Today, we are happy to be hosting the US cover reveal for Tom Pollock’s The Glass Republic, the sequel to The City’s Son (one of Ana’s Notable Reads of 2012) and a highly anticipated read for 2013.
Behold! The Smugglerific Cover (and summary)!
THE SMUGGLERIFIC COVER:
THE SUMMARY:
Pen’s life is all about secrets: the secret of the city’s spirits, deities and monsters her best friend Beth discovered, living just beyond the notice of modern Londoners; the secret of how she got the intricate scars that disfigure her so cruelly – and the most closely guarded secret of all: Parva, her mirror-sister, forged from her reflections in a school bathroom mirror. Pen’s reflected twin is the only girl who really understands her.
Then Parva is abducted and Pen makes a terrible bargain for the means to track her down. In London-Under-Glass looks are currency, and Pen’s scars make her a rare and valuable commodity. But some in the reflected city will do anything to keep Pen from the secret of what happened to the sister who shared her face.
THOUGHTS FROM TOM:
“If you’ve not met her already, let me introduce you to Pen.
For an ordinary girl from a nice British Pakistani family, Pen’s been through a lot in the last few months. She was kidnapped by a barbed wire demon, rode at the head of an army of scaffolding wolves and fought in a war against a demolition god, all in the name of her best friend.
Now back at school, she wears the scars of that war on her face, and the only person who knows what that’s like is her mirror-sister Parva: a doppleganger who only exists in London-Under-Glass, the city of London’s reflections. Parva’s her own person, but she shares all of Pen’s memories and she understands.
When Parva goes missing, Pen ventures into London-Under-Glass to find her. It’s a strange city, where it rains brick and concrete as well as water, where beauty is currency and a well-turned eyebrow is worth killing for, a city dominated by the dangerous politics of the Mirrorstocracy.
At its heart though, this story’s about something very simple, the search of a scarred, scared, brave girl for the soul in all the worlds that’s closest to her own. I really hope you enjoy it.”
THE GIVEAWAY:
We are giving away one US Hardback copy of City’s Son (to be delivered immediately) AND a US ARC of The Glass Republic (to be delivered when available – likely May) to a lucky winner! The giveaway is open to ALL and to enter, use the form below. The contest will run until Saturday January 19 2013 at 12:00 AM (EST). Good luck!
135 Comments
Phoebe
January 11, 2013 at 12:20 amA cover with a girl wearing a hijab?! WICKED AWESOME.
Gabriella
January 11, 2013 at 12:47 amAckkk this is so awesome!!
Franki
January 11, 2013 at 2:35 amOh my gosh, this looks SO SO GOOD. It’s so refreshing and exciting not only to see a FANTASY story whose main character is a POC, but wherein the focal relationship is a FRIENDSHIP. I need this book in my life. <3
Braiden @ Book Probe
January 11, 2013 at 2:53 amI’ve been meaning to get to The City’s Son but this looks like the perfect opportunity to! The cover looks pretty neat.
Terah
January 11, 2013 at 2:58 amOMG squeal. A badass hijabi on the cover? Great job!
Gerd D.
January 11, 2013 at 3:28 amLondon under glass does sound like a fascinating world.
Hafsah
January 11, 2013 at 4:53 amEEEP! I love the cover. You don’t see a teen hijabi on a YA cover everyday!
Moonshine
January 11, 2013 at 5:09 amI really hope the British cover will be as brave. Such a lovely guy Tom is too!
Lexi
January 11, 2013 at 5:35 amI love the cover. I only wish I had it last year for some of my students.
Paige
January 11, 2013 at 5:35 amOh!!!!! The first book in this series was so brilliant! And the next one sounds so good, too…
Mieneke
January 11, 2013 at 5:40 amI adored The City’s Son and that cover looks amazing!
Kitty
January 11, 2013 at 6:19 amSounds like a great read. Great cover too.
Serenity
January 11, 2013 at 6:31 amHeard great things about The City’s Son, would love to get my hands on it AND the sequel!
Katie
January 11, 2013 at 6:44 amI’ve never heard of these books before, but they look good.
Kate K.F.
January 11, 2013 at 6:53 amGreat cover and The City’s Son sounded like a great read as does this.
AnimeJune
January 11, 2013 at 7:03 amLove the cover! A nice kick in the balls to the whitewashing fans.
Emilie
January 11, 2013 at 7:25 amSo excited for this sequel! Love the cover.
tina
January 11, 2013 at 7:51 amYes, I loved this novel and I cannot wait for a story from inside Pen’s head!
Melissa P.
January 11, 2013 at 8:08 amLooks like an interesting book.
Aaron Teplitsky (@yyr_)
January 11, 2013 at 8:13 amReally enjoyed The City’s Son…can’t wait to dig into this one!!!
Superbwg
January 11, 2013 at 8:15 amLove the premise of these books, very awesome
kelly
January 11, 2013 at 8:37 amOooo! Am midway through THE CITY’S SON. So, so good!
Kay-Kay-Bay
January 11, 2013 at 8:42 amYay for a book with a female friendship! There are FAR too few of those.
Shannon H
January 11, 2013 at 8:55 amI got City’s Son for Christmas and cannot wait for the sequel! Also, I appreciate the accurate looking cover, not enough of those…
Marie-Claude
January 11, 2013 at 9:17 amI love the cover!!! It ‘s the first time a see a girl wearing a hijab on a book cover.
Andrea Chettle
January 11, 2013 at 9:20 amFantastic cover I loved the first book (I think it might be my favourite book of 2012) and I cannot wait to read the second Thanks for making this giveaway available to all
Elyse
January 11, 2013 at 9:25 amWow, this looks cool. I love the hijab!
Nikki Egerton
January 11, 2013 at 9:32 amI’d like to echo the excitement to read a book where friendship is the focus rather than true love!
Jae Lee
January 11, 2013 at 9:36 amI just got The City’s Son from the library and I was planning on spending the weekend with it. It would be dope to get an ARC of the sequel.
Victoria Janssen
January 11, 2013 at 9:48 amOoh, a sequel to The City’s Son! I love urban magic.
Glen Mehn
January 11, 2013 at 9:49 amFab!
Samantha
January 11, 2013 at 9:54 amThe first book has been on my TBR wish list since I saw it in the store. I’d love to read both of the books. They look amazing
Brendan H
January 11, 2013 at 10:01 amLooks and sounds interesting to say the least.
Nadine
January 11, 2013 at 10:05 amHonestly, while I thought both the covers for the first book looked intriguing, I wasn’t quite sure it was for me. But this cover is so interesting it makes me immediately want to grab the book and browse through it.
Alison
January 11, 2013 at 10:25 amThese books look great! They are definitely going on my “to read” list.
Stephanie
January 11, 2013 at 10:27 amI’ve already been drooling over The City Son and wanting, but this has me even more intrigued by this world. Scars and mirrors and such unique stuff!
Sheila
January 11, 2013 at 10:50 amJust gonna quote Phoebe here:
A cover with a girl wearing a hijab?! WICKED AWESOME.
Genevieve
January 11, 2013 at 11:28 amThe City Son has been on my tbr list for a while. It would be lovely to get a chance to win a copy.
Chenise Jones
January 11, 2013 at 11:52 amThis cover has such an interesting look to it! Can’t wait to read this series!
Anonymous
January 11, 2013 at 11:52 amWow — could that cover be more different than City’s Son?? That first cover screamed urban fantasy, but this one looks a bit more down to earth. Of course, we shouldn’t judge books by their covers, but you know we all secretly do!
Eh, it’s Tom Pollock, so who gives a crap about the cover anyway, since we all know it’s going to be awesome.
jenmitch
January 11, 2013 at 11:55 amthanks for the giveaway, would love to start reading the series 🙂
Lillian
January 11, 2013 at 12:36 pmThis sounds really interesting. I really enjoy the cover of The Glass Republic.
Charlee Vale
January 11, 2013 at 1:00 pmI’m reading City’s Son right now! EEE!
CV
Jennifer
January 11, 2013 at 1:43 pmI am adding the first book on my list to “maybe” read (“maybe” because it’s a “to read” list but with that many titles on it, any title de facto becomes a maybe).
nicole belletiere
January 11, 2013 at 1:54 pmI would love to read this
Mindy
January 11, 2013 at 1:55 pmThis sounds neat. In some ways the concept of London-under-glass is reminding me of Neverwhere and A Face Like Glass. Added to Mount TBR.
Mel S
January 11, 2013 at 4:10 pmI loved the first book and I’m fascinated to see what London Under Glass will be like – very excited. Plus the cover looks great! 🙂
Alexandra the Great
January 11, 2013 at 4:15 pmThis looks like a really neat series! And I’m always up for reading a book set in London…
Heidi
January 11, 2013 at 4:31 pmOkay, I’ll admit it: I still haven’t read The City’s Son, but it’s certainly on my must read list to hit soon. I’ve heard such good things from so many people, and the sequel looks fantastic! Huzzah for PoC features on covers.
leanna
January 11, 2013 at 4:34 pmooh!! This sounds amazing — I’m shooting over to mark it as to-read on Goodreads asap! xo leanna
Ellie
January 11, 2013 at 4:35 pmThe City’s Son has been on my TBR list since your review…it sounds so good!
Ilana
January 11, 2013 at 4:37 pmTres interesante 🙂
Barbara Elness
January 11, 2013 at 5:15 pmWow, The Glass Republic sounds like an awesome story. I’m very interested in reading it.
Tricia C.
January 11, 2013 at 6:24 pmI’m not familiar with The City’s Son; I’m definitely going to be investigating it. The Glass Republic sounds fascinating!
Renee G
January 11, 2013 at 6:35 pmI haven’t read the Cities Son yet, but these both look good.
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LisaC
January 11, 2013 at 6:42 pmThis looks and sounds amazing.
Jamie
January 11, 2013 at 6:51 pmThat sounds really amazing.
Ariana A.
January 11, 2013 at 7:07 pmLove the premise here. Sounds great.
JenP
January 11, 2013 at 7:20 pmSounds so original!
Hannah
January 11, 2013 at 8:20 pmThat’s a lovely cover- it reminds me a little of the Angry Robots one. The book sounds interesting, and I have no idea how I missed the City’s Son. Well, another for my TBR pile.
erinf1
January 11, 2013 at 8:27 pmSounds fantastic! Thanks for sharing!
Nathan
January 11, 2013 at 8:27 pmThat is a unique looking cover. Can’t think of any that are really like it.
Julie
January 11, 2013 at 10:31 pmI can’t wait!
Judith R.
January 11, 2013 at 10:55 pmSounds like a great read.
Stephanie
January 11, 2013 at 11:28 pmI’m ready for this book!
Summer Sears
January 12, 2013 at 1:08 amMe please!
Anonymous
January 12, 2013 at 1:21 amYeah, this is going in my TBR pile as of right now.
Jasmine Stairs
January 12, 2013 at 7:42 amThis book sounds VERY interesting. And the cover is both beautiful and taking a risk with a girl in a hijab, which “everyone knows” won’t make it sell well. I hope it’s a NYT bestseller.
Dovile
January 12, 2013 at 8:11 amThe plot sounds quite unique, I’d like to read the books!
Anonymous
January 12, 2013 at 9:08 amI’ve wanted to read The City’s Son since I heard that it had come out. The cover looks amazing on both books and I can’t wait until I finally get my hands on them!
Laura
January 12, 2013 at 11:08 amThis sounds great.
Bethany
January 12, 2013 at 11:19 amWould love to read this- putting it on my very long list now
Emma
January 12, 2013 at 11:26 amThis sounds cool! I’d never heard of this series before.
Van P.
January 12, 2013 at 12:55 pmSounds interesting, thanks for the giveaway!
Dana
January 12, 2013 at 1:39 pmSounds amazing and the cover is gorgeous… Thanks for the giveaway
Alyssa Susanna
January 12, 2013 at 2:29 pmWOW!!! Very different! I like it! The brownish-gold tones are very nice! Great job, cover artists!
Vanessa
January 12, 2013 at 3:46 pmThe City’s Son has been on my TBR list for a while, now I want them both.
bn100
January 12, 2013 at 5:00 pmThis sounds interesting.
Lori Walker
January 12, 2013 at 5:03 pmI think I’ll add this to my GoodReads wishlist!
Mary Preston
January 12, 2013 at 10:02 pmThis series does look fantastic.
Stephanie L.
January 13, 2013 at 3:50 amThis sounds like a great read
Marie Chettle
January 13, 2013 at 12:46 pmThanks for a great giveaway.
scribe k.
January 13, 2013 at 4:20 pmthis books sounds great!
Allison
January 13, 2013 at 4:45 pmI love that cover<3
Mariska
January 13, 2013 at 10:54 pminteresting cover. yeap. i want to read it !
Debbie
January 14, 2013 at 11:52 amThis looks great. I love that the main character is of Pakistani descent.
Serena
January 14, 2013 at 4:00 pmNever heard of it, but sounds good!
Shelver506
January 14, 2013 at 6:02 pmI don’t know why, but I’m a sucker for unexplained scars. Can’t wait to read this one!
Teresa
January 14, 2013 at 8:11 pmI’m not sure I’ve ever heard of a book like this before…I’m very interested! It’ll go on my To-Read list for sure.
Brightsuzaku
January 14, 2013 at 9:21 pmSo, I’m guessing despite all my rank speculation, there are *no* cranes around St. Paul’s Under Glass, eh? Hahaha.
Also, brave as it is, Pen just wouldn’t be Pen unless she was wearing hijab! But, that in mind, I’m getting the itchy story is about bravery, in all kinds of ways.
Maybe, in that sense, this talk about the hijab (thankfully, positive!) is appropriate for a world so focused, apparently, on looks. After all, just what do YOU see when you see a girl in hijab? I for one, respect our Lady Ninjas.
Brightsuzaku
January 14, 2013 at 9:22 pmThe “itchy feeling”. *sigh* This is probably what I deserve for trying to write a comment using my phone! Spffft~~
hapax
January 15, 2013 at 9:32 amThat cover is STUNNING. I’ve been meaning to read the first book, and now I can’t wait.
Rhys
January 15, 2013 at 9:43 amMan, the first book was stunning, I can’t wait to read The Glass Republic.
jillheather
January 15, 2013 at 6:14 pmI delayed and delayed reading The City’s Son and I only wish I had delayed more so I wouldn’t’ve had to wait so long until the sequel.
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Oona
January 16, 2013 at 9:59 amI really, really like the idea of a main character who both wears a headscarf and is not perfectly beautiful. Such risk-taking (which shouldn’t even be considered risk-taking, really) is quite rare in the YA world.
Billy S
January 16, 2013 at 2:45 pmi hope i win, the book looks great
Tasnim
January 16, 2013 at 3:58 pmCool, this series sounds awesome!
Daniel M
January 16, 2013 at 4:32 pmsounds like a fun one thanks for the giveaway!
Ed Nemmers
January 17, 2013 at 2:23 pmI would like to read Tom Pollock!
Anneke
January 17, 2013 at 3:04 pmThis sounds like a fun book. Thanks for the giveaway!
Valerie Taylor Mabrey
January 17, 2013 at 3:15 pmlooks like a good read
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Tricha
January 17, 2013 at 7:39 pmsounds intereesting
Melinda
January 17, 2013 at 8:02 pmDefinitely an interesting story!
Gem
January 18, 2013 at 12:33 amThank you for the giveaway! The series intrigued me since the setting reminds me a bit of Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere. Seems like a cool series to try out.
Mary DeBorde
January 18, 2013 at 3:05 amSounds like creepy fun – thank you for the nice giveaway!! <3
Jason McDermott
January 18, 2013 at 8:46 amLooks cool
kathy pease
January 18, 2013 at 9:30 amThank you for the great giveaway please count me in 🙂
Sandy V.
January 18, 2013 at 10:09 amThese sound like good books.
Miranda Gonzalez
January 18, 2013 at 10:15 amI would love to win these books. Thanks for the giveaway!
Amanda N
January 18, 2013 at 10:16 amI loved The City’s Son and am really looking forward to The Glass Republic. The series is great and I can’t wait for more!
Kari Flores
January 18, 2013 at 10:36 amI love reading new authors and books. Thanks for the giveaway.
Marlene Schwark
January 18, 2013 at 10:44 amThe sounds like my kind of read. Thank you
Jenny
January 18, 2013 at 11:07 amLooks like a great book!
Saver Sara
January 18, 2013 at 12:03 pmLooks like a great read. Thanks for the chance to win.
coni guerin
January 18, 2013 at 12:54 pmSounds great! Thanks for the giveaway!
Sally Wilsey
January 18, 2013 at 1:18 pmSounds interesting would love to win this book.
susan smoaks
January 18, 2013 at 1:39 pmi love to read and i love a good book!
Melanie Rivers
January 18, 2013 at 2:06 pmSounds intresting.
Josie Hink
January 18, 2013 at 3:06 pmGreat giveaway…Thanks for the chance!!
KATHY DALTON
January 18, 2013 at 3:19 pmI REALLY WANT TO GET BACK INTO READING AND THIS BOOK LOOKS INTERESTING
Jessica Poston
January 18, 2013 at 4:10 pmIt sounds like an interesting book!
Beth C
January 18, 2013 at 4:50 pmlooks good
Breanne
January 18, 2013 at 5:26 pmSounds good!
Charlene Shaver
January 18, 2013 at 5:53 pmLooks like a great read 🙂
Debbie Lewis
January 18, 2013 at 6:32 pmI love giveaways that includes books as prizes
Danielle Porter
January 18, 2013 at 6:45 pmI love getting new books to read! Thanks. 😉
laurie brown
January 18, 2013 at 6:56 pmGreat giveaway!
Emi
January 18, 2013 at 8:02 pmWow! You get both books! Looks like a great story for me to read and pass on to our teen.
Robyn R
January 18, 2013 at 8:41 pmSounds like a totally intriguing read. I’m loving the names in London-Under-Glass.
Wayne Lecoy
January 18, 2013 at 8:41 pmPlease Enter Me In Your The Glass Republic Giveaway
It Would Be Great To Win A Copy of The City’s Son
and ARC of The Glass Republic by Tom Pollack.
I Enjoy Reading And Discovering New Authors.
Thank You For Having This Giveaway.
Lacey
January 18, 2013 at 8:55 pmThese books sound great. I love the cover. Thanks!
Buddy Garrett
January 18, 2013 at 9:39 pmThese books sound very interesting. Thanks.
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