Pantomime: Micah Grey 1

Download or read book Pantomime: Micah Grey 1 written by Laura Lam and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-11-29 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a land of lost wonders, the past is stirring once more . . . "Pantomime by Laura Lam took me to an exotic and detailed world, peopled by characters that I'd love to be friends with . . . and some I'd never want to cross paths with" Robin Hobb Gene's life resembles a debutante's dream. Yet she hides a secret that would see her shunned by the nobility. Gene is both male and female. Then she displays unwanted magical abilities - last seen in mysterious beings from an almost-forgotten age. Matters escalate further when her parents plan a devastating betrayal, so she flees home, dressed as a boy. The city beyond contains glowing glass relics from a lost civilization. They call to her, but she wants freedom not mysteries. So, reinvented as 'Micah Grey', Gene joins the circus. As an aerialist, she discovers the joy of flight - but the circus has a dark side. She's also plagued by visions foretelling danger. A storm is howling in from the past, but will she heed its roar? The first novel in a mesmerizing fantasy series for fans of The Night Circus, Holly Black and Laini Taylor.