Beautiful City of the Dead - by Leander Watts (Paperback)

About the Book

The author of "Stonecutter" presents the story of a teen girl who joins a rock band, only to find she is in fact the last piece of a tetrad that gives each member of the group a supernatural power.

Book Synopsis

"Will keep readers turning pages deep into the night."--The Bulletin "Poetic, wild language, as enigmatic and forceful as rock lyrics."--Booklist Relly's band is called Scorpio Bone. Screaming guitars, crusher drums, and a singer who looks like a golden god. Along comes a girl named Zee, with a bass guitar, a notebook full of strange lyrics, and exactly the right attitude.
Zee joins Relly's band, and immediately their sound is unbelievable; it's like silence screaming. As the band bonds together, inexplicable things start happening and Zee begins to learn her true role in the group. She finds she is the last piece in a tetrad that, once formed, gives the group supernatural powers--each teen in the group represents one of the four elements: earth, air, water, and fire. At their first gig, she realizes that music isn't all there is to Scorpio Bone . . .

Review Quotes

"[P]lotting and characterization keep the pages turning..."--KLIATT September 2007 KLIATT --