Killdeer, leader of the catacombs, has made me a chosen one and plans to put me on display during the grand speech. Animal tales are the best, and hilary wagner has created a delightfully creepy fantasy filled with adventure and great deeds in her debut novel nightshade city. It seems there are two camps when it comes to the art of naming characters and books. My uncle juniper has been secretly watching out for me since my parents deaths, but killdeer and billycan will kill him. Book i of the nightshade chronicles the nightshade chronicles series by hilary wagner. Deep beneath trillium city, a modern metropolis, lies the catacombs. Rick riordan, author of the percy jackson and the olympians series. The other camp that literally cant stand making up names or titles. Nightshade city by hilary wagner the catacombs is a dreary place, ruled by killdeer and his chief assassin billycan. The white assassin by hilary wagner my name is juniper, and i am keeping a lifechanging secret from the other rats in nightshade city. List of books by childrens author hilary wagner, including nightshade city, the white assassin, lords of trillium, and catacomb city. Eleven years after the cruel killdeer took over the catacombs far beneath the humans trillium city, juniper belancourt, assisted by vincent and victor nightshade, leads a maverick band of rats to escape and establish their own city. Nightshade city is a wonderful tale of intelligent rats who are forced to live under the brutal high minister killdeer and billycan, a ruthless former lab whose favorite activity is to torture and kill his innocent subjects. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
When i picked up nightshade city, i was half really excited about reading a new novel about a secret civilization of intelligent rats and half really really worried that it could never live. Juniper and his maverick band of rebel rats have been plotting ever since the bloody coup turned the catacombs, a oncepeaceful. Okay people, heres my take on both the white assassin and nightshade city thats book one of the nightshade chronicles. Juniper and his maverick band of rebel rats have been plotting ever since the bloody coup turned the catacombs, a oncepeaceful democracy, into a brutal dictatorship ruled by decadent high minist. Jun 01, 2011 hilary wagner has done a very nice job of displaying evil and good in the embodiment of the ratsand even earthworms of nightshade city and their former home. I havent read the gregor books bart has and really loved them, but the redwall comparison made me think these books would skew a little younger than they do. About the author hilary wagner lives in the chicago suburbs. The white assassin ebook by hilary wagner rakuten kobo.
Nightshade city was a interesting read, about anthropomorphic rats living underground in a city called the catacombs. A tribe of trillium rats, who are large, long lived, and highly civilized, lives under a human city in the catacombs. The third volume of the nightshade chronicles nightshade city, 2010. Hilary wagner contact information, biography, books, and. Her yamg animal fantasy novel nightshade city is getting released in fall 2010 by holiday house books. With the help of an ancient colony of bats and an uneasy alliance with the swamp snakes, juniper and his council set out to thwart billycans plans. My first book, nightshade city, debuts fall 2010 from holiday house books. Jul 02, 2015 hilary wagner at tuesday, february 10. Hilary wagner has done a very nice job of displaying evil and good in the embodiment of the ratsand even earthworms of nightshade city and their former home. Nightshade city ebook by hilary wagner rakuten kobo.
She is repped by marietta zacker of the nancy gallt literary agency. Nightshade city holiday house books for young readers. The rats of trillium city are underground and have been so for years. Everything was peaceful, until one day some evil rats, led by the rats killdeer and billycan, killed the good ruler and took over, turning the catacombs into a place of terror, where the rats lived in fear every moment of the day. Except one of the things i love about what hilary does in nightshade city is that she avoids scenes of direct exposition. The third book in the series, lords of trillium, will be released in 2014. Nightshade city, is a cbc best book and winner of thewestchester fiction award. Rats are disappearing, and so juniper leads a search party topside, where they discover that prince pharmaceuticals, the insidious corporation that tortured so many rats, is back in business, still searching. Hilary wagner is the author of themiddlegrade fantasy series the nightshade chronicles holiday house. Buy this book wagner s debut novel is a labyrinthine saga about warring factions of rats living beneath a human. Read nightshade city book i of the nightshade chronicles by hilary wagner available from rakuten kobo. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading nightshade city. Juniper and vincent quickly go topside in order to search for the missing hunters, hoping to find clues as to whether the dock rats, humans of trillium or even billycan are behind it. Buy this book wagners debut novel is a labyrinthine saga about warring factions of rats living beneath a human.
But something even more sinister is afoot in trillium city. He said nightshade city has a lot more muscle to it and i should go with my first instinct. The white assassin, 2011 is as entertaining as it is satisfying. The white assassin by hilary wagner overdrive rakuten. Deep in the southern swamps, he now rules a primitive horde of savage swamp rats eager to overrun nightshade city and claim it for their king. So begins the gripping conclusion to hilary wagner s nightshade chronicles. She was an absolute joy to work with for this interview. Posts atom get nightshade city now, a cbc best book, and the book that started it all.
Oct 07, 2010 nightshade city by hilary wagner october 7, 2010 the dragon animal tales are the best, and hilary wagner has created a delightfully creepy fantasy filled with adventure and great deeds in her debut novel nightshade city. Document, elementary and junior high school, fiction, internet resource. Beneath the human city of trillium lies another world called the catacombs. So begins the gripping conclusion to hilary wagners nightshade chronicles. Electronic books fiction juvenile works juvenile fiction. Hilary wagner contact information, biography, books, and blog. Hilary wagner is the author of the middlegrade fantasy series the nightshade chronicles holiday house. This impossibletoputdown animal fantasy, set in a brilliantly imagined subterranean world, explores timeless themes of freedom, forgiveness, the bonds of family, and. Nightshade city by hilary wagner has drawn comparisons to redwall oh, how i loved those books as a child and the gregor the overlander books by suzanne collins. Oct 01, 2010 hilary wagner lives in the chicago suburbs.
At one point, i really liked the rats of nightshade city or simply the rats of nightshade. Nightshade city nightshade chronicles, book i by hilary wagner and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Nightshade city hilary wagner october 1st, 2010, holiday house fans of redwall and the warriors series will love this heroic tale of good versus evil in a subterranean society of rats. Weve imprisoned billycan, but many of my friends dont understand why i havent had the murderous rat executed. Team member books nightshade city hilary wagner october 1st, 2010, holiday house fans of redwall and the warriors series will love this heroic tale of good versus evil in a subterranean society of rats.
Nightshade city by hilary wagner october 7, 2010 the dragon 5 comments animal tales are the best, and hilary wagner has created a delightfully creepy fantasy filled with adventure and great deeds in her debut novel nightshade city. Her first book, nightshade city, launched the nightshade chronicles and received wide critical acclaim. Juniper and his maverick band of rebel rats have been plotting ever since the bloody coup turned the catacombs, a oncepeaceful democracy, into a. Nightshade city by hilary wagner i should probably take a stab at a providing a summary of the book without giving too much away. To readers surprise and eventual delight, former ubervillain billycan is the hero of this installment. Mar 01, 2014 lords of trillium begins with the disappearance of rats from nightshade city. Sep 02, 2009 everyone, welcome author hilary wagner. A tribe of trillium rats, who are large, long lived, and highly.
Nightshade city nightshade chronicles, book 1 hilary wagner, omar rayyan on. Book ii of the nightshade chronicles begins three years after juniper and his rebel band liberated the catacombs from bi. With an award winning series published in america and most recently in france, childrens author, hilary wagner, has been writing nonstop since her first book. Shes populated this world with some incredibly memorable characters and woven a complex and welllayered plot. Here there be rats, intelligent rats, who suffer under the hand of the evil high minister killdeer and his. Nightshade chronicles by hilary wagner with an award winning series published in america and most recently in france, childrens author, hilary wagner, has been writing nonstop since her first book in the nightshade chronicles, nightshade city, debuted in late 2010. Hilary wagner at thursday, july 02, 2015 1 comment. Nightshade city king county library system overdrive. Since then, nightshade city has been awarded the bankstreet college of educations best childrens books of the year award, as well as the westchester fiction. Hilary wagners nightshade city one of the things i like best about participating in a writing group is the opportunity to read other members works and celebrate their successes. With an award winning series published in america and most recently in france, childrens author, hilary wagner, has been writing nonstop since her first book in the nightshade chronicles, nightshade city, debuted in late 2010. Night shade books dedicated to publishing quality books from a broad spectrum of genre. Get nightshade city now, a cbc best book, and the book that started it all.
Posted by hilary wagner at tuesday, february 10, 2015 3 comments. My agent is marietta zacker of the nancy gallt literary agency. Nightshade city is a cbc best book of 2011 and a crystal kite finalist. As for titles, i went back and forth briefly on what nightshade city would be called. Lords of trillium begins with the disappearance of rats from nightshade city. Now controlled by high minister killdeer and his vicious commander billycan, older rats can. The book is an enjoyable easy read but with a strong story of fear and triumph. Hilary also writes for national geographic school publishing and has just finished goblin shark rising, a new adventure novel, set for publication in fall of 2012. Jul 07, 2015 as for titles, i went back and forth briefly on what nightshade city would be called.
Today im excited to tell you about hilary wagners recently released middle grade novel nightshade city holiday house, september 2010, a captivating adventure tale. Nightshade city by hilary wagner overdrive rakuten. Some of the older rats who live there can remember back to the glory days when trilok was in power and was a fair leader the days before the bloody coup and the flood that killed many. Deep beneath a modern metropolis lies the catacombs, a kingdom of remarkable rats of superior intellect. The first book in the series, nightshade city, is a cbc best book of 2011 and winner of the westchester fiction award. Read the white assassin book ii of the nightshade chronicles by hilary wagner available from rakuten kobo. Juniper and his maverick bank of followers, helped by a tribe of earthworms, plot to overthrow their oppressors and liberate the citizens to create a new city. Nightshade city by hilary wagner my name is clover, and time is running out. Book i of the nightshade chronicles kindle edition by hilary wagner, omar rayyan, omar rayyan.
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