Author(s): Scott Westerfeld

Children's & YA Graphic | Adventure

Only the very brave or the very desperate dare enter the Spill Zone--Addison Merritt is a little of both.

In exchange for a suitcase full of cash, she made one last trip into the Zone. She survived the encounter, but came back changed.Addison is not alone. In a remote village in North Korea, a young man named Jae was touched by the unholy fire of the Spill Zone. He made it out alive--alive, but also changed.Now bestowed with uncanny powers, Addison and Jae may be the only ones strong enough to face a new threat that has risen in the Spill Zone.
This deadly entity is searching for his runaway bride--and his hunt is bringing him closer and closer to Addison and her little sister.

Review:

Spill Zone: The Broken Vow is a masterpiece that sticks with you long after you read it once, twice, three times. A horrifyingly beautiful world that springs out at you every page that you turn. --Fangirlish

Bestseller Westerfeld's second installment is the quintessential page-turner. Groundwork laid in the first volume pays off in nearly nonstop action here. --Kirkus, starred review

[Westerfeld]...crafts a sprawling, complex plot that he tightens with suspense and distinctive character dialogue, which keeps the story spinning, and brings it all to an action-packed but emotionally satisfying climax. Puvilland supports the cracking tale with baffling and beautiful visions of the otherworldly...The saga, now complete, is as gripping a sci-fi thriller as the form has produced. --Booklist, starred review

Author Biography: Scott Westerfeld is the author of the worldwide bestselling Uglies series and the Locus Award-winning Leviathan series, and is co-author of the Zeroes trilogy. His other novels include the New York Times bestseller Afterworlds, The Last Days, Peeps, So Yesterday, and the Midnighters trilogy. scottwesterfeld.com Alex Puvilland was born in France where he grew up reading his father's comic books. He now lives in Los Angeles with his ridiculously talented wife and two children. He works for Dreamworks Animation and does comics whenever he has a moment. Alex co-illustrated Prince of Persia and Templar. alexpuvilland.com