Face the Night
- Author Lani Forbes
- Narrator Stacy Gonzalez
- Publisher Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date 15 August 2023
- Run Time 11 hours and 3 minutes
- Format x-book®
- Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Death and bereavement, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members, Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics.
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What to expect
On a harsh frontier where good and evil contend for people’s minds, a young woman must fight for her true identity in this scintillating YA fantasy from the author of the award-winning Age of the Seventh Sun trilogy.
Once, Catriona Macgregor led a charmed life. Daughter of a wealthy rancher, pretty and educated, she looked forward to all the world had to offer—until fate took a turn. Now family, home, and even her name have been stripped away. As “Black Cat Whitfield,” adopted daughter of an outlaw, she’s wanted by the authorities. It certainly wasn’t the destiny she imagined—especially as one of the Blessed.
The Blessed, rare people like Cat, are supposed to use their gifts to carry out missions for the Patron Saints, but she can only imagine that Saint Prudentia made a terrible mistake in choosing her. Still, her gift has never deserted her. Whenever danger threatens, Cat receives a vision—just in time to save her life. And when she meets a renegade priest, Father Ignatius, he helps her understand how her ability may be part of a much bigger picture. A picture that involves facing up to the monstrous Baron Caldwell—the one who ordered her parents killed—and his son, Adrian, who betrayed them all.
Cat is torn between guilt over her parents’ deaths, a longing for vengeance against their killers, and a dismaying new interest in Adrian. It would be easiest to flee the whole situation and never look back. But as someone once told her, you can’t outrun the darkness on your heels. There’s only one way to break through to sunrise—by turning to face the night.
Critics Review
“This action-adventure fantasy-Western will engage young adult readers with its fast-paced chapters, great dialogue, and well-developed characters…Fans of Hanna Howard’s Ignite the Sun and Moira Young’s Blood Red Road will fall in love with Cat as she figures out how to survive while staying faithful to herself, family, friends, and ideals. This is an excellent addition to any library shelf, but will especially resonate with teens looking for a strong female protagonist, a lot of action, and just the right amount of campy humor. A must-have.”
“The novel explores themes such as greed and vengeance, but at its heart, it’s a story about faith—in one’s gifts, beliefs, and self-worth and in other people…A fast-paced and imaginative read.”
| Author | Lani Forbes |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Stacy Gonzalez |
| Duration | 11 hours and 3 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9798212024440 |
| Format | x-book® |
| Publisher | Blackstone Publishing |
| Genre | Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Death and bereavement, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members, Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE, US |
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