Guardian of the Dead

Young Adult Fiction Finalist

Guardian of the Dead
Karen Healey
Allen & Unwin
ISBN 978-1-741758-80-1 pb RRP $23.99
Target age 14+

A gripping fantasy set on the shifting boundary between what is real and what is legend. Can Ellie discover a power she never knew she possessed?

At her boarding school in New Zealand, Ellie Spencer is like any ordinary teen; she hangs out with her best friend Kevin, obsesses over her crush on a mysterious boy, and her biggest worry is her essay deadline.

Until everything changes...

In the foggy woods near the school, something ancient and deadly is waiting.

Karen Healey is an exciting new author whose debut YA novel, Guardian of the Dead, is a no-holds-barred paranormal thriller. Karen, a New  Zealander living in Australia, is writing a dissertation on American superhero comics. She likes World of Warcraft, movies about cheerleading, and tripartite sentences.