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In the Serpent's Wake

By Rachel Hartman

By Rachel Hartman

By Rachel Hartman

By Rachel Hartman

By Rachel Hartman

By Rachel Hartman

By Rachel Hartman
Read by Katharine Lee McEwan

By Rachel Hartman
Read by Katharine Lee McEwan

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Feb 21, 2023 | ISBN 9781101931356 | Young Adult

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Feb 01, 2022 | ISBN 9781101931325 | Young Adult

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Feb 01, 2022 | ISBN 9781101931349 | Young Adult

Audiobook Download $27.50

Feb 01, 2022 | 1085 Minutes | Young Adult

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    About In the Serpent’s Wake

    From the critically acclaimed and bestselling author of Seraphina comes a piercing new fantasy-adventure that champions our resilience and humility.

    MIND OF THE WORLD, OPEN YOUR EYES.

    At the bottom of the world lies a Serpent, the last of its kind. Finding the Serpent will change lives.

    Tess is a girl on a mission to save a friend.
    Spira is a dragon seeking a new identity.
    Marga is an explorer staking her claim on a man’s world.
    Jacomo is a priest searching for his soul.

    There are those who would give their lives to keep it hidden. And those who would destroy it.

    But the only people who will truly find the Serpent are those who have awakened to the world around them—with eyes open to the wondrous, the terrible, and the just.

    Discover more critically-acclaimed YA from Rachel Hartman!
    Seraphina
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    About In the Serpent’s Wake

    From the critically acclaimed and bestselling author of Seraphina comes a piercing new fantasy adventure that champions our resilience and humility.

    MIND OF THE WORLD,
    OPEN YOUR EYES.
     
    At the bottom of the world lies a Serpent, the last of its kind.
    Finding the Serpent will change lives.
     
    Tess is a girl on a mission to save a friend.
    Spira is a dragon seeking a new identity.
    Marga is an explorer staking her claim on a man’s world.
    Jacomo is a priest searching for his soul.
     
    There are those who would give their lives to keep it hidden.
    And those who would destroy it.
     
    But the only people who will truly find the Serpent are those who have awakened to the world around them—with eyes open to the wondrous, the terrible, and the just.

    Discover more critically-acclaimed YA from Rachel Hartman!
    Seraphina
    Shadow Scale
    Tess of the Road

    About In the Serpent’s Wake

    From the critically acclaimed and bestselling author of Seraphina comes a piercing new fantasy adventure that champions our resilience and humility.

    MIND OF THE WORLD,
    OPEN YOUR EYES.
     
    At the bottom of the world lies a Serpent, the last of its kind.
    Finding the Serpent will change lives.
     
    Tess is a girl on a mission to save a friend.
    Spira is a dragon seeking a new identity.
    Marga is an explorer staking her claim on a man’s world.
    Jacomo is a priest searching for his soul.
     
    There are those who would give their lives to keep it hidden.
    And those who would destroy it.
     
    But the only people who will truly find the Serpent are those who have awakened to the world around them—with eyes open to the wondrous, the terrible, and the just.

    Discover more critically-acclaimed YA from Rachel Hartman!
    Seraphina
    Shadow Scale
    Tess of the Road

    About In the Serpent’s Wake

    From the critically acclaimed and bestselling author of Seraphina comes a piercing new fantasy adventure that champions our resilience and humility.

    MIND OF THE WORLD,
    OPEN YOUR EYES.
     
    At the bottom of the world lies a Serpent, the last of its kind.
    Finding the Serpent will change lives.
     
    Tess is a girl on a mission to save a friend.
    Spira is a dragon seeking a new identity.
    Marga is an explorer staking her claim on a man’s world.
    Jacomo is a priest searching for his soul.
     
    There are those who would give their lives to keep it hidden.
    And those who would destroy it.
     
    But the only people who will truly find the Serpent are those who have awakened to the world around them—with eyes open to the wondrous, the terrible, and the just.

    Discover more critically-acclaimed YA from Rachel Hartman!
    Seraphina
    Shadow Scale
    Tess of the Road

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    About Rachel Hartman

    RACHEL HARTMAN is the author of five young adult fantasy novels set in the world of Goredd: Seraphina, Shadow Scale, Tess of the Road, In the Serpent’s Wake and the upcoming Among Ghosts. Her novels have been on the New… More about Rachel Hartman

    About Rachel Hartman

    RACHEL HARTMAN is the author of five young adult fantasy novels set in the world of Goredd: Seraphina, Shadow Scale, Tess of the Road, In the Serpent’s Wake and the upcoming Among Ghosts. Her novels have been on the New… More about Rachel Hartman

    About Rachel Hartman

    RACHEL HARTMAN is the author of five young adult fantasy novels set in the world of Goredd: Seraphina, Shadow Scale, Tess of the Road, In the Serpent’s Wake and the upcoming Among Ghosts. Her novels have been on the New… More about Rachel Hartman

    About Rachel Hartman

    RACHEL HARTMAN is the author of five young adult fantasy novels set in the world of Goredd: Seraphina, Shadow Scale, Tess of the Road, In the Serpent’s Wake and the upcoming Among Ghosts. Her novels have been on the New… More about Rachel Hartman

    Product Details

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fantasy Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Action & Adventure | Teen & Young Adult Historical Fiction

    Paperback | $12.99
    Published by Ember
    Feb 21, 2023 | 512 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Young Adult | ISBN 9781101931356

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fantasy Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Action & Adventure | Teen & Young Adult Historical Fiction

    Hardcover | $18.99
    Published by Random House Books for Young Readers
    Feb 01, 2022 | 512 Pages | 6-1/8 x 9-1/8 | Young Adult | ISBN 9781101931325

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fantasy Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Action & Adventure | Teen & Young Adult Historical Fiction

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Random House Books for Young Readers
    Feb 01, 2022 | 512 Pages | Young Adult | ISBN 9781101931349

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fantasy Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Action & Adventure | Teen & Young Adult Historical Fiction | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $27.50
    Published by Listening Library
    Feb 01, 2022 | 1085 Minutes | Young Adult | ISBN 9781524779580

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    Praise

    “Wonderful, instantly immersive and deeply affecting.” —The New York Times

    “Hartman deftly reflects our own world’s worries in this adventurous fantasy, but always with an eye toward hope and healing…. This is a much-needed book.” —Booklist, starred review

    “Hartman’s inclusive world grapples with questions of sovereignty and colonization, religion, and gender in ways that both reflect and comment on our own world…. A compelling duology closer.” —Kirkus Reviews

    Awards

    Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize WINNER 2023

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