Veil: The Call of the Rift, Book Two

Description

Age range 12+ Return to Jae Waller's wondrous and war-torn colonial world in this captivating sequel in the Call of the Rift series. The Blackbird Battle has left all sides devastated. The wind spirit Suriel has disappeared. A hard winter is coming, and famine stalks the land. Kateiko Rin returns to her people, ready at last to reintegrate into her community, but the dangers of the unsettled times come raging to her doorstep and Kateiko is left with no choice but to battle the forces that seek to open a rift between the worlds. Leading an unlikely alliance that includes her new love, Airedain, and her old one, Tiernan, Kateiko must risk all to stop the coming disaster. '[A] stunning debut...An intricately lush and well-crafted new fantasy that deserves (and demands) a sequel.' - Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Jae Waller grew up in Prince George, a lumber town in northern British Columbia. She has a joint BFA in creative writing and fine art from the University of Northern British Columbia and Emily Carr University of Art + Design. Now living in Melbourne, Australia, she works as a novelist and freelance artist.

"Fans will be reengaged by Waller's war-torn worldbuilding and original characterization ... Adventurous, heartbreaking, and undoubtably open-ended." -- Kirkus Reviews "In Veil, Jae Waller has once again created a rich, deep, magical, and moody atmosphere where whispers of British Columbia's deep human history seep through." -- The Ormsby Review "Well-written, Veil, a complicated tale, would be enjoyed by those readers interested in adventure with magic, shape-shifting (Kateiko can turn into a wolf) and warriors riding on large birds ... Recommended." -- Canadian Review of Materials