Eleanor fitt, the 16yearold protagonist, finds out during a zombie attack that her brother has been taken hostage. There is a divide between the writing of the first chapter and the rest of the novel. Her brother has gone missing, her family has fallen on hard times, and her mother is determined to marry her off to any rich young man who walks by. Something strange and deadly is a zombie steampunk set in philadelphia and follows eleanor fitt, the youngest member of a once wealthy family that has fallen on hard times. Read free book excerpt from the book of strange new things by michel faber, page 1 of 16.
Her debut novel, something strange and deadly, was published in 2012 by. This is a scene from something strange and deadly by susan dennard, but rather than seeing it through eleanor fitts eyes, this snippet shows. Something strange and deadly hardcover bargain price, july 24, 2012. Something strange and deadly by susan dennard goodreads. Because im currently writing the second book in the witchlands series. I got it at a great kindle bargain price because the sequel was getting ready to release and the special price point did its job because i just went and paid regular price to buy the sequel that just released last week.
Something strange and deadly trilogy by susan dennard epic. The first chapter gave me the false impression that this book was flimsy, badly written and suffering from stagnant characters and plot. Left hand banner something strange and deadly trilogy. The something strange and deadly trilogy is her debut. The something strange and deadly series is set in philadelphia during the time of the 1876 world fair while an army of the dead is plaguing the city. Theres something strange and deadly loose in phila. Then, last year, hype started to build for truthwitch, making me even more eager to read the book with the. Perfect for fans of cassandra clares infernal devices series. A dawn most wicked should be read after something strange and deadly. Something strange and deadly susan dennard paperback. She is doing her best to fit into philadelphias society and to live up to the high expectations of her mother. Something strange and deadly was a very enjoyable book from a new author. Book 1 of 3 in the something strange and deadly series. This is a scene from something strange and deadly by susan dennard, but.
Among the traits she shares with her heroine eleanor are a weakness for shakespeare quotes. Something strange and deadly had a really rough start with me. Something strange and deadly is available in hardcover, ebook and paperback. After discovering the dead are rising and wreaking havoc in philadelphia, she knows that her. Reviewed in the united states on november 14, 2016. Excerpt from brown girl dreaming penguin random house canada. Year, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 20, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009. When susan dennards young adult novel something strange and deadly begins, sixteen yearold eleanor fitt, the protagonist and narrator, is a very proper young woman.
1032 1023 1108 1079 514 1473 180 12 639 209 1296 43 1334 184 709 286 1332 56 1381 1354 1069 1057 1352 116 1000 1011 580 582 1144 1390 180 1