The Catalyst: Book One in the heart-stopping Wars of Angels duology

Name: The Catalyst: Book One in the heart-stopping Wars of Angels duology
Rating: 4 (3 reviews)

Helena Coggan

Feb 2015 · Hachette UK

3 reviews

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'The next JK Rowling' (Today Programme, USA)

'An astounding achievement. I can't wait for the second book! *****' - Reader Review

'A great read for those who enjoyed The Hunger Games and Divergent. *****' - Reader Review

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Rose Elmsworth has a secret.

For eighteen years, the world has been divided into the magically Gifted and the non-magical Ashkind, but Rose's identity is far more dangerous. At fifteen, she has earned herself a place alongside her father in the Department, a brutal law-enforcement organisation run by the Gifted to control the Ashkind. But now an old enemy is threatening to start a catastrophic war, and Rose faces a challenging test of her loyalties.

How much does she really know about her father's past? How far is the Department willing to go to keep the peace? And, if the time comes, will Rose choose to protect her secret, or the people she loves?

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Further praise for Helena Coggan and The Catalyst

'The Catalyst is a complicated, rich world of magic and danger . . . Both fantastical and startlingly relevant and contemporary, it's tense, exciting, engaging and has at its heart a central character whose incredibly personal story becomes caught up in huge battles and some even bigger ideas.' - Claire North, author of The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August

'A pulsing, labyrinthine, emotionally visceral plot' - Metro

'A phenomenal achievement . . . assured, frightening, action-packed' - Observer

'The next JK Rowling' (Today Programme, USA) 'An astounding achievement. I can't wait for the second book! *****' - Reader Review 'A great read for those who enjoyed The Hunger Games and Divergent. *****' - Reader Review ____________________ Rose Elmsworth has a secret. For eighteen years, the w...

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3 reviews

Daniel Fatoba

December 22, 2015

It got so confusing at times, and it was hard to keep track of the plot. I don't think there was enough of the fantasy genre in it; it was more crime/political rather than fantasy. It was good, though, if it was a crime novel.

Julie Waters

March 20, 2015

Good read.

About the author

Helena Coggan is a writer and student based in London. She wrote her first novel, The Catalyst, at the age of thirteen; it was published by Hodder and Stoughton two years later, and named as one of 2015's Debuts of the Year by the Guardian and Amazon. The second book in the duology, The Reaction, came out when she was sixteen. She has been called 'the next JK Rowling' by NBC's Today, and in 2016 she was named by the Guardian as one of the most influential teenagers in the world. She is currently studying physics at university, for the sole purpose of building a TARDIS one day. The Orphanage of Gods is her third novel.

Helena Coggan is a writer and student based in London. She wrote her first novel, The Catalyst, at the age of thirteen; it was published by Hodder and Stoughton two years later, and named as one of 2015's Debuts of the Year by the Guardian and Amazon. The second book in the duology, The Reaction,...

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