Rory Power grew up in Boston, received her undergraduate degree at
Middlebury College, and went on to earn an MA in prose fiction from
the University of East Anglia. She lives in Massachusetts. Wilder
Girls is her first novel.
Eileen Stevens is a voice-over actress living and working in New
York City whose voice can be heard on cartoons, promos, programs
for English-language learners, and audiobooks. She has voiced Iris
on Pokémon. An Earphones Award-winning narrator, she has also
directed and produced audiobooks for over six years.
Jesse Vilinsky is a classically trained actress and voice actor.
She has lent her voice to numerous film and television projects and
has worked on various video games, animation, and commercial
projects and has garnered recognition in AudioFile magazine for her
audiobook narrations.
"Combines creeping, corrupting body horror with the intense bonds
between teenage girls...A post-apocalypse story that's fresh,
horrible and beautiful."-- "NPR"
"Narrators Eileen Stevens and Jesse Vilinsky tap into the current
of desperation that runs throughout Rory Power's stunning
debut--part thriller, part queer romance, and part horror...Stevens
and Vilinsky masterfully handle the complexities of the story,
communicating the girls' determination to survive in gritty voices.
Tentative steps into new romance are tenderly conveyed, while
encounters with nightmarish creatures are perfectly paced and
gruesome. This fast-paced, utterly compelling audio will keep
listeners riveted all the way to its exhilarating ending. Winner of
the AudioFile Earphones Award."-- "AudioFile"
"This powerful debut novel...explores female empowerment,
friendship and survival with tenacity and brilliance."-- "Shelf
Awareness (starred review)"
"Wilder Girls is so sharp and packs so much emotion in such wise
ways. I'm convinced we're about to witness the emergence of a major
new literary star."-- "Jeff VanderMeer, New York Times bestselling
author"
"Wilder Girls is the bold, imaginative, emotionally wrenching
horror novel of my dreams--one that celebrates the resilience of
girls and the earthshaking power of their friendships." -- "Claire
LeGrand, New York Times bestselling author"
"Brutal and beautiful, raw and unflinching. I adored this book."--
"Emily Suvada, author of This Mortal Coil"
"Dark, surreal, and intense, this feminist-themed title will appeal
to fans of science fiction, speculative fiction, and horror."--
"School Library Journal"
"Part survival thriller, part post-apocalyptic romance, and part
ecocritical feminist manifesto, a staggering gut punch of a
book."-- "Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"
"Power's evocative, haunting, and occasionally gruesome debut will
challenge readers to ignore its bewitching presence."-- "Booklist
"
"The perfect kind of story for our current era."-- "Hypable"
"This thrilling saga...is sure to be one of the season's most
talked-about books."-- "Entertainment Weekly"
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