Hilary Wagner

15 Days of Giveaways: Hilary Wagner

This interview originally ran in October of 2010. The White Assassin, the follow up to Nightshade City, was published in 2011. To win an advanced reader copy of Nightshade City leave a comment on this post. Congratulations, Veronica! You’ve won the ARC of NIGHTSHADE CITY!  This week we get to peek at the creative space of debut author Hilary Wagner. Her first middle grade novel, Nightshade City, was published this month.   Nightshade City is about an underground kingdom of rats where three orphan rats band together to overthrow an oppressive ruler. No less than author Rick Riordan (Percy Jackson and the Olympians series) recommended the novel saying, “Fans of Redwall and the Warrior series will love this heroic tale of good versus evil in a subterranean society of rats.… Read the rest

A Peek at the Creative Space of Hilary Wagner

This week we get to peek at the creative space of debut author Hilary Wagner. Her first middle grade novel, Nightshade City, was published this month.   Nightshade City is about an underground kingdom of rats where three orphan rats band together to overthrow an oppressive ruler. No less than author Rick Riordan (Percy Jackson and the Olympians series) recommended the novel saying, “Fans of Redwall and the Warrior series will love this heroic tale of good versus evil in a subterranean society of rats. The world of the Catacombs is so compelling readers will wonder if it really might exist under our city streets.”… Read the rest