Nightshade city : book i of the nightshade chronicles

Deep beneath a modern metropolis lies the Catacombs, a kingdom of remarkable rats of superior intellect . . . Juniper and his maverick band of rebel rats have been plotting ever since the Bloody Coup turned the Catacombs, a once-peaceful democracy, into a brutal dictatorship ruled by decadent High Minister Killdeer and his vicious henchman, Billycan, a former lab rat with a fondness for butchery. When three young orphan rats—brothers Vincent and Victor and a clever female named Clover—flee the Catacombs in mortal peril and join forces with the rebels, it proves to be the spark that ignites the long-awaited battle to overthrow their oppressors and create a new city: Nightshade City. This digital edition now includes the first chapter of The White Assassin , the second book in the Nightshade Chronicles.

lose Yourself In Nightshade City, A Fantasy Adventure By A Talented New Novelist Featuring A Memorable Cast Of Rats Both Heroic And Villainous In An Exciting Tale Of Intrigue And Adventure.

deep Beneath Trillium City, A Modern Metropolis, Lies The Catacombs, A Kingdom Of Rats Of Extraordinary Intelligence And Ability. The Once Peaceful And Democratic Colony Has Become A Harsh Dictatorship Ruled By The High Minister Kildeer And His Henchman, Billycan, Who Runs The Kill Army And Collects Weekly Stipend From The Terrified Subjects. The Two Of Them Rule With Iron Fists. With Most Of The Adult Rats Wiped Out In Killdeer's Bloody Coup And The Subsequent Great Flood, Orphaned Young Male Rats Are Forced Into The Army And The Females Into Servitude Or Worse. But Change Is Coming. . . .

Two Orphan Brothers, Vincent And Victor Nightshade, Sons Of A Hero Killed In The Bloody Coup, Manage To Escape From The Kill Army And Meet Up With Juniper Belancourt, Leader Of A Rebel Group Seeking To Overthrow Their Oppressors And Restore Peace And Democracy In A New City. The Brothers Are Quickly Caught Up In Juniper's Cause: We Survive By Cover Of Night. We Live In The Shadows, Waiting For Our Redemption! Our Name Must Symbolize Our Burning Spirit. . . . Tonight And Forever, We Are Nightshade City!

juniper's Plans Are Complicated By Many Factors. His Lovely Young Niece Clover Has Been Picked By Killdeer To Be His Next Chosen One, So The Rebels And Their Allies The Earthworms Must Work Fast To Save Her. Can The Rebels Locate Their Enemies' War Room? Can Juniper's Former Love, Now Holding A Position In Killdeer's Ministry, Be Trusted? Will The Rebels Be Able To Execute Their Plans Without The Aid Of A Young Topsider (human)? And How Will Vincent And Victor Fare In Battle Will They Honor Their Father's Legacy Of Courage?

nightshade City Is Rich With Memorable Characters: Vincent, Who Comes Of Age In This Time Of Change; His Worshipful Younger Brother, Victor; Beautiful, Intelligent Clover; Mother Gallo, A Canny Survivor Who Discovers Her Lost Love Only To Risk Losing Him Again; The Charismatic Juniper, A Kind And Courageous Leader Whose Vision Carries The Rebels Into Great Danger; Killdeer, A Decadent Narcissist With Surprising Depth; And Billycan, A Truly Demented Former Lab Rat, Brilliant, Vicious, And Juniper's Sworn Enemy.

this Enthralling Animal Fantasy, In The Classic Tradition Of Redwall And Watership Down, Encompasses Timeless Themes Of Honor And Loyalty, Family Ties And Lost Love, Alliances And Betrayals. Readers Will Respond Enthusiastically To This Surefire Page-turner, Set In A Brilliantly Imagined World Filled With Easy-to-root-for Heroes And Villains They'll Love To Hate.

publishers Weekly

wagner's Debut Novel Is A Labyrinthine Saga About Warring Factions Of Rats Living Beneath A Human City. Residents Of The Grim Catacombs Are Ruled By High Minister Killdeer, A Lecherous Drunkard Who Took Control After Staging A Bloody Coup And Assassinating The Beloved Trilok. Now, 11 Years Later, Loyalists Led By A Rat Named Juniper Are Plotting To Overthrow Killdeer And Billycan (his Sadistic Second-in-command), Liberate The Oppressed Rats, And Bring Them To Live In The Newly Constructed, Idyllic Nightshade City. Aided By Earthworms Adept At Burrowing Tunnels, The Loyalists Invade The Catacombs And Pull Off Their Mission In A Mostly Peaceful Showdown. Though An Abundance Of Details And Ruminations Can Bog Down The Action, Wagner Has A Talent For Characterization, And She Fills Her Sprawling Cast With Compelling Villains And Heroes. The Outcome Feels Inevitable, Yet Readers Encounter Ample Bravado, Humor, And Pathos Along The Way. Billycan's Mysterious Disappearance, Juniper's Adoption Of A Foundling Infant Rat, And A Finale That Intriguingly Recreates The Prologue Leave Open The Door For Further Adventures In Nightshade. It's A Door Many Fantasy Fans Will Enter Eagerly. Ages 9 Up. (oct.)

Deep beneath Trillium City, a modern metropolis, lies the Catacombs, a kingdom of rats of extraordinary intelligence and ability. The once peaceful and democratic colony has become a harsh dictatorship ruled by the High Minister Kildeer and his henchman, Billycan, who runs the Kill Army and collects weekly Stipend from the terrified subjects. The two of them rule with iron fists. With most of the adult rats wiped out in Killdeer's Bloody Coup and the subsequent great flood, orphaned young male rats are forced into the army and the females into servitude or worse. But change is coming. . . . Two orphan brothers, Vincent and Victor Nightshade, sons of a hero killed in the Bloody Coup, manage to escape from the Kill Army and meet up with Juniper Belancourt, leader of a rebel group seeking to overthrow their oppressors and restore peace and democracy in a new city. The brothers are quickly caught up in Juniper's cause: "We survive by cover of night. We live in the shadows, waiting for our redemption! Our name must symbolize our burning spirit. . . . Tonight and forever, we are Nightshade City!" Juniper's plans are complicated by many factors. His lovely young niece Clover has been picked by Killdeer to be his next Chosen One, so the rebels and their allies the Earthworms must work fast to save her. Can the rebels locate their enemies' War Room? Can Juniper's former love, now holding a position in Killdeer's Ministry, be trusted? Will the rebels be able to execute their plans without the aid of a young Topsider (human)? And how will Vincent and Victor fare in battle will they honor their father's legacy of courage? NIGHTSHADE CITY is rich with memorable characters: Vincent, who comes of age in this time of change; his worshipful younger brother, Victor; beautiful, intelligent Clover; Mother Gallo, a canny survivor who discovers her lost love only to risk losing him again; the charismatic Juniper, a kind and courageous leader whose vision carries the rebels into great danger; Killdeer, a decadent narcissist with surprising depth; and Billycan, a truly demented former lab rat, brilliant, vicious, and Juniper's sworn enemy. This enthralling animal fantasy, in the classic tradition of Redwall and Watership Down, encompasses timeless themes of honor and loyalty, family ties and lost love, alliances and betrayals. Readers will respond enthusiastically to this surefire page-turner, set in a brilliantly imagined world filled with easy-to-root-for heroes and villains they'll love to hate. Deep beneath a modern metropolis lies the Catacombs, a kingdom of remarkable rats of superior intellect. Juniper and his maverick band of rebel rats have been plotting ever since the Bloody Coup turned the Catacombs, a once-peaceful democracy, into a brutal dictatorship ruled by decadent High Minister Killdeer and his vicious henchman, Billycan, a former lab rat with a fondness for butchery. When three young orphan rats -- brothers Vincent and Victor and a clever female named Clover -- flee the Catacombs in mortal peril and join forces with the rebels, it proves to be the spark that ignites the long-awaited battle to overthrow their oppressors and create a new city: Nightshade City. E-BOOK EDITION NOW ALSO INCLUDES THE FIRST CHAPTER OF The White Assassin, Book II of the Nightshade Chronicles Eleven years after the cruel Killdeer took over the Catacombs far beneath the human's Trillium City, Juniper Belancourt, assisted by Vincent and Victor Nightshade, leads a maverick band of rats to escape and establish their own city.