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  • Published: 26 August 2021
  • ISBN: 9780593114520
  • Imprint: Viking
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 256
  • RRP: $21.99

City of Illusion





Read the follow-up to the action-packed adventure that Dan Santat called "An-edge-of-your-seat thriller!"

Read the follow-up to the action-packed adventure that Dan Santat called "An-edge-of-your-seat thriller!"

It's been a peaceful three months since Hannah Morgan and Ever Barnes saved their beloved Oskars, and activated the powers of their city's Megantic. Ever now lives with the Morgan family and the two children watch over and learn more about Oskar (the Megantic) every day.

But their conflict-free days come to an abrupt end when Mr. Morgan is captured while on a family trip to nearby Alexios, and the kids get into a spat with a group of street magicians who con Hannah out of her pocket money. Chifa and Tanan were never planning to make friends while performing their tricks, but when Hannah and Ever learn of their connection to Vash, they realize there's much more at stake than a few coins.

If Hannah and Ever want to find out what Vash is hiding and save both Oskars and Alexios before time runs out, they'll have to learn to trust Chifa and Tanan, and most importantly, find a way to work together.

  • Published: 26 August 2021
  • ISBN: 9780593114520
  • Imprint: Viking
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 256
  • RRP: $21.99

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Praise for City of Illusion

Praise for City of Secrets by Victoria Ying:

"An edge-of-your-seat thriller!" --Dan Santat, Caldecott Medal-winning author-illustrator

"A unique Ghibli-esque city that reveals some of its many mysteries through an action-packed adventure." --Molly Knox Ostertag, author-illustrator of the Witch Boy trilogy

"Never a dull moment! City of Secrets is a wonderful world full of twists and turns, surprises and intrigue." --Amy Chu, author of Sea Sirens, Sky Island, the Ana and the Cosmic Race series, and the Poison Ivy: Cycle of Life and Death series

"Victoria Ying's lively and spirited art takes young readers by the hand and plunges them into a steampunk fantasy world." --Wendy Xu, co-creator of Mooncakes

"A delightful adventure set in an imaginative world built on gears, pistons, and brass . . . City of Secrets captivates the heart and imagination!" --Armand Baltazar, author-illustrator of Timeless: Diego and the Rangers of the Vastlantic

"Ying has constructed a thrilling genre-bender . . . full-color illustrations are cinematic in scope, spotlighting the nonstop action." --Kirkus Reviews

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