Redeemed (House of Night Series, 12)
P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast, 2014
St. Martin's Press
320 pp.
ISBN-13: 9780312594442
Summary
The final electrifying installment in the #1 New York Times bestselling vampyre series...
Zoey Redbird is in trouble. Having released the Seer Stone to Aphrodite, and surrendered herself to the Tulsa Police, she has isolated herself from her friends and mentors, determined to face the punishment she deserves—even if that means her body will reject the change, and begin to die. Only the love of those closest to her can save her from the Darkness in her spirit; but a terrible evil has emerged from the shadows, more powerful than ever…
Neferet has finally made herself known to mortals. Crowning herself a Dark Goddess, she is evil unleashed and is enslaving the citizens of Tulsa. The vampyres of the House of Night have banded with the police, and are gathering every last resource they have, but they know that no single vampyre is strong enough to vanquish her—unless that vampyre has the power to summon the elements as well as the ability to wield Old Magick. Only Zoey is heir to such power…but because of the consequences of using Old Magick, she is unable to help.
In the final novel in the House of Night series, an epic battle of Light versus Darkness will decide who is redeemed…and who is forever lost.
The House of Night series by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast is an international phenomenon, reaching #1 on U.S., German, and UK bestseller lists, and remaining a fixture on The New York Times Children’s Series bestseller list for nearly 160 weeks and counting, with more than 12 million copies in print and rights sold in thirty–eight countries to date. (From the publisher.)
Author Bio
• Birth—1960
• Raised—the states of Oklahoma and Illinois, USA
• Education—
• Awards—
• Currently—lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Phyllis Christine Cast is an American romance/fantasy author, best known for the House of Night series she writes with her daughter Kristin Cast.
On her own, she has written the Goddess Summoning and Partholon book series, beginning with her first book, Goddess by Mistake (2001). The book won the Prism, Holt Medallion, and Laurel Wreath awards, and was a finalist for the National Readers' Choice Award. Her subsequent books have won a variety of prizes.
In 2005, she and her daughter began co-writing the House of Night series. In the wake of the current popularity of vampire fiction led by Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series, the Casts' books have enjoyed substantial and increasing critical and commercial success. In March 2009, the fifth book in their series, Hunted, opened as #1 on the best-seller lists of USA Today and Wall Street Journal.
According to the author, the concept for the House of Night novels came from her agent, who suggested the idea of a vampire finishing school. The books take place in an alternative universe version of Tulsa, Oklahoma, inhabited by both humans and "vampyres." (Cast uses this alternative spelling in the books, explaining it as a choice she made "just 'cause I like the way it looks.) The protagonist, Zoey Redbird, age 16, is "marked" as a "fledgling" and moves to the "House of Night" school to undergo her transformation.
Personal information
Born in Watseka, Illinois, P.C. Cast lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where she taught high school English. She has been married and divorced three times. In June 2010, Cast wrote about her marriages and her current personal relationship with Seoras Wallace, a Scottish historian and chieftain of Clan Wallace, whom she met while researching her novel The Avenger. (Adapted from Wikipedia. Retrieved 9/11/2014.)
Book Reviews
Twilight meets Harry Potter
MTV.com (on The House of Night series)
This amazing writing pair once again weaves together a world where rising darkness threatens and brave teens risk everything (4 ½ stars).
RT Book Reviews (on Destined)
The saga of the House of Night series continues to smolder in Burned . . . fast paced and packed with mystery, suspense, and romance, this book is a hard one to put down.
Voya (on Burned)
Both intense and thoroughly entertaining....this outing will not disappoint House of Night fans.
Kirkus Reviews (on Destined)
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