Review Stonewall Honor Winner★ “The unpredictability of curses, magic, and love are inexorably entwined in this gracefully written story.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred   “Part ghost story, part love story, this page-turner is a captivating exploration of the power of place, family, memory, and time itself.” —Kirkus Reviews   “Barzak expertly balances magical realism, historical flashbacks, and contemporary teen romance in Aidan’s journey of self-discovery.” —Booklist   “The complexity of the pairing of real and the unreal . . . is striking, and rather haunting.” —Tor.com  “A wonder itself—a coming-of-age, coming-out, and crossing-into-the-mystic novel all rolled into one.” —Tom McNeal, National Book Award finalist for Far Far Away  “Brilliant storytelling that unearths new intersections of love and magic.” —Scott Westerfeld, bestselling author of Uglies and Zeroes “If you don’t want a book with magic, mystery, lying parents, ancient curses, and true, true love (plus wonderful writing), then I’m not sure I care to know you. But if you do, then Wonders of the Invisible World is the book you’ve been waiting for.” —Karen Joy Fowler, author of The Jane Austen Book Club About the Author Chris Barzak’s stories have appeared in a many venues, including Nerve, The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror, Teeth, Interfictions, Asimov’s, and Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet. His adult fiction includes One for Sorrow, as well as the short story collection Before and Afterlives, which won the Shirley Jackson Award. Chris currently lives in Youngstown, Ohio, where he teaches fiction writing at Youngstown State University. See all Product description
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