Elsewhere
When Ron runs away, he ends up in Bordertown, a grim city that lies between the real world and the world of faerie, a place where elf and human gangs stalk the streets side by side, and where magic works better than technology. If the city doesn't kill him, it just may teach him what it is to be...
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When Ron runs away, he ends up in Bordertown, a grim city that lies between the real world and the world of faerie, a place where elf and human gangs stalk the streets side by side, and where magic works better than technology. If the city doesn't kill him, it just may teach him what it is to be human.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780152052096 (0152052097)
Publish date: August 1st 2004
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages no: 264
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Science Fiction,
Urban Fantasy,
Shapeshifters,
Fairies,
Fae,
Fairy Tales,
Coming Of Age,
Supernatural,
Werewolves
Series: Borderland
Elsewhere is moody. It's from the viewpoint of young people who have dropped out and live on the streets, forming their own families and relationships. I don't especially feel comfortable with the idea of kids living this way, but that's one of the best things about reading. You get to see different...
I’d actually read this before and forgotten. It’s a Bordertown novel, complete with punks, drugs, and unreliable magic. I didn’t like the main character at all, but I remember liking him in sequels.