Children's Fiction Fantasy & Magic
The Bear House: Scales and Stardust
- Publisher
- Holiday House
- Initial publish date
- Nov 2022
- Category
- Fantasy & Magic, Medieval, General
- Recommended Age
- 10 to 14
- Recommended Grade
- 5 to 9
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780823446612
- Publish Date
- Nov 2022
- List Price
- $24.99
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780823455812
- Publish Date
- Nov 2023
- List Price
- $17.99
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Description
Return to the gritty medieval world of the Bear Highen in this thrilling high fantasy follow-up to The Bear House.
The war in the Bear Highen is over. Aster, at thirteen, has defeated her uncle and become the High Queen. Peace is good, but things are still difficult: political challenges confront her, personal challenges stymie her, and the massive Hemoth Bear, symbol of the House of the Bear, is beginning to resist her control.
When, during a royal hunt, Aster stumbles on a young girl living in a nest of wyverns, matters become even more complex. Because this girl is not a girl at all. She is a living star, come down from her constellation, on a mission both terrible and glorious. And there is no shortage of those who want to use her cosmic powers for their own ends—rival kings, rival friends, and even three deadly sisters from the plane of demons, one of whom has an offer for Aster she may find it difficult to refuse....
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
About the author
MEAGHAN MCISAAC was born and raised in Oakville, Ontario. She briefly lived in the UK, where she completed her MA in Writing for Children, and now lives in Toronto and is a full-time writer. Urgle is her first book.
Editorial Reviews
"A cinematic finale. . . . the rich worldbuilding continues to shine."—Kirkus Reviews
