“The promise of forthcoming volumes should keep antsy readers at bay. protagonist speaks directly and powerfully to a young adult experience.” - Publishers Weekly Equal parts creepy, thrilling, and touching, this book is a must-read, and Emmeline is a character I won’t soon forget.” -James Dashner, #1 New York Times-bestselling author She is stained because of her grandmother’s sin from when she was a child. Winterkill is the first title in a stunning new YA series by Kae A Boorman - perfect for fans of the. “I ripped through Winterkill’s pages, desperate to know the secrets behind this captivating world. Winterkill is the story of a girl named Emmeline, who is in this isolated settlement waiting for the winter that freezes everything and traps them all inside.

Did she make the right choice to leave the settlement-and can her relationship with Kane survive the ordeal? Matisa insists that to set things right and to fight the evil that is bringing all this danger and turmoil to the forest, Emmeline must journey to Matisa’s people-even if that means leaving Kane behind. After putting so many lives in danger, she starts to doubt everything she once knew. With First Peoples guide Matisa at her side, Emmeline rallies a brave group to join her on her quest into the unknown, including her beloved Kane and his two younger brothers.īut the journey soon proves far more dangerous than Emmeline anticipated-with warring clans, slavers, colonists, disease, and natural disasters seemingly at every turn.

And now that the Council has fallen, she will finally, finally get that chance. The debut novel came out in 2014 and carries the same name as. Winterkill is the story of a girl named Emmeline, who is in this isolated settlement waiting for the winter that freezes everything and traps them all inside. “A philosophical, ruminative adventure for fans of the CW network’s The 100 ” from the award-winning author of Winterkill and Heartfire ( Kirkus Reviews ).įor as long as Emmeline can remember, she’s longed to leave the isolated world of the settlement and explore the wilderness that calls to her in her dreams. Boorman is the creator and the author of the Winterkill series of fictional novels.

Winterkill by Kate A. Boorman