Daniel jose older is the new york times bestselling author of the middle grade historical fantasy series dactyl hill squad, the bone street rumba urban fantasy series, star wars. Shadowshaper legacy is the third and final installment in older s shadowshaper trilogy, and this over400page epic is sure to leave fans of the series satisfied. I vaguely remember hearing about shadowshaper when it first came out but then i didnt hear anything else. Shadowshaper is a 2015 american urban fantasy young adult novel written by daniel jose older, the first in the shadowshaper cypher series. As an amazon associate we earn from qualifying purchases. This is a world that readers cannot help wanting to live in. Sierra and the shadowshapers have been split apart. Each of his books plays with the idea of life, as his narrators commune, literally, with the. Full of a joyful, defiant spirit and writing as luscious as a brooklyn summer night, shadowshaper marks the ya debut of a bold new voice.
Daniel jose older is the new york times bestselling author of the young adult series the shadowshaper cypher scholastic, the bone street rumba urban fantasy series penguin, and the upcoming middle grade scifi adventure flood city scholastic. The book opens with sierra santiago painting an enormous mural of a dragon on the side of a building. Young adult novel shadowshaper scholastics arthur a. Now she must unravel her familys past, take down the killer in the present, and save the future of shadowshaping for generations to come. In the book it is revealed that she s the granddaughter of a shadowshaper, or a person who infuses art with ancestral spirits. Cassandra clare meets caribbean legend in this actionpacked urban fantasy from a bold new talent. Daniel jose older is a brooklynbased writer, editor, workshop facilitator, and composer. The epic conclusion to the acclaimed shadowshaper cypher series. Shadowshaper the shadowshaper cypher, book 1 ebook. We also may use affiliate links in our posts, as well. That is certainly true in daniel jose older s magnificent shadowshaper, which gives us a brooklyn that is vital, authentic, and under attack. Shadowshaper by daniel jose older is part fast paced magical action adventure and part love letter to brooklyn and the afrolatino i dont know why this book series isnt more hyped. Sierra santiago was looking forward to a fun summer of making art. Olders book is a firstrate example of how representation, diversity and themes of social justice and.