The Scorpio Races

Hardcover | 18 October 2011 | Edition Number 1

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SOME RACE TO WIN.
OTHERS RACE TO SURVIVE.

It is the first day of November and so, today, someone will die.
Even under the brightest sun, the frigid autumn sea is all the colours of the night: dark blue and
black and brown. I watch the ever-changing patterns in the sand as it's pummelled by countless hooves.
They run the horses on the beach, a pale roadnbsp; between the black water and the chalk cliffs.
It is never safe, but it's never so dangerous as today, race day.

It happens at the start of every November: the Scorpio Races. Riders attempt to keep hold of their water horses long enough to make it to the finish line.

Some riders live.

Others die.

At age nineteen, Sean Kendrick is the returning champion. He is a young man of few words and if he has any fears, he keeps them buried deep, where no one else can see them.nbsp;

Puck Connolly is different. She never meant to ride in the Scorpio Races. But fate hasn't given her much of a choice. So she enters the competition â" thenbsp; first girl ever to do so. She is in no way prepared for what is going to happen.

Maggie Stiefvater takes us to the breaking point, where both love and life meet their greatest obstacles, and only the strong of heart can survive. The Scorpio Races is an unforgettable reading experience.

Industry Reviews

* "[A] taut, chilling, romantic adventure....Masterful. Like nothing else out there now." - Kirkus Reviews, starred review
* "A book appealing to lovers of fantasy, horse stories, romance, and action-adventure alike, this seems to have a shot at being a YA blockbuster." - Booklist, starred review

* "An utterly compelling read." - Publishers Weekly, starred review

* "Stiefvater masterfully combines an intimate voice (think I Capture the Castle) with a fully evoked island setting with sensory-rich language (think Margo Lanagan) with a wealth of horse detail with a plot full of danger, intrigue, and romance. ... Stiefvater sets not one foot wrong as she takes readers on an intoxicating ride of their own. ... Stiefvater's novel begins rivetingly and gets better and better...all the way, in fact, to best." - The Horn Book, starred review
* "While there is plenty of action, conflict, excitement, and a heart-stopping climax, it is the slowly developing relationship between Kate and Sean that makes the book remarkable." -- School Library Journal, starred review
"[A] thrilling book that's as unusual as it is alluring." -- The Los Angeles Times

"In her most addictive story yet, Stiefvater revives the strong, silent type in sexy, brooding monster tamer Sean Kendrick. His co-narrator, Puck, is heartbreakingly adorable as a stubborn little sister growing into a brave, self-assured woman. Stiefvater is a master of magical realism, and her prose leaves the reader cold, damp and anxious as November closes in on the isolated island setting." -- RT Book Reviews Magazine

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