<A reckless twenty-first-century girl_
*//A fearless Roman gladiator_
_A mysterious virus unites them...
AD 152
//Sethos Leontis, a skilled and mesmerising fighter, is unexpectedly wounded and lies dangerously close to death_
AD 2012
>>Eva is brilliant - but troubled . Starting her new life at a school for the gifted, a single moment in the lab has terrifying results<<
<An extaordinary link brings Sethos and Eva together, but it might force them apart - because the fever that grips them cannot be cured, and falling in love could be lethal...
Can love survive when worlds collide and time itself is threatened?_>>?
"It's so exciting to finally have a British talent who's up to the demanding task of writing in this genre. I know editors are fond of using the word epic to describe romances, but, with nearly 2,000 years to bridge between Seth and Eva, I think I'm allowed! I love this series - I've officially caught the fever and I hope that readers will too."
Shannon Park
Editorial Director, Fiction
"Intriguing plotlines, intriguing characters, FEVER drew me in the moment I started reading it and tore me away from my supper and TV (West Wing proved no competition)."
Camilla Borthwick,
Senior Rights Manager
"I loved FEVER. The characters are exciting, the gladiator action is gripping, the ideas are brilliant and the voice so convincing and fresh."
Jen Greenway,
Senior Rights Executive
"I was utterly gripped by this compulsive sci-fi thriller. It's full of mystery, suspense and adventure, but, best of all, it's an epic love story that spans across the ages."
Zosia Knopp,
Puffin Rights Director
"The story is very vivid and the character building is both strong and natural - you really get to like Eva and Seth and quickly bond with them.
The medical scenes are superbly researched as are the scenes set in Roman Londinium. This gives the book a depth and sense of gravitas that many YA books are sadly lacking.
Fever is, quite simply, a captivating and passionate time-slip love story with a ghostly twist."
Dawn Finch
London and South East Libraries
"A powerful jet of fresh air among all the vampire, angel and werewolf dark romances! A terrific page-turner."
– Glenn Tavennec, collection R, édition
The Fever is travelling across the world and is to be published in France, Spain, Brazil, Turkey, Germany, Poland, Serbia, Israel,
Russia and Australia!
>> I work in a studio that overlooks a quadrangle very similar to the one described in St Mags. At break students swarm across the quad between lessons, and it is quite easy to imagine Eva, Astrid and Ruby walking and talking amongst them. Like St Mags the buildings are very old. I've seen graffiti on a wall behind the school stage that goes back 400 years, so I suppose it isn't difficult for me to imagine ghosts of previous students wandering the corridors. And ghosts were definitely one of the themes I wanted to explore when I started writing Fever - along with time, mortality and of course love.>/
^% Fever is the first book in the trilogy, and the first book I have written for teenagers, which is surprising since I live so close to 750 of them.
When I left school, I studied English at York University and Illustration at Harrow School of Art, then started life as an illustrator, designing book jackets, illustrating for magazines and storyboarding music videos. I used to write stories all the time when I was a kid, but I stopped around the time I did my GCSEs, and didnt start again until I had children of my own. My first (picture) books were mostly about my children and their friends. But despite a diet of sherbet fountains and gummy bears they insisted on growing up, so my characters had to grow up with them. I've now written and/or illustrated over 50 books which have been translated into many languages, including Japanese, Italian, Spanish, German, Turkish, Serbian, Portuguese, French, Hebrew, Polish, Welsh, Dutch, Russian and Finnish - though I have no idea how accurately!
I do hope you enjoy Fever, because theres a lot more story left to come...>>>0>>//
SCHOOL_VISITS_
<>..?//One of the things I love most about visiting schools is the chance to talk directly to people who like reading as much as I do. It also means I get the opportunity to meet aspiring young writers (and illustrators) and give them a few pointers in the right direction. >>>01
If you would like Dee to visit your school, contact her at :
deeshulman_me.com
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