Shadowlark

by Meagan Spooner

Overview

Ever since she escaped the city within the Wall, Lark Ainsley's wanted one thing: to find her brother Basil. She's always believed he would be the one to put an end to the constant fear and flight. And now, hidden underground in the chaotically magical city of Lethe, Lark feels closer to him than ever.



But Lethe is a city cowering in fear of its founder, the mysterious Prometheus, and of his private police force. To get the truth about Basil, Lark has no choice but to face Prometheus.



Facing her fears has become second nature to Lark. Facing the truth is another matter.



Lark never asked to be anyone's savior. She certainly never wanted to be anyone's weapon. She might not have a choice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467733779
Publisher:	Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date:	10/01/2013
Series:	Skylark Trilogy Series , #2
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	336
Lexile:	840L (what's this?)
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	12 - 13 Years

About the Author

Meagan Spooner grew up reading and writing every spare moment of the day, while dreaming about life as an archaeologist, a marine biologist, an astronaut. She graduated from Hamilton College in New York with a degree in playwriting, and has spent several years since then living in Australia. She's traveled with her family all over the world to places like Egypt, South Africa, the Arctic, Greece, Antarctica, and the Galapagos, and there's a bit of every trip in every story she writes.

She currently lives and writes in Northern Virginia, but the siren call of travel is hard to resist, and there's no telling how long she’ll stay there.

In her spare time she plays guitar, plays video games, plays with her cat, and reads.

You can visit her online at http://www.meaganspooner.com.

Editorial Reviews

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"In this second book of The Skylark Trilogy, sixteen-year-old Lark's quest to find her missing brother takes her to the city of Lethe, a safe haven against Shadowmen attacks. Lark discovers, however, that once again humans with innate magic, known as Renewables, are being harvested, drained of their magic and their lives to fuel the machines protecting the city. Upon joining the resistance, Lark finds a journal written by her brother, proof that Basil reached Lethe and designed the machinery used to protect it. Since the journal also contained sketches of her, Lark is hailed as a hero by the resistance and agrees to lead an attack on the city's leader, Prometheus, the man she blames for her brother's death. Unfortunately, her unnatural talent as a magic well who can drain the magic from others is revealed during a Shadowmen attack. In spite of the mistrust Lark now faces, she still battles Prometheus and discovers the truth about the city and what happened to her brother. In the end, Lark and her companions, the feral Oren and mechanical guardian Nic, have a new quest—to return to her city for a long overdue confrontation with its administration.

This intriguing dystopian adventure's depiction of the stand this strong female protagonist takes against the horrors of her world is fast-paced, compelling, and un-put-downable. Fans of the first novel will be delighted; those new to the trilogy will be as well, assisted by enough backstory to follow the action, and both groups will eagerly await the concluding volume." —VOYA

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