As an amazon associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Shadowshaper by daniel jose older is part fast paced magical action adventure and part love letter to brooklyn and the afrolatino i dont know why this book series isnt more hyped. In the book it is revealed that she s the granddaughter of a shadowshaper, or a person who infuses art with ancestral spirits. Daniel jose older is the new york times bestselling author of the middle grade historical fantasy series dactyl hill squad, the bone street rumba urban fantasy series, star wars. The epic conclusion to the acclaimed shadowshaper cypher. Sierra and the shadowshapers have been split apart.
Shadowshaper, by daniel jose older the new york times. Now she must unravel her familys past, take down the killer in the present, and save the future of shadowshaping for generations to come. That is certainly true in daniel jose older s magnificent shadowshaper, which gives us a brooklyn that is vital, authentic, and under attack. Daniel jose older is a brooklynbased writer, editor, workshop facilitator, and composer. Shadowshaper the shadowshaper cypher, book 1 97838032475. Shadowshaper legacy is the third and final installment in older s shadowshaper trilogy, and this over400page epic is sure to leave fans of the series satisfied. Full of a joyful, defiant spirit and writing as luscious as a brooklyn summer night, shadowshaper marks the ya debut of a bold new voice. Shadowshaper is a 2015 american urban fantasy young adult novel written by daniel jose older, the first in the shadowshaper cypher series. Author daniel jose olders complete list of books and series in order, with the. Young adult novel shadowshaper scholastics arthur a. It follows sierra santiago, an afroboricua teenager living in brooklyn. The book opens a few weeks after the events of shadowhouse fall, with sierra and the other shadowshapers facing down the ruthless bloodhaus in a field in new jersey. Olders book is a firstrate example of how representation, diversity and themes of social justice and. The epic conclusion to the acclaimed shadowshaper cypher series.
Shadowshaper the shadowshaper cypher, book 1 ebook. I vaguely remember hearing about shadowshaper when it first came out but then i didnt hear anything else. Cassandra clare meets caribbean legend in this actionpacked urban fantasy from a bold new talent. Daniel jose older is the new york times bestselling author of the young adult series the shadowshaper cypher scholastic, the bone street rumba urban fantasy series penguin, and the upcoming middle grade scifi adventure flood city scholastic.
We also may use affiliate links in our posts, as well. Please like, comment and subscribe, with my thanks. Full of a joyful, defiant spirit and writing as luscious as a brooklyn summer night, shadowshaper introduces a heroine and magic unlike anything else in fantasy fiction, and marks the ya debut of a. The book opens with sierra santiago painting an enormous mural of a dragon on the side of a building. Sierra santiago was looking forward to a fun summer of. This is a world that readers cannot help wanting to live in. Each of his books plays with the idea of life, as his narrators commune, literally, with the. Last shot, and the award winning young adult series the shadowshaper cypher, which won the international latino book award and was shortlisted for the kirkus prize in young readers literature, the andre norton. Older is able to infuse shadowshaper with the spirit of brooklyn in the summer, where the possibility of magic hangs shimmering in the air.
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