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Monday, May 18, 2015

ILLUSIONARIUM by Heather Dixon | Blog Tour: Author Guest Post & Enter To WIN!


Hello and welcome to today's ILLUSIONARIUM blog tour, hosted by Rockstar Blog Tours. Today I'm thrilled to have author Heather Dixon on the blog. Take it away Heather.

ABOUT THE BOOK


By: Heather Dixon
Published by: Greenwillow
To Be Released on: May 19th, 2015
Pre-Order from: Harper Teen | Amazon | B&N
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From the author of Entwined, a brilliantly conceived adventure through an alternate London. This sweeping, cinematic tale of an apprentice scientist desperate to save his family—and his world—is The Night Circusmeets Pixar.

Through richly developed parallel worlds, vivid action, a healthy dose of humor, and gorgeous writing, Heather Dixon spins a story that is breathtaking and wholly original.


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AUTHOR GUEST POST


* 3-5 Favorites Lines from Illusionarium 
I think all my favorite lines were the footnotes of the story.  Using footnotes in a novel is pretty unconventional; but I think they’re hilarious.  It was Sir Terry Pratchett who introduced me to the idea.
Terry Pratchett died only a couple of months ago, but I know his legacy lives on.  “Illusionarium” is one of the books inspired by his insanely clever words.  Here are some of my favorite footnotes 

{From Chapter 1}:
 “Oh, come on, Hannah,” I said.  “The king’s airship?  What the devil would the king be doing this far north?  In a raging storm, no less?  Anyway, I’ve been in the sig tower all day and didn’t see a thing.  You were having a polarage.
 Polarage \pol-a-raj\ n: A mirage found in polar regions, when the cold air warps and forms floating icebergs and billowing shapes that could be mistaken for airships*
*but only by drunken airmen

{From Chapter 6}:
The Tower of London.  I knew this place only from books.  I stared up in awe at the water-worn towers attached to massive stone walls.  Slotted windows and ancient doors punctuated the fortress.  Queen and dukes had been held prisoner here hundreds of years ago.  I hadn’t realized it was still used as a prison. 
 Hannah would have known this.  Also, she could probably list off all the queens and dukes who had lost their heads there, in consecutive order, or, quite possibly, alphabetically by either a) surname or b) title.  Our long winters on Fata were, indeed, joyous.

{From the middle of the book}:
Divinity smiled softly, her half-moon eyes glistening.  It was the same sort of glittering smile she’d given when she’d torn the glass heart away from her illusioned man. 
 I suddenly realized what Divinity reminded me of.  One of those female insects that, after they mated, would bite off the male's head and lay their eggs in his body so that when larvae hatched and burst through his headless body's abdomen, they would eat his entrails.

{Later}:
I wore a black and white mask that fit uncomfortably over my face, squashing my glasses up against my eyes.  Hannah’s mask was bright purple, and she jingled in an oversized man’s coat that drowned her in buckles and sleeves.  Lockwood wore a combination of long black coats and a black mask.  He could have been distilled into purified Dashing. 
2Surprise, surprise.

{Even later}:
But Lockwood was an absolute sort of person, wasn’t he? He wouldn’t fall in love like tripping over a brick. He was the sort to rear back, run, catapult over the side of an airship’s railing, and fall, fall, fall into love before smacking into the Ocean of Delirious Wanderings.
3Which would sever his limbs from his body on impact, causing Death by Unmitigated Joy


ABOUT THE AUTHOR




Heather Dixon grew up in a large family with four brothers and six sisters. She is a storyboard artist as well as a writer, and lives in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Viennese waltz is her dance of choice. She is the author of the novel Entwined.
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ENTER TO WIN
1 winner will receive a finished copy of ILLUSIONARIUM plus an ARC of THE UNQUIET by Mikaela Everett. US Only.

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FOLLOW THE TOUR


Week One:
5/11/2015- Chapter by Chapter- Interview
5/12/2015- Bumbles and Fairy-TalesReview
5/13/2015- FiktshunGuest Post
5/14/2015- A Dream Within A DreamReview
5/15/2015- Two Chicks on BooksGuest Post

Week Two:
5/18/2015Mundie MomsGuest Post
5/19/2015Falling For YAReview
5/20/2015Fire and IceInterview
5/21/2015Reading with ABCReview
5/22/2015Supernatural Snark- Interview

4 comments:

  1. I can't wait to read this book! I loved Entwined and have been WAITING to see something else from Heather!

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  2. This looks so interesting. Can't wait to read!

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  3. So looking forward to reading the new book. I loved Entwined.

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