Fallen (Kate novel)
Cover for the initial release edition
|
|
| Author | Lauren Kate |
|---|---|
| Cover artist |
Fernanda Brussi Goncalves Angela Carlino |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Fallen |
| Genre | Young adult, Fantasy, Romance, Paranormal |
| Publisher | Delacorte Press |
|
Publication date
|
December 8, 2009 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) e-Book (Kindle) Audio Book (CD) |
| Pages | 452 |
| ISBN | |
| Followed by | Torment |
Fernanda Brussi Goncalves
Fallen is the first novel in the Fallen series written by Lauren Kate. It is a young adult, fantasy, paranormal romance published in 2009 under Delacorte Press. The novel revolves around a young girl named Lucinda Price who is sent to Sword & Cross Reform School in Savannah, Georgia, after she is accused of murdering a boy by starting a fire. At the reform school, she meets Daniel, a handsome boy whom she feels inexplicably drawn to, and believes that she has already met before. The book revolves mostly around the concept of religion, and reincarnation.
Most reviews were just favorable, rating 3.7/5 in Goodreads, 1/5 in Cuddlebuggery and 8.1/10 in Fantasy Book Review. Critics commented on how Kate's novel has conceptual similarities in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight replacing the mythical characters as fallen angels instead of vampires.
Fallen is the first in a series of four books, which have sold nearly 10 million copies worldwide in more than 30 countries. The novel has been translated in more than 30 languages and has more than 80 cover editions. On December 27, 2009, Fallen reached number 3 on the New York Times best seller list. It was also a USA Today Bestseller, an Indie Bestseller, and a Publishers Weekly Flying Start. It has been made into a feature-length film of the same name under Lotus Entertainment which is schedule to release in November 2016.
Luce is sent to 'Sword and Cross', a reform school for young adults, after she is blamed for the death of Trevor, a boy that Luce once had a small crush on. It is revealed that, although Luce cannot remember what happened exactly, she remembers kissing Trevor at her previous school's summer camp, Dover. After this kiss, Trevor is said to have spontaneously combusted, which leaves her with burned hair. Luce believes herself to be innocent, which angers her disbelieving peers.
...
Wikipedia