The Memory of Babel
by Christelle Dabos
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Pub Date Sep 08 2020 | Archive Date Sep 08 2020
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Description
Full galley will be uploaded in May but enjoy an excerpt now!
Book III in the Mirror Visitor Quartet
Ophelia has been moping around on the Arc of Anima for two years and seven months. Today, she must act, use what she learned reading Farouk’s Book and the bits of information that God shared with her. Under a false identity, Ophelia returns to Babel, the cosmopolitan ark and gem of modernity. Will her talents as a reader suffice to help her evade the traps set for her by ever more formidable adversaries? Will she have even the slightest chance of finding Thorn again?
In this vibrant third novel, Christelle Dabos explores the marvelous city of Babel. At its heart is an elusive secret, which is at once a key to the past and to an uncertain future.
Advance Praise
Praise for the Mirror Visitor Quartet
“Ophelia is... the tiny-voiced powerhouse you can’t take your eyes off.”
—The New York Times
“The poisonous politics of Versailles in a glittering, steampunk world of quill pens, airships, masks, illusions and murderous courtiers.”
—The Wall Street Journal
“A captivating fantasy thriller rife with magic and intrigue . . . ”
—Foreword (Starred Review)
“Translated from French, this international best-seller is world-building at its best.”
—School Library Journal (Starred Review)
“Dabos draws her fantasy world and cast of characters in life-like, vivid detail without ever leaving the reader struggling for explanation.”
—Teen Readers Council
Marketing Plan
Marketing & Publicity
• Extensive and ongoing influencer and big mouth campaign; fan outreach; early reading material; bookstagrammers, booktubers, etc.
• Promotion during CBC’s Children’s Book Week
• Pre-pub celebrity mailing of Book 1 + 2 of the Mirror Visitor Quartet
• Pre-pub EBK giveaway
• Finished copy giveaways
• Galleys available
• E-galley available on Edelweiss + NetGalley
• Pre-order campaign
• Book Trailer
• Kids Indie Next List campaign
• SPC MKTS: Subscription boxes
• Barnes & Noble YA Blog, Omnivoracious: The Amazon Book Review, Bustle, Rookie, BookRiot (publications with fantasy focus)
• New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Boston Globe
• Entertainment Weekly
• Fantasy and YA blogger outreach
Available Editions
EDITION | Hardcover |
ISBN | 9781609455736 |
PRICE | $20.95 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
4.5 Stars
This book is an amazing continuation to a series that is nothing like any YA book series on the shelves today. Ophelia is the type of character I love to read about: great at some things, terrible at others, brave at times, cowardly at times, brilliant at times, and frustrating at other times. I could read about her all day. And her relationship with Thorn is just so real it's beautiful.
I also love how much French is left in this translation. And I don't understand a single bit of French, but it made the story feel more real and hopefully a more accurate translation.
I agree with some of the comments that I would have liked to see more of the characters from books 1 and 2, but I'm hopeful we will see more of everyone in the final book, and hopefully we will get a date soon?!
Thank you very much to netgalley and the publisher for the early copy. I've already raved about it to my customers.
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