew, find their place in it.” —The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

“A stunning conclusion to an enthralling YA fantasy duology.” —Young Adults Book Central

From the Publisher

2020-12-22
A young woman unravels her hidden past and finds her true family and home in this sequel to Fable (2020).

Fable had believed that the treasure she salvaged for her crewmates would be enough to free them from her father, the sinister trader Saint. But now she’s a prisoner, delivered across the sea to an even more ruthless adversary: her fabulously wealthy and powerful grandmother. The only way out is to use her skill and magic to locate a legendary gemstone that may not even exist. This sequel barely pauses for breath before plunging immediately into a convoluted plot dense with romance, political intrigue, seafaring adventure, double- and triple-crosses, and graphic, bloody violence. While all this should be gripping, it too often fizzles into anticlimax. Still, the poetic, sensual prose creates a richly imagined maritime world, grim and cruel but also occasionally wondrous, diverse in culture, class, and sexuality. The first-person narrative is so deeply immersed in Fable’s perpetually angry, desperately affection-starved perspective that it is a repeated shock to be reminded that those for whom she lies, cheats, and betrays are objectively horrible people—power-hungry criminals and stone-cold murderers—indistinguishable from the putative villains. The resolution may be rather trite, but it’s hard to begrudge a safe harbor after such a stormy passage.

Fans of the first volume will be pleased with this duology closer. (Fantasy. 12-18)

Kirkus Reviews