The Collectors
An incredible adventure, with magic woven through every page. The Collectors sweeps readers into a hidden world where wishes are stolen and dreams have a price. Fast-paced, witty, and riveting, this contemporary fantasy adventure begins a two-book series from Jacqueline West, the New York Times–bestselling author of The Books of Elsewhere series. For fans of Serafina and the Black Cloak, The Isle of the Lost, and The Secret Keepers.
Van has always been an outsider. He’s hard of hearing, collects trinkets, and lives with his single mother — an opera singer with a huge personality. Then one day, Van notices a girl stealing pennies from a fountain, and everything changes. He follows the girl, Pebble, and uncovers an underground world full of wishes and the people who collect them. Apparently not all wishes are good and even good wishes often have unintended consequences — and the Collectors have made it their duty to protect us. But they aren’t the only ones who have their eyes on the world’s wishes — and they may not be the good guys, after all.
Jacqueline West, author of the New York Times–bestselling Books of Elsewhere series, draws readers into a story about friendship, magic, and the gray area between good and evil. The Collectors is for fans of Cassie Beasley’s Circus Mirandus and Jonathan Auxier’s The Night Gardener.
Features interior spot art throughout.
Jacqueline West
A two-time Pushcart nominee for poetry, Jacqueline West lives in Chilton, Wisconsin. The Shadows is her first novel.
The Collectors
The Collectors consists of two books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.