Sharon camerons debut novel, the dark unwinding, won a bunch of awards. Daring intrigue, delicious romance, and spinetingling suspense fill the audio of this extraordinary tale from awardwinning author sharon cameron. Sharon cameron s world building is something else, in a dystopian novel its important for the world to be believable. But i was also worried that i wouldnt like it, as i wanted to like it so much, and i feared i wouldnt. Sharon cameron was awarded the society of childrens book writers and illustrators sue alexander award for most promising new work for her debut novel, the dark unwinding, which was also awarded the scbwi crystal kite award and named an ala best fiction for young adults selection. April 2015 summary sophia bellamy lives in a world without technology where the sunken city once was called paris and the commonwealth was england. Ruled by the corrupt premier allemande and the bloodthirst leblanc, the sunken city is brimming with discontent and revolutionand, at the heart of it all, is the mysterious red rook who spirits.
It follows protagonist myfanwy thomas as she attempts to reintegrate into her life of administrating a clandestine government organization responsible for protecting the u. Review rook by sharon cameron love, literature, art. Review of rook by sharon cameron my friends are fiction. Rook by sharon cameron i loved sharon camerons debut the dark unwinding and its sequel, a spark unseen, so i was sure i would love rook too. Set 800 or so years in the future, a shift in magnetic poles caused all technology to fail which led to mass destruction and an odd revival of 18th century styles and ideals in the surviving society. In 2017 a tv series adaptation was announced by the starz cable network and 2019, the rook premiered. A clever homage to the scarlet pimpernel, set in a postapocalyptic future europe in a distant future where most modern technology has been lost, sophia bellamy, 18, leads a double life. Maas, sharon cameron, the fillin boyfriend, the winners crime, the wrath and the dawn, throne of glass, top ten of 2015 10 comments. But even though technology is outlawed to prevent the devastation it once caused long ago, history repeats itself. Is the mysterious red rook a savior of the innocent or a criminal. Discount prices on books by sharon cameron, including titles like the knowing. The forgetting is sharon camerons fourth young adult novel, and shes grown adept at blurring the lines between fantasy, dystopian and sciencefiction genres.
Sharon camerons debut novel the dark unwinding was awarded the society of childrens book writers and illustrators sue alexander award for most promising new work and the scbwi crystal kite award, and was named a yalsa best fiction for young adults selection. Rook by sharon cameron hardcover book the parent store. Sharon cameron books, author biography, and reading level. She lives with her family in nashville, tennessee, and you can. As the red rook grows bolder and the stakes grow ever higher, sophia and rene find themselves locked in a tantalizing game of cat and mouse. A spark unseen king county library system overdrive. Rook by sharon cameron books for teens, books young. Sharon is also the author of its sequel, a spark unseen. Working as a standalone title, rook is a completely selfcontained story that manages to draw together many of cameron s now famous tropes and ideas. In the sunken city that was once paris, all who oppose the new revolution are being put to the blade. Sharon cameron books list of books by sharon cameron. The setting of rook feels much like a historical, think georgianera, yet is actually set in the future after a decidedly chilling catastrophe has struck earth.
Not to be confused with rook, a postapocalyptic novel by sharon cameron. Rook by sharon cameron perfects the art of storytelling, complete with rich sensory descriptions and a keen use of the most necessary words. When katharine tulman wakes in the middle of the night and accidentally foils a kidnapping attempt on her uncle, she realizes stranwyne keep is no longer. Sharon cameron s debut novel the dark unwinding was awarded the society of childrens book writers and illustrators sue alexander award for most promising new work and the scbwi crystal kite award, and was named a yalsa best fiction for young adults selection. Both of them are engaging, wellconceived stories of the napoleonic wars that involve spies, inventions, subversion and just enough romance to keep you wondering about what will happen next. April 28, 2015 by scholastic goodreads purchase history has a way of repeating itself. Rook, which was selected as an indiebound indie next top ten pick of the list. When not writing sharon can be found thumbing dusty tomes, shooting her longbow, or indulging in her lifelong search for secret passages. Rook, which was selected as an indiebound indie next list top. Sharon lives in nashville, tennessee, and you can visit her online at. Rook by sharon cameron ive been both really excited and really nervous for this book. The knowing sharon cameron paperback books online raru. Brought out through the scholastic books publishing label, this was initially released on the 28th of april in 2015.
Rook by sharon cameron sharon cameron is the author of two other great ya books, the dark unwinding and its sequel a spark unseen. By day, she is a young woman of the commonwealth whose arranged marriage will save her family from debt. It is reminiscent of the french revolution and all the tension that comes along with it, but it. Its a scarlet pimpernel retelling set in an alternate parisian dystopian future that reads more like historical fiction it feels like the french revolution. Sharon cameron was awarded the 2009 sue alexander most promising new work award by the society of childrens book writers and illustrators for her debut novel, the dark unwinding. Rook by sharon cameron posted by giselle rook sharon cameron genre. Sharon camerons world building is something else, in a dystopian novel its important for the world to be believable.
Nance interviews sharon cameron, author of the dark unwinding, a spark unseen, and rook, chatting about books, writing, and the seya book festival coming to murfreesboro. She also wrote a sequel, a spark unseen, and rook, which was selected as an indie bound indie next list top ten selection. In the sunken city that was once paris, all who oppose. Except for those who disappear from their prison cells, a redtipped rook. All who oppose the new regime are put to the blade, except for those who disappear. Sharon cameron, awardwinning author of rook and the dark unwinding, weaves a thrillingly dark mystery brimming with intrigue and romance, in which things are not always what they seem to be. I loved sharon cameron s debut the dark unwinding and its sequel, a spark unseen, so i was sure i would love rook too.
Posted on december 24, 2015 december 24, 2015 posted in uncategorized tagged 2015 favorites, a court of thorns and roses, book boyfriends, kasie west, marie rutkoski, renee ahdieh, rook, sarah j. A remarkable and utterly inventive novel bursting with intrigue and romance, from sharon cameron, acclaimed author of the dark unwinding, which usa today called spellbindingly imaginative. Rook, which was selected as an indiebound indie next list top ten. Although the world in which rook is set may have been slightly confusing at first, i soon got the hang of the former paris, the sunken city and the commonwealth. It is reminiscent of the french revolution and all the tension that comes along with it, but it doesnt take place during the french revolution. The thrilling sequel to sharon camerons blockbuster gothic steampunk romance, the dark. Sharon cameron was awarded the society of childrens book writers and illustrators sue alexander award for most promising new work for the dark unwinding, which was her debut novel. As each chapter moves along, tension, conflict, and relentless pacing build and build until the reader is left nearly breathless and with a thousand paper cuts in attempts to turn the page quicker. Nearly 400 years after the events in the forgetting 2016, canaan, long abandoned, its whereabouts lost, has devolved into an evil myth, while new canaan, the rigid, classstratified community thats replaced it, faces growing threats, internal and external new canaans rulers, the knowing, live underground and are served by outsiders, impoverished surface dwellers. Except for those who disappear from their prison cells, a. A simple way of describing it is robin hood meets dystopian french revolution.
Sharon cameron author of the light in hidden places, the. A homage to the scarlet pimpernel, rook is sophisticated, intimate, and philosophical. Sharon camerons new novel rook is one of those books that brings together a mix of successful qualities that had my rubbing my hands together in delight a reimagined tale of the scarlet pimpernel historical meets postapocalyptic. Daring intrigue, delicious romance, and spinetingling suspense fill the pages of this extraordinary tale from awardwinning author sharon cameron. Working as a standalone title, rook is a completely selfcontained story that manages to draw together many of camerons now famous tropes and ideas. Rook, which was selected as an indiebound indie next list top ten selection. Join facebook to connect with sharon cameron and others you may know.
1285 1128 639 395 592 362 918 1330 1398 350 1502 107 1242 1122 587 582 1465 852 543 1181 191 1484 253 1284 251 782 3 818 140 1179 1361 1090 1001 867 1229