Crossing Over

The Land of the Dead is a dangerous place to be...and so is the Land of the Living.

Informationen zum Autor Anna Kendall is the YA pseudonym of SF author Nancy Kress! who has won multiple awards for her novels! novellas and short stories. She lives in Seattle. Klappentext Just because Roger can cross over into the land of the dead doesn't mean he wants to. Whether it's a curse! a blessing or an ability! the fact remains: whenever Roger is injured or in enough pain he crosses over to the land of the dead. But refusing to cross over isn't an option. His uncle depends on Roger to hide under the table in their fairground act. It's a hard way of life! but it's not the only way of life and when Roger sees a chance to escape! he fights for it. The Land of the Dead is a dangerous place to be...and so is the Land of the Living. Zusammenfassung Whether it's a curse or a blessing the fact remains: whenever Roger is in enough pain he can cross over to the Land of the Dead and speak to the people there. It's an unexpected gift - and one that! throughout Roger's life! his violent uncle has taken advantage of. Roger has been hauled from fairground to fairground! and beaten into unconsciousness! in order to bring word of the dead to the recently bereaved. It's a hard! painful way of life! deceiving the living for a crust of bread. So when Roger has the chance of a new life! it seems a gift. He has a chance at safety and at living a life of his choosing! tucked away in the royal court. But life is unexpected! and when Roger falls in love with the bewitching! willful Lady Cecilia he has no idea what he is letting himself in for. With every step he takes towards her! he is drawn deeper into court intrigue! into politics! and even into war . . . . . . and when Roger's curious abilities come to the Queen's attention! everything changes forever. Trapped in courtly politics! bound by secrets! Roger is torn between his own safety and that of his friends. He can save them . . . but only if he can bring himself to perform a deed so unthinkable that the living and the dead shrink from it alike. . . ...

Préface
The Land of the Dead is a dangerous place to be...and so is the Land of the Living.

Auteur
Anna Kendall is the YA pseudonym of SF author Nancy Kress, who has won multiple awards for her novels, novellas and short stories. She lives in Seattle.

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Just because Roger can cross over into the land of the dead doesn't mean he wants to. Whether it's a curse, a blessing or an ability, the fact remains: whenever Roger is injured or in enough pain he crosses over to the land of the dead. But refusing to cross over isn't an option. His uncle depends on Roger to hide under the table in their fairground act. It's a hard way of life, but it's not the only way of life and when Roger sees a chance to escape, he fights for it.

Résumé

Whether it's a curse or a blessing the fact remains: whenever Roger is in enough pain he can cross over to the Land of the Dead and speak to the people there. It's an unexpected gift - and one that, throughout Roger's life, his violent uncle has taken advantage of. Roger has been hauled from fairground to fairground, and beaten into unconsciousness, in order to bring word of the dead to the recently bereaved. It's a hard, painful way of life, deceiving the living for a crust of bread.

So when Roger has the chance of a new life, it seems a gift. He has a chance at safety and at living a life of his choosing, tucked away in the royal court. But life is unexpected, and when Roger falls in love with the bewitching, willful Lady Cecilia he has no idea what he is letting himself in for. With every step he takes towards her, he is drawn deeper into court intrigue, into politics, and even into war . . .

. . . and when Roger's curious abilities come to the Queen's attention, everything changes forever.

Trapped in courtly politics, bound by secrets, Roger is torn between his own safety and that of his friends. He can save them . . . but only if he can bring himself to perform a deed so unthinkable that the living and the dead shrink from it alike. . .