A Neon Darkness
by Lauren Shippen
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Pub Date Sep 29 2020 | Archive Date Jan 27 2022
Macmillan-Tom Doherty Associates | Tor Teen
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Description
A Neon Darkness, the second Bright Sessions novel from creator Lauren Shippen, features villain Damien, who can make anyone want what he wants.
Robert Gorham always gets what he wants. But the power of persuasion is as potent a blessing as it is a curse.
Robert is alone until a group of strangers who can do impossible things—produce flames without flint, conduct electricity with their hands, and see visions of the past—welcome him. They call themselves Unusuals and they give Robert a new name too: DAMIEN.
Finally, finally he belongs. As long as he can keep his power under control.
But control is a sacrifice he might not be willing to make.
Advance Praise
“A deliciously dark, genre-bending look at the thrill and danger of intoxicating power. Shippen creates a world—and a family—that you'd do just about anything to be a part of.” —Charlotte Nicole Davis, author of The Good Luck Girls
"Reading this book hurt. As if under Damien's terrifying influence, I was drawn into A Neon Darkness and then, in the aftershocks, I was left questioning what I wanted and for whom and why. An unsettling tale about belonging and accountability." —K.M. Szpara, author of Docile
Marketing Plan
-National media campaign
-National author tour
-Extensive national print and online advertising campaign, including Goodreads, BookRiot, and Entertainment Weekly
-Prepublication buzz campaign, including trade and consumer advertising
-Early-reader review programs via NetGalley, Goodreads, Shelf Awareness, BookRiot, and consumer book festivals
-Indie Next campaign
-Preorder sweepstakes with limited edition promotional item
-Dedicated digital marketing campaign to include newsletter promotions, sweepstakes, partnering with social YA influencers, and extensive coverage on Tor Teen’s social media platforms
-Social media takeovers
-Cross promotions with The Bright Sessions podcast
-Featured title in #OwnYourMagic marketing campaign
-Digital preview
-Promotional giveaways for events and conferences
-Extensive school and library marketing, including conference promotions via ARC and promo distribution, in-booth display and signage
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781250297549 |
| PRICE | $17.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 256 |
Featured Reviews
Colby D, Bookseller
A Neon Darkness brings readers back into the world of Lauren Shippen’s podcast The Bright Sessions, this time following Damien before he became the person Bright Sessions fans have come to know and love. As with all of Shippen’s work, A Neon Darkness is full of poignant insight, sharp prose, and a ton of emotional resonance. Damien’s origin story does not go down as easy as Caleb and Adam’s did, and for that I’m grateful. As an eighteen year old Robert Gorham finds himself amongst a group of friends with abilities as strange and dangerous as his own, his mind goes to war between what he wants and what he needs.
Listeners of The Bright Sessions know how A Neon Darkness will end—at least for Damien, for he is certainly not a hero—but it’s the journey to that point and the company he keeps that makes this such a wildly fulfilling ride. We see how Damien becomes the morally questionable, power hungry, and manipulative person he is, but most importantly, we see the people who tried to help him and care for him through his struggles, and what those friendships had to say about consent, control, and what it means to truly care for someone.
Shippen ends A Neon Darkness on a dual note: by showing us a dark and dangerous path that we know will be recklessly tread, but she’s painted above it a golden sky’s worth of hope. As has become her signature, Shippen prioritizes compassion, love, and hope above all things and for anyone looking for a read that’s strange and vicious and revealing, this is an excellent one to keep in mind ahead of its release.
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