Afterworlds

Written by Scott Westerfeld

A young author navigates publishing while her character battles threats in a realm between life and death.

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624 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Darcy Patel pauses her life to publish her debut novel, diving into New York's literary scene. Her story, Afterworlds, follows Lizzie, a teen who survives a terrorist attack by entering a realm between life and death. As Darcy faces critiques and love, Lizzie confronts new dangers that test her unique abilities. Can both young women overcome their challenges in worlds real and imagined?

From the publisher

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Scott Westerfeld comes a “masterful” (Cory Doctorow) novel-within-a-novel that you won’t be able to put down. Darcy Patel has put college on hold to publish her teen novel, Afterworlds. With a contract in hand, she arrives in New York City with no apartment, no friends, and all the wrong clothes. But lucky for Darcy, she’s taken under the wings of other seasoned and fledgling writers who help her navigate the city and the world of writing and publishing. Over the course of a year, Darcy finishes her book, faces critique, and falls in love. Woven into Darcy’s personal story is her novel, Afterworlds, a suspenseful thriller about a teen who slips into the “Afterworld” to survive a terrorist attack. The Afterworld is a place between the living and the dead, and where many unsolved–and terrifying–stories need to be reconciled. Like Darcy, Lizzie too falls in love…until a new threat resurfaces, and her special gifts may not be enough to protect those she cares about most.

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