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Dust City
AuthorRobert Paul Weston
LanguageEnglish
GenreFantasy, Young adult
Publication date
September 30, 2010
Publication placeCanada
Pages299
ISBN9781595142962
OCLC637439063
820

Dust City is a young adult fantasy novel by Robert Paul Weston, published in 2010. It is based upon fairy tales.

Synopsis

After escaping from a juvenile detention centre, Henry Whelp, the Big Bad man Wolf's son, investigates the role a corporation that manufactures synthetic fairy dust had in the crime of his father, and what happened to the fairies that once protected humans and animals.[1][2][3]

Reception

Bookyurt said "First off, Dust City has a truly authentic, pulpy Noir feel..."[4] Quill & Quire said this about the book. "The book succeeds on nearly every level."[3] RTReviews said this about Dust City "This fractured fairy tale will satisfy those looking for an unusual paranormal read."[5]

Awards

  • Canadian Library Association Honour (2011)[6]

References

  1. ^ "Dust City". Goodreads.
  2. ^ Weston, Robert Paul (13 September 2017). "Dust city". Razorbill – via seattle Library Catalog.
  3. ^ a b "Dust City". Quill & Quire. 27 September 2010.
  4. ^ "Dust City by Robert Paul Weston – Review". Bookyurt.com.
  5. ^ "DUST CITY". RTReviews.
  6. ^ Weston, Robert Paul. "DUST CITY - Robert Paul Weston". robertpaulweston.com.