Terra Nova

Shane Arbuthnott

Description

The city of Terra Nova was founded on a lie: that the spirits who cross over from the spirit world are evil and must be captured for the safety of humanity.

But Molly Stout and her family have learned that the spirits are thinking, feeling beings, enslaved to enrich the wealthy, especially the spirit-harvesting company Haviland Industries and its founder, Charles Arkwright. With the help of her family and the aetheric spirits Ariel and Legerdemain, Molly has been fighting to free the spirits. But Terra Nova runs on spiritual machinery, and for each factory they shut down, another takes its place. As Haviland Industries and the authorities of Terra Nova tighten their nets around Molly, she begins to question whether she is really making any difference or if her rebellion puts people and spirits at risk.

Terra Nova is the sequel to Dominion.

Sujets

• Jeunesse Aventure
• Fantasy
• Magic
• Juvenilee Fiction

Informations

• Publié par: Orca Book Publishers
• Date de parution: 27 mars 2018
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• EAN13: 9781459814462
• Langue: English

Extrait

Praise for Terra Nova ,
the second Molly Stout Adventure
Molly s back! Terra Nova packs the same page-turning action as Dominion did and with every bit as much of the imaginative, thought-provoking, enviro-political clout. Molly Stout is as brave as ever but she has matured, grappling with what is wrong and what is right-questioning her motives. I think Arbuthnott has come up with a whole new subgenre; let's call it Spirit Punk. I love it!
-Tim Wynne-Jones, award-winning author
Praise for Dominion ,
the first Molly Stout Adventure
Molly is an independent and thoughtful character, and her skill as an engineer enhances her appeal...Arbuthnott creates an intriguing steampunk world with a smooth combination of technology and magic... A fast-paced read with a strong female lead, this will leave steampunk and adventure fans looking forward to a hinted-at sequel.
- School Library Journal
Molly s heroic rebellion against everything she has been brought up to believe and value is at the heart of an action-packed narrative. Heroes and rogues can be male or female, the engineer is as likely to be a woman as a man...How refreshing.
- Quill & Quire
This book will appeal to both historical fiction and science fiction fans. I found myself unable to put this book down and envisioning it as a movie much like the beloved Harry Potter series.
- School Library Connection
What a fabulous read! A truly moving book. I hope there are many more to come.
-Tim Wynne-Jones, award-winning author
Feisty young Molly will keep [readers] grounded in this page-turning mystical adventure.
- Kirkus Reviews
The Molly Stout Adventures
Dominion
Terra Nova

Copyright 2018 Shane Arbuthnott
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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Arbuthnott, Shane, author Terra nova / Shane Arbuthnott.
Issued in print and electronic formats. ISBN 978-1-4598-1444-8 (softcover).- ISBN 978-1-4598-1445-5 (pdf).- ISBN 978-1-4598-1446-2 (epub)
I. Title. PS 8601. R 363 T 47 2018 j C 813'.6 C 2017-904566-0 C 2017-904567-9
First published in the United States, 2018 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017949709
Summary : In this fantasy novel for middle-grade readers, Molly has been fighting to free the spirits, but she fears her rebellion is only putting people and spirits in danger.
Orca Book Publishers gratefully acknowledges the support for its publishing programs provided by the following agencies: the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund and the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Province of British Columbia through the BC Arts Council and the Book Publishing Tax Credit.
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To my parents, who never stopped me from leaping before I looked but were always there with bandages afterward.
CONTENTS
ACT ONE: REBELLION
ONE
TWO
THREE
FOUR
FIVE
SIX
ACT TWO: INCARCERATION
SEVEN
EIGHT
NINE
TEN
ELEVEN
TWELVE
ACT THREE: REVOLUTION
THIRTEEN
FOURTEEN
FIFTEEN
SIXTEEN
SEVENTEEN
EIGHTEEN
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
AN EXCERPT FROM DOMINION
ACT ONE: AIRBORNE
ONE
ACT ONE REBELLION
ONE
Molly clenched her hands, trying to hold them still, but it was no use. Her whole body was vibrating, her heart beating so fast it felt like it might shake itself loose from her chest. She hated this part. The moment before action, before chaos. It felt like standing at the edge of a cliff, knowing you were about to fall.
Ariel, her companion aetheric spirit, floated up next to her. The blue whorls of her body coalesced into a slender human form, and she crouched down next to Molly. You will have to be careful with this one, she whispered. The spirit in the furnace is agitated beyond reason. Once released, I cannot predict what she will do.
Molly took a deep breath and gripped the cornice of the roof where she perched. Any idea how strong she is?
She is old, and quite strong, but very, very tired.
The factory squatted in front of them like a fortress. Its soot-blackened walls were broken only by a few small windows up near the roof. The front doors were made of inch-thick iron, and Molly already knew they were barred and bolted. The only way in was through those tiny windows. They glared out of the dark wall like fiery eyes.
Are Rory and Kiernan in place? Molly asked.
Yes.
Molly nodded. I guess we re ready then. I mean, are you ready?
The aetheric spirit glowed briefly, her eagerness apparent. I have brought as many winds as I could gather, she said. Molly looked up and saw bright streams of color swirling in the sky above the factory-slow, warm oranges, frigid whites and stately blues. Molly lowered her eyes, blinking the bright streaks away. Over the past year she had grown used to her ability to see the winds, but sometimes they were still blinding.
She looked to Ariel. The spirit s edges flickered, as they often did when she was excited.
Molly gripped the brick cornice tighter. Okay. Let s go.
Ariel s human shape dissolved into blue filaments of wind. She flowed around Molly, wrapping around her as tight as bandages until Molly s entire body was covered in glowing blue light. Ariel lifted them both into the air, and Molly felt a momentary joy as she left the rooftop behind. She loved nothing so much as flying with Ariel. But they weren t here to enjoy themselves.
They shot forward like a bullet. Ariel sent a stream of wind before them, shattering the nearest window, and Molly and the spirit flew through.
She only had a moment to survey the factory-she saw winding conveyor belts, countless faces looking up at her, and the huge furnace looming against the back wall-before Ariel dropped her to the ground just inside the doors. Molly met the eyes of the factory workers nearest to her. Their backs were bent, their eyes sunken. They were so small-even the oldest couldn t be more than fifteen years old, like her-but their tired faces gave the impression of incredible age. They, like the spirits that powered the machinery, were prisoners here, not allowed to leave until they were too broken to be useful. A burly man in an ill-fitting suit-one of the foremen, Molly guessed-hurried down a set of metal stairs toward her, and anger bloomed in her chest.
She reached up, and a bright white wind flowed in through the broken window, rushing down to twine itself around her fingers. She cast it forward, hitting the foreman in the chest. He flew back several feet and collapsed against the wall.
She turned back to the gaping workers. Um, hi, she said, then cleared her throat. I m Molly Stout. We re here to free the spirits. Eyes widened in recognition at the name, but none left their stations. So, you know, you should probably leave. No one moved. Molly noticed one young boy, no more than eleven, still piecing together the metal parts of an iron trap that, once complete, would have been used to cage even more spirits.
Don t know why I bother, she muttered. She turned to the door. The bar across it was sturdy, but it was locked in place by only a thin chain. She pulled the bolt cutters from her belt and cut the chain, pushing the bar away. It fell to the ground with a loud clang .
The sound of the falling bar did what Molly s words had not and pierced the workers exhaustion. Several of them screamed and dropped their tools, running pell-mell for the doors, and the rest followed. Molly pushed the doors open wide. Her brothers waited on the other side.
As the first of the workers ran through the door, Kiernan stepped forward. All right, everyone follow me! he shouted in his deep, commanding voice. Despite the general panic, most of the crowd heard him and followed as he ran down the street to the north. Why can t I do that? Molly wondered. Her other brother, Rory, chased after the stragglers and sent them in the right direction.
The factory was almost empty now. The foreman was pulling himself to his feet. Molly walked over to him, and he cowered away from her.
You can leave too. But don t follow the kids. He stared up at her for a moment, then nodded and scrambled out the doors. She sighed, slightly disappointed. Looked like he might try to fight me for a second there.
Molly! Ariel called. She was hovering beside a tangle of machinery near the back of the factory, where the conveyor belts began. Several aqueous devices here. A good place to start.
Molly nodded and jumped up to grab the walkway beside the conveyor belt. With the agili