Seraphina by Rachel Hartman

Seraphina

Rachel Hartman

Random House Children's Books · Paperback · December 23, 2014

Lyrical, imaginative, and wholly original, this New York Times bestseller with 8 starred reviews is not to be missed.

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Who it’s for
A serious, warm fantasy read with mythic texture and category-search satisfaction.
Genres
Dragons & Mythic Creatures, Fantasy Romance
Published
Random House Children's Books, December 23, 2014

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About this book

Lyrical, imaginative, and wholly original, this New York Times bestseller with 8 starred reviews is not to be missed. Rachel Hartman’s award-winning debut will have you looking at dragons as you’ve never imagined them before… Seraphina is a half-dragon, descended from a dragon mother who took human form and a father who has no particular fondness for Seraphina’s kind. Not that anyone else does either.

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Hers is a world where dragons and humans live and work side by side—but below the surface, tensions and hostilities are on the rise. Seraphina guards her true self with all of her being, but when a member of the royal family is brutally murdered, she’s suddenly thrust into the spotlight, drawn into the investigation alongside the dangerously perceptive Prince Lucian. As the two uncover a sinister plot to destroy the wavering peace of the kingdom, Seraphina’s struggle to protect her secret becomes increasingly difficult . . . and its discovery could mean her very life. "Will appeal to both fans of Christopher Paolini’s Eragon series and Robin McKinley’s The Hero and the Crown."—Entertainment Weekly “[A] lush, intricately plotted fantasy.”—The Washington Post "Beautifully written. Some of the most interesting dragons I've read."—Christopher Paolini, New York Times bestselling author of Eragon Meet Seraphina’s sister, Tess, in Rachel Hartman’s brand new fantasy adventure, Tess of the Road.

Mythic Angle

A serious, warm fantasy read with mythic texture and category-search satisfaction.

Come here for

  • prestige-leaning fantasy tone
  • mythic- creature-adjacent appeal

Expect

  • epic YA fantasy atmosphere
  • historical-fantasy shading

Where it sits

Fantasy Romance90%
Dragons & Mythic Creatures34%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • YA Adventure
  • YA Fantasy
  • Medieval YA
Authors
Rachel Hartman
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published
December 23, 2014
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
YA Adventure