Books and Writing - Unearthly Trilogy by Cynthia Hand #1: A unique and fascinating story about a girl who is part Angel, with a mission.

Stay to the Lights · 06-27-2011, 04:58 AM

Unearthly Trilogy by Cynthia Hand

Book #1: Unearthly

In the beginning, there's a boy standing in the trees . . . .

Clara Gardner has recently learned that she's part angel. Having angel blood run through her veins not only makes her smarter, stronger, and faster than humans (a word, she realizes, that no longer applies to her), but it means she has a purpose, something she was put on this earth to do. Figuring out what that is, though, isn't easy.

Her visions of a raging forest fire and an alluring stranger lead her to a new school in a new town. When she meets Christian, who turns out to be the boy of her dreams (literally), everything seems to fall into place—and out of place at the same time. Because there's another guy, Tucker, who appeals to Clara's less angelic side.

As Clara tries to find her way in a world she no longer understands, she encounters unseen dangers and choices she never thought she'd have to make—between honesty and deceit, love and duty, good and evil. When the fire from her vision finally ignites, will Clara be ready to face her destiny?

Book #2: Hallowed

-- Coming Jan 24th, 2012

Stay to the Lights · 08-08-2011, 07:55 AM

UK Cover for Hallowed

For months part-angel Clara Gardner trained to face the raging forest fire from her visions and rescue the alluring and mysterious Christian Prescott from the blaze. But nothing could prepare her for the fateful decisions she would be forced to make that day, or the startling revelation that her purpose—the task she was put on earth to accomplish—is not as straightforward as she thought. Now, torn between her increasingly complicated feelings for Christian and her love for her boyfriend, Tucker, Clara struggles to make sense of what she was supposed to do the day of the fire. And, as she is drawn further into the world of part angels and the growing conflict between White Wings and Black Wings, Clara learns of the terrifying new reality that she must face: Someone close to her will die in a matter of months. With her future uncertain, the only thing Clara knows for sure is that the fire was just the beginning.

It's Christian!!

I am now wondering what the Aus cover will look like, since Cynthia just told me its different from the UK one

Stay to the Lights · 10-25-2011, 02:04 PM

I'm So excited.

Quote:

Caught within an article about CSI showrunner Carol Mendelsohn at Deadline.com is a mention of a project she has in development at The CW - an adaptation of Cynthia Hand's novel Unearthly.

(Yes, last year The CW was "heavenly," this year "unearthly" is their idea of fun).

The project is written by Hellcats creator Kevin Murphy.

Wikipedia describes Unearthly as being "a series of young adult urban fantasy novels by American author Cynthia Hand, beginning with the inaugural entry of the same name. The story follows a teenager named Clara, who learns that she is part angel and has a purpose to fulfill on Earth. While seeking answers about her role, Clara encounters friends, enemies, and romantic interests amidst her journey."

Hellcats Creator & CSI Producer Get Unearthly For The CW | KSiteTV

Drunk On You · 11-12-2011, 11:19 AM

I'm almost done reading Unearthly. I absolutely love it. It took a bit for me to get in it though.

Stay to the Lights · 11-12-2011, 05:24 PM

Yeah, sometimes that can happen

Glad you're enjoying it.

Drunk On You · 11-12-2011, 10:33 PM

It wasn't that I couldn't get into it, just in the beginning I thought the writing was horrible. It was like my brother came in the door. He glares. We looked through the book. I'm not sure if it's because it says this is an uncorrected version.

Do you have a ship?

Stay to the Lights · 11-12-2011, 10:35 PM

Really? Uncorrected version? Strange.

Well, I'm glad you finally got into it.

I do.. have a ship. A lot of people don't understand it. It's pretty the underdog ship.. and you probably won't agree.

You might actually understand when you read book 2..

But..

here goes.. don't kill me.

Clara/Christian.

Drunk On You · 11-12-2011, 10:49 PM

Nooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm just gonna pretend I didn't read that.

I'm not really set on one ship I don't think. In the beginning I was all for Christian/Clara. But from the beginning I kind of liked Tucker and Clara. But I really started to love Tucker/Clara during the summer when he started hanging out with her.

Stay to the Lights · 11-12-2011, 10:51 PM

Yeah. I had a feeling we weren't going to agree on this one

But.. in hallowed, you might change your mind. As a few people are turning to Team Christian

I just.. I guess, Tucker just isn't my kind of guy. I just never saw the appeal I guess. Maybe its the fact he is a cowboy.

Drunk On You · 11-12-2011, 10:58 PM

There's nothing wrong with cowboys.

I knew from the beginning that she would end up with Tucker.

Stay to the Lights · 11-12-2011, 11:01 PM

Yeah. Maybe thats also part of why i didn't like them.. it was too obvious

I know we didn't get to know Christian very much in the book, but in the 2nd book it's all about Christian

I'm gonna PM you about something.

Drunk On You · 11-12-2011, 11:05 PM

Ok.

Christian is an angel?! I kind of suspected that all along. Is it just me or is it odd that there's a bunch of angels living in one place that's the same age?

Stay to the Lights · 11-12-2011, 11:08 PM

Yeah, there are a few strangely.

Have you not finished the book?
Yeah, Christian is an angel.

Drunk On You · 11-12-2011, 11:14 PM

I just finished it....like 2 seconds ago. Stupid work got in the way.

The part of the vision where he says "It's you." to her makes me think of Beauty and the Beast.

Stay to the Lights · 11-12-2011, 11:17 PM

How so?

So, okay overall.. you liked? The plot and the developments?

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