“Serafina” is the debut novel of the writer Rachel Hartman in the fantasy genre , published in 2012 [1] [2] . The novel was released on July 10, 2012 and, according to the results of the first week of sales, took 8th place in the weekly bestseller list published by The New York Times [3] . “Serafina” in 2013 was awarded the William Morris Literary Prize awarded the best debut novels for teens, and was nominated for an Andre Norton Prize . The Russian edition of the book was released in 2013 by the publishing house AST [4] . The continuation of the novel will be released in the spring of 2015 under the name "Shadowscale" [5] [6] [7] .
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| Genre | fantasy |
| Author | Rachel Hartman |
| Original language | English |
| Date of first publication |   2012 |
| Publishing house | Random House  AST |
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| Following | Shadow scale |
Content
Story
The main character of the novel, a talented court musician Serafina, lives in the kingdom of Gorred, populated by people and dragons , in a company of people forced to be in human form. 40 years before the events of the novel, people and dragons after a long bloody war concluded a peace agreement, but people's hatred for dragons has not passed since then. Serafina is a half-breed born of a man and a dragon, but is forced to hide it because of the extremely negative attitude to this society. The author pays attention to a special difference in the psychology of dragons - an ordered way of organizing thoughts and emotions, which Seraphina also partially owns. After the assassination of Prince Gorred, Rufus Serafin is involved in the investigation of what happened, since the facts indicate that the killer was a dragon. In this, the future heiress to the throne, Princess Glisselda and her bastard groom, Prince Lucian Kiggs, help her.
The kingdom of Gorred originally appeared in Hartman’s graphic novel , Amy Unbounded ”, However, she had problems with drawing dragons, which led to the idea of their ability to transform into human form, so that they were easier to depict [7] .
Criticism
“Serafina” received many positive reviews from critics [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] . Kirkus Reviews described the novel as a “magnificent debut” [17] . The Washington Post reviewer noted the author’s fresh look at dragons. [6] The review of SFX magazine noted the "beautiful" language of the author [18] . Quill & Quire Magazine also noted the difference between the novel and “standard things about dragons,” as well as the theme of music and the language of the author [19] . Publishers Weekly included the novel in the list of the best books of the week after it went on sale [20] [21] .
Awards and nominations
January 28, 2013 "Serafina" became the winner of the William Morris Prize awarded to Best Teen Debut Novels [22] . The book received the Cybils Award in for the best novel for teenagers in the genres of science fiction and fantasy [23] . “Serafina” was one of the applicants for the 2013 Andre Norton Prize [24] . The book hit the shortlist of the Waterstone Prize for Children's Literature [25] , finalist for the William Crawford Prize Award awarded for best fantasy novels [26] , and the Canadian Literary Prize of the Governor-General in the category of children's literature [27] . In Britain, the novel hit the long list of the Carnegie literary Medal [28] .
Notes
- ↑ Lee, Stephan See the trailer and an excerpt from 'Seraphina' by Rachel Hartman - EXCLUSIVE . Entertainment Weekly. Date of treatment October 2, 2012.
- ↑ Rachel Hartman | San Diego Comic-Con 2012 . MTV Geek. Date of treatment October 2, 2012.
- ↑ NY Times Best Sellers (Children's Chapter Books) July 29, 2012 . nytimes.com. Date of treatment July 20, 2012.
- ↑ Hartman R. “Seraphina” . AST . Date of treatment April 5, 2014.
- ↑ OMG! . Rachel Hartman (official website). Date of treatment July 16, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 Quattlebaum, Mary . Rachel Hartman's 'Seraphina': Rich tale about dragons (July 3, 2012). Date of treatment October 2, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 STAGGS, MATT SDCC 2012: Interview with Rachel Hartman . Suvudu. Date of treatment October 2, 2012.
- ↑ Review: Seraphina . Booklist. Date of treatment October 2, 2012.
- ↑ Review: Seraphina . Horn Book. Date of treatment October 2, 2012.
- ↑ Dobbs, Michael Ann What if Dragons were more like Vulcans who breathe fire? . io9. Date of treatment October 2, 2012.
- ↑ Audiobook Reviews: Seraphina AudioFile Date of treatment October 2, 2012.
- ↑ Starred Reviews from the August 2012 Issue . School Library Journal. Date of treatment August 16, 2012.
- ↑ BCCB - September 2012 Stars . Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. Date of appeal September 1, 2012. (unavailable link)
- ↑ Starred YA Book Reviews 2012 . Youth Services Corner. Date of treatment October 2, 2012.
- ↑ Review: Seraphina . School Library Journal. Date of treatment October 2, 2012.
- ↑ Multimedia Reviews: October 2012 . School Library Journal. Date of treatment October 2, 2012.
- ↑ SERAPHINA By Rachel Hartman (Author) . Kirkus Reviews. Date of treatment October 2, 2012.
- ↑ Clark, Nic Seraphina by Rachel Hartman REVIEW . SFX. Date of treatment October 2, 2012.
- ↑ Ellis, Sarah Seraphina by Rachel Hartman . Quill and Quire. Date of treatment October 2, 2012.
- ↑ Habash, Gabe PW Picks: The Best New Books for the Week of July 9, 2012 . Publishers Weekly. Date of treatment October 2, 2012.
- ↑ Children's Review: Seraphina . Publishers Weekly. Date of treatment October 2, 2012.
- ↑ American Library Association announces 2013 youth media award winners (link not available) . American Library Association. Date of treatment January 28, 2013. Archived January 31, 2013.
- ↑ The 2012 Cybils Awards . The Cybils. Date of treatment February 14, 2013.
- ↑ Andre Norton Awards 2013 . Locus . Date of treatment March 12, 2014. Archived March 12, 2014.
- ↑ Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2013 - shortlists announced (link not available) . Waterstones Date of treatment February 14, 2013. Archived October 15, 2009.
- ↑ 2013 Crawford Award . Locus Online News. Date of treatment February 14, 2013.
- ↑ GG2012 . Canada Council for the Arts. Date of treatment December 6, 2012.
- ↑ Longlists announced for the CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals (link unavailable) . CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals. Date of treatment December 6, 2012. Archived on April 7, 2014.