The Book of Blood and Shadow

Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, February 13, 2012: “Readers who enjoy fast-paced, bloody, historically inflected thrillers in the vein of Dan Brown will be riveted.”Review, Kirkus Reviews, December 15, 2011: “Here’s something refreshing–a religious-historical thriller … serving up shivery suspense, sans fangs or fur … A classy read that repays reader effort.” Review, Justine Magazine, February / March 2012: “A must read for fans of “Revolution” and “The DaVinci Code” … fast-paced and vivid.”Review, “A Chair, A Fireplace, and a Tea Cozy “blog, SchoolLibraryJournal.com, March 28, 2012: “I fell for “The Book of Blood and Shadow” at the first sentence … part of the wonder of “The Book of Blood and Shadow” is the twists and turns it takes …a favorite book read in 2012.”Review, The Horn Book Magazine, March 1, 2012: “This is a thorough mixture of contemporary American adolescence, the sixteenth-century occult, and atmospheric, historical substance, all dished up with a convoluted plot in “DaVinci Code” mode.”“A lushly drawn mystery of manipulation and desire.”–Holly Black, author of “Black Heart”“Genuinely thrilling. This is the historical conspiracy you’ve been waiting for.”–Maureen Johnson, author of “The Name of the Star”“From the Hardcover edition.”

Robin Wasserman is the author of the Seven Deadly Sins series, Hacking Harvard, and the Skinned trilogy, which bestselling author Scott Westerfeld called “spellbinding.” She has a master’s degree in the history of science, and is fascinated by Renaissance philosophy, religion, magic, science, and the interplay among them. She lives in Brooklyn.