The Waning Age
  • Published: 5 February 2019
  • ISBN: 9780451479853
  • Imprint: Viking
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $39.99

The Waning Age

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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Glass Sentence, a lightly speculative, relevant puzzle box with undertones of Never Let Me Go.

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Glass Sentence, a lightly speculative, relevant puzzle box with undertones of Never Let Me Go.

The time is now. The place is San Francisco. The world is filled with adults devoid of emotion and children on the cusp of losing their feelings--of "waning"--when they reach their teens.

Natalia Peña has already waned. So why does she love her little brother with such ferocity that, when he's kidnapped by a Big Brother-esque corporation, she'll do anything to get him back?

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Glass Sentence comes this haunting story of one determined girl who will use her razor-sharp wits, her martial arts skills, and, ultimately, her heart to fight killers, predators, and the world's biggest company to rescue her brother--and to uncover the shocking truth about waning.
  • Published: 5 February 2019
  • ISBN: 9780451479853
  • Imprint: Viking
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $39.99
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Praise for The Waning Age

Praise for The Waning Age by S. E. Grove:

★ "A provoking, striking call to self-reflection." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review


★ "Unexpected twists create a fast-paced plot . . . A must-have for libraries with dystopian fans." --School Library Journal, starred review

"A dazzling,emotional journey about a sister's love and the fight against an emotionless society." --Booklist


"Grove's world shines through as a complex statement on empathy." --BCCB Reviews

"Readers, especially lovers of dystopian fiction, will enjoy this book and may just come away wondering, "what if...?" --School Library Connection


Accolades for The Glass Sentence (Book #1)
A New York Times Bestseller
An IndieBound Bestseller
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
A Kids' Indie Next Top Ten Book
A Junior Library Guild Selection
A Summer/Fall 2014 Indies Introduce New Voices Selection

* "Brilliant in concept, breathtaking in scale and stellar in its worldbuilding; this is a world never before seen in fiction . . . Wholly original and marvelous beyond compare."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review

* "A thrilling, time-bending debut . . . It's a cracking adventure, and Grove bolsters the action with commentary on xenophobia and government for hire, as well as a fascinating system of map magic."--Publishers Weekly, starred review

* "Stellar . . . with impeccable character development and sophisticated, intricate setting details."--BCCB, starred review

"I loved it! So imaginative!"--Nancy Pearl

"Not since Philip Pullman's The Golden Compass have I seen such an original and compelling world built inside a book."--Megan Whalen Turner, New York Times bestselling author of A Conspiracy of Kings

"Absolutely marvelous [and] completely original. I love this book."--Nancy Farmer, National Book Award-winning author of The House of the Scorpion

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