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The Blood Keeper
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Random House Childrens Books
Publication date
August 28, 2012
Pages
422
Binding
Library
Book category
Juvenile Fiction
ISBN-13
9780375967344
ISBN-10
0375967346
Dimensions
1.25 by 6 by 8.50 in.
Weight
1.15 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$20.99
Other format details
juvenile
Subjects
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Paranormal romance fans who are looking to up the ante will be drawn to this tale of horror, fantasy, and romance.
 For Mab Prowd, the practice of blood magic is as natural as breathing. It's all she's ever known. Growing up on an isolated farm in Kansas with other practitioners may have kept her from making friends her own age, but it has also given her a sense of purpose—she's connected to the land and protective of the magic. And she is able to practice it proudly and happily out in the open with only the crows as her companions. Mab will do anything to keep the ancient practice alive and guard its secrets. But one morning while she is working out a particularly tricky spell she encounters Will, a local boy who is trying to exorcise some mundane personal demons. He experiences Mab's magic in a way his mind cannot comprehend and is all too happy to end their chance meeting. But secrets that were kept from Mab by the earlier generations of blood magicians have come home to roost. And she and Will are drawn back together, time again by this dangerous force looking to break free from the earth and reclaim its own dark power.
"The power of this narrative lies in the gorgeous prose, lush with a gothic sensibility, ripe with sensual images of horrific beauty. . . . Passion, heartbreak, yearning and dread bleed from every page. A perfect book for those who loved Wuthering Heights and are looking for an essentially American gothic."--Kirkus Reviews
 For Mab Prowd, the practice of blood magic is as natural as breathing. It's all she's ever known. Growing up on an isolated farm in Kansas with other practitioners may have kept her from making friends her own age, but it has also given her a sense of purpose—she's connected to the land and protective of the magic. And she is able to practice it proudly and happily out in the open with only the crows as her companions. Mab will do anything to keep the ancient practice alive and guard its secrets. But one morning while she is working out a particularly tricky spell she encounters Will, a local boy who is trying to exorcise some mundane personal demons. He experiences Mab's magic in a way his mind cannot comprehend and is all too happy to end their chance meeting. But secrets that were kept from Mab by the earlier generations of blood magicians have come home to roost. And she and Will are drawn back together, time again by this dangerous force looking to break free from the earth and reclaim its own dark power.
"The power of this narrative lies in the gorgeous prose, lush with a gothic sensibility, ripe with sensual images of horrific beauty. . . . Passion, heartbreak, yearning and dread bleed from every page. A perfect book for those who loved Wuthering Heights and are looking for an essentially American gothic."--Kirkus Reviews
Editions
Hardcover
from Random House Childrens Books (August 28, 2012)
9780375867347 | details & prices | 422 pages | 6.00 × 8.75 × 1.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 10-12 | 1.20 lbs | List price $17.99
Paperback
Reprint edition from Bluefire (August 6, 2013)
9780375864872 | details & prices | 422 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.85 lbs | List price $10.99
About: Paranormal romance fans who are looking to up the ante will be drawn to this tale of horror, fantasy, and romance.
About: Paranormal romance fans who are looking to up the ante will be drawn to this tale of horror, fantasy, and romance.
from Gardners Books (August 30, 2012); titled "Blood Keeper"
9780857530943 | details & prices | 432 pages | List price $17.00
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from Random House Childrens Books (August 28, 2012)
9780375967344 | details & prices | 422 pages | 6.00 × 8.50 × 1.25 in. | Rec. grade levels 10-12 | 1.15 lbs | List price $20.99
About: Paranormal romance fans who are looking to up the ante will be drawn to this tale of horror, fantasy, and romance.
About: Paranormal romance fans who are looking to up the ante will be drawn to this tale of horror, fantasy, and romance.
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