- Hardcover: 336 pages
- Publisher: Penguin (Jan 18 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0670065277
- ISBN-13: 978-0670065271
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.4 x 3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 544 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #103,331 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Product Description
The breathtaking follow-up novel to the award-winning Half World
The recently reunited realms of the Flesh, Half World and the Spirit are again at risk—something has been left undone. Gee, adopted as an infant, has been kept ignorant of his troubled past. Now at sixteen, he is a loner both despised and feared by his classmates. dark feelings, unbidden, slowly grow inside him. Even as he struggles to control them, his past catches up with him and compels him to journey to Half World. Abandoning his adoptive grandmother and the place he has called home, Gee must face what he used to be in order to determine his fate and the fate of the Three Realms. Aided by a surly cat and a troubled newfound friend, Gee must fight the monstrous and the horrific in Half World. Most difficult of all, he must overcome his own propensity for evil.
The nightmarish adventure picks up sixteen years after Melanie’s return in Half World (2009, Puffin). With a new dark hero whose unlikely companions are a heartless cat and a self-destructive Neo Goth girl, Darkest Light is a compelling journey through despair in a desperate search for redemption.
About the Author
Japanese-born Hiromi Goto immigrated to Canada in 1969. She is the author of the award-winning Chorus of Mushrooms; a children's novel, The Water of Possibility; and, most recently, the short story collection Hopeful Monsters.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
a well-crafted fantasy world, a tale of redemption and a cast of fun characters,
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Although I enjoyed Half World I have to say I enjoyed the sequel a whole lot more. I wasn't sure where the story would go but was exited to see how Hiromi Goto pulled off Gee, who was in his past life, the main antagonist of Half World. And I have to say she pulled Gee off splendidly. His character was so different from Melanie. Through the entire book he has an internal struggle and you could see how it was tearing him apart.Like its predecessor, the world was exceptionally crafted and I could picture the world vividly. The story, characters, ideas - all of them were original and so different from the usual YA with so many books very similar to one another. The characters were all just so well done and I loved every single one of them. Gee's feisty grandmother, his friend Cracker, the insufferable White Cat - all of them where just loads of fun. The writing pulled me in from the beginning and I was excited to see where Gee's story took me next. Darkest Light and its predecessor Half World are definitely two books that us YA Canadians should be proud of. If you love a well-crafted fantasy world, a tale of redemption and a cast of fun characters than make sure to check out Darkest Light!
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a well-crafted fantasy world, a tale of redemption and a cast of fun characters,
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Although I enjoyed Half World I have to say I enjoyed the sequel a whole lot more. I wasn't sure where the story would go but was exited to see how Hiromi Goto pulled off Gee, who was in his past life, the main antagonist of Half World. And I have to say she pulled Gee off splendidly. His character was so different from Melanie. Through the entire book he has an internal struggle and you could see how it was tearing him apart.Like its predecessor, the world was exceptionally crafted and I could picture the world vividly. The story, characters, ideas - all of them were original and so different from the usual YA with so many books very similar to one another. The characters were all just so well done and I loved every single one of them. Gee's feisty grandmother, his friend Cracker, the insufferable White Cat - all of them where just loads of fun. The writing pulled me in from the beginning and I was excited to see where Gee's story took me next. Darkest Light and its predecessor Half World are definitely two books that us YA Canadians should be proud of. If you love a well-crafted fantasy world, a tale of redemption and a cast of fun characters than make sure to check out Darkest Light! |
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