{"product_id":"latchkey-book-two-of-the-archivist-wasp-saga-paperback","title":"Latchkey: Book Two of the Archivist Wasp Saga - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNicole Kornher-Stace\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e Best YA Science Fiction of 2018 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTor.com Best Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2018\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDen of Geek Best Fiction Books of 2018\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2018 \u003cem\u003eLocus\u003c\/em\u003e Recommended Reading List, Best Fantasy Novel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Near-future science-fiction crimes bleed into dystopian horror centuries later in a wildly imaginative genre-hybrid sequel to \u003cem\u003eArchivist Wasp\u003c\/em\u003e...Excruciating, cathartic, and triumphant.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e--\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eArchivist Wasp\u003c\/em\u003e fans, prepare to be delighted...Teens who enjoy reading extended fight scenes and want immersion in an extraordinary world will enjoy Kornher-Stace's second act.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e--\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eLatchkey\u003c\/em\u003e is a masterful example of sustained tension.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e--\u003cem\u003eDen of Geek\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I loved \u003cem\u003eArchivist Wasp\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eLatchkey\u003c\/em\u003e surpasses it in every way.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAmal El-Mohtar, Hugo-award-winning author and critic\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsabel, once known as Wasp, has become leader of the fearsome upstarts, the teen girl acolytes who are adjusting to a new way of life after the overthrow of the sadistic Catchkeep-priest. They live in an uneasy alliance with the town of Sweetwater--an alliance that will be tested to its limits by the dual threats of ruthless raiders from the Waste and a deadly force from the Before-time that awaits in long-hidden tunnels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYears ago Isabel befriended a nameless ghost, a supersoldier from the Before-time with incredible powers even after death, and their adventure together in the underworld gave her the strength and knowledge to change the brutal existence of the Catchkeep acolytes for the better. To save Sweetwater, Isabel will have to unlock the secrets of the twisted experimental program from centuries gone by that created the supersoldier and killed his friends: the Latchkey Project.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLatchkey \u003c\/em\u003econtinues the story begun in Kornher-Stace's widely acclaimed \u003cem\u003eArchivist Wasp\u003c\/em\u003e, an Andre Norton Award finalist that was selected by \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e as one of the Best Teen Books of 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore Praise for \u003cem\u003eLatchkey\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Nicole Kornher-Stace's \u003cem\u003eLatchkey \u003c\/em\u003eis a little like retracing a war veteran's scars with a scalpel and asking, 'So. Does this hurt more than the original?' It does, of course. Hurts good, hurts deep, this almost-familiar world that bleeds right into ours, where the only thing fiercer than ferocity is tenderness--though both talk equally as tough...Has there ever been such longing, fueled by such darkness and adrenaline? Has there ever been such satisfaction, and at such a cost?\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e--C. S. E. Cooney, World Fantasy Award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eBone Swans\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eLatchkey\u003c\/em\u003e shows us the power of community and the worth, greater than diamonds, of courage. Cathartic, feminist, explosively imaginative and masterfully told, Kornher-Stace gives us a second-world fantasy that transports our minds while, time and again, it emotionally arrives.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e--Carlos Hernandez, author of \u003cem\u003eSal and Gabi Break the Universe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Fierce, blazing, brilliant. The mythic and brutal world of Nicole Kornher-Stace's \u003cem\u003eLatchkey \u003c\/em\u003eis so richly realized, you don't step into it, you fall.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e--Jacqueline West, \u003cem\u003e New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e-bestselling author of The Books of Elsewhere\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCover art by Jacquelin de Leon, jacquelindeleon.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 10, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761117036832,"sku":"9780988912489","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c92f2eac5cd61eade417128169d2a00b.webp?v=1780200206","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/latchkey-book-two-of-the-archivist-wasp-saga-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}