The Invasion by Peadar O’Guilin will be published by David Fickling Books in March 2018.“I hear the Sídhe have found a way in.I hear that’s what it’s about. Further details of their work can be found here. Proving images can be sinister and intriguing with being black.
Notice: The horrors are truly disturbing and there’s a little discreet sex so this book is definitely a Young Adult rather than a Pre-Teen choice.Ĭover design moment: The striking cover is by the award winning Blacksheep design team. I can’t wait to see what he comes up with next. The Call was on the shortlist for The Bookseller’s YA Book Prize 2017. With his tightly written story telling and deft characterisation, Peader is one of the finest YA novelists around. Can Ness use her S’dhe given powers to defeat the invasion and be reunited with her beloved Anto? The plot races to a satisfying final battle and conclusion. They lock her up in prison research establishment whilst sending her beloved Anto to the front line of the Sidhe invasion. Well, Peadar doubles the pressure by making the beleaguered government believe Ness to be a S’dhe spy. I was keen to find out how he could make their predicament even worse than the first book. The Invasion‘s story is spread across three different viewpoints: between Ness, the main character in The Call, her boyfriend, Anto, and Aoife, a student from their Boyle Survival College.
Peadar’s mixture of horror and tragedy is highlighted by the deformed S’dhe animals made up of tortured humans including the centaurs apologising as they scythe through people and, my particular favourite, the tiny winged Fr Ambrosio who craves eyeballs. I guess it’s something to do with his Irish folklore heritage. As with The Call, he drives The Invasion‘s plot forwards at a tremendous pace whilst adding just the right amount of intimate scenes for the reader to become very attached to his cast – an incredibly difficult balancing act to achieve. Peadar is a master of combining thrilling horror with thoughtful characterisation, creating an addictive mix of wild savagery and messy human emotions.
… addictive mix of wild savagery and messy emotions …
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