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The keeper of night / Kylie Lee Baker.
"Ren Scarborough has been collecting souls in the London streets for centuries...When her failure to control her Shinigami abilities drives Ren out of London, she flees to Japan to seek the acceptance she's never gotten from her fellow Reapers. Accompanied by her younger brother, the only being on earth to care for her, Ren enters the Japanese underworld to serve the Goddess of Death, only to learn that here, too, she must prove herself worthy"-- Publisher's description.
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- ISBN: 9781335405661 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 1335405666 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 393 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Inkyard Press, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
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| General Note: | Series information taken from www.goodreads.com. "Death is her destiny."--Dust jacket. |
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| Subject: | Death > Fiction. Goddesses > Fiction. Soul > Fiction. Siblings > Fiction. Racially mixed people > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Fantasy fiction. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Independence Branch | YA BAKER K (Text) | 33126024699427 | YA Fiction | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Half British Reaper, half Japanese Shinigami, Ren Scarborough is set on an impossible task by the Goddess of Deathâone that forces her to decide just how far she will go to get the acceptance she craves. 40,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. - Baker & Taylor
"Ren Scarborough has been collecting souls in the London streets for centuries ... When her failure to control her Shinigami abilities drives Ren out of London, she flees to Japan to seek the acceptance she's never gotten from her fellow Reapers. Accompanied by her younger brother, the only being on earth to care for her, Ren enters the Japanese underworld to serve the Goddess of Death, only to learn that here, too, she must prove herself worthy"-- - Harlequin
âSharp and seductiveâ¦a fantasy with teeth.â âJulie C. Dao, author of Forest of a Thousand Lanterns
A girl of two worlds, accepted by none⦠A half Reaper, half Shinigami soul collector seeks her destiny in this haunting and compulsively readable dark fantasy duology set in 1890s Japan.
Death is her destiny.
Half British Reaper, half Japanese Shinigami, Ren Scarborough has been collecting souls in the London streets for centuries. Expected to obey the harsh hierarchy of the Reapers who despise her, Ren conceals her emotions and avoids her tormentors as best she can.
When her failure to control her Shinigami abilities drives Ren out of London, she flees to Japan to seek the acceptance sheâs never gotten from her fellow Reapers. Accompanied by her younger brother, the only being on earth to care for her, Ren enters the Japanese underworld to serve the Goddess of Deathâ¦only to learn that here, too, she must prove herself worthy. Determined to earn respect, Ren accepts an impossible taskâfind and eliminate three dangerous Yokai demonsâand learns how far sheâll go to claim her place at Deathâs side.
Don't miss the must-read sequel coming in 2022!