The final volume in S. E. Grove's stunning, bestselling Mapmakers trilogy, available in paperback! Perfect for fans of Philip Pullman's The Golden Compass.

Praise for The Crimson Skew "A triumphant conclusion to a prodigious feat of storytelling." Kirkus Reviews, starred review "Asharply creative, engrossing trilogy . . . Grove s imaginative world building continues to dazzle in this third entry . . . Enormously satisfying" BCCB, starred review "Afantasy series unlike any other . . .Grove has created a wonderfully unique series with multiple layers for students and teachers to explore." VOYA, starred review "Wildly inventive . . .Readers enamored by Sophia s travels and Grove s uncommonly original fantasy world will be satisfied by this bittersweet conclusion, which leaves plenty of room for further tales." Booklist Accolades for The Glass Sentence(Book #1)ANew York TimesBestsellerAn IndieBound BestsellerAKirkus ReviewsBest Book of the YearA Kids' Indie Next Top Ten BookA Junior Library Guild SelectionA Summer/Fall 2014 Indies Introduce New Voices Selection "Brilliant in concept, breathtaking in scale and stellar in its worldbuilding; this is a world never before seen in fiction . . . Wholly original and marvelous beyond compare." Kirkus Reviews, starred review "A thrilling, time-bending debut . . . It's a cracking adventure, and Grove bolsters the action with commentary on xenophobia and government for hire, as well as a fascinating system of map magic." Publishers Weekly, starred review "Stellar . . with impeccable character development and sophisticated, intricate setting details." BCCB, starred review "I loved it! So imaginative!" Nancy Pearl "Not since Philip Pullman'sThe Golden Compass have I seen such an original and compelling world built inside a book." Megan Whalen Turner, New York Timesbestselling author ofA Conspiracy of Kings "Absolutely marvelous [and] completely original. I love this book." Nancy Farmer, National Book Award-winning author ofThe House of the Scorpion . . . and for The Golden Specific (Book #2)A Kid's Indie Next SelectionA Junior Library Guild SelectionA New England Book Award FinalistAn iBooks Best of the Month Selection "Readers will find a wealth to explore, as the author manages to create memorable characters, an endlessly intriguing world that, even with the provided maps and her uncle's careful explanations, still remains an almost complete mystery, and a plot that merits every single page of this lengthy volume." BCCB, starred review "Brilliantly imagined and full of wonder." Kirkus Reviews "This delicious blend of magic, history, and science will continue to delight fans of intricate world-building and rich storytelling." School Library Journal"