Passenger - Paperback

by Alexandra Bracken (Author)

"Ambitious and exquisite."
―SARAH J. MAAS, #1 New York Times best-selling author of the A Court of Thorns and Roses series

Two worlds collide in this sweeping, romantic novel about a love that crosses centuries, by the #1 New York Times best-selling author of Lore, Alexandra Bracken.

In one devastating night, violin prodigy Etta Spencer loses everything she knows and loves. Thrust into an unfamiliar world by a stranger with a dangerous agenda, Etta is certain of only one thing: she has traveled not just miles, but years from home. And she's inherited a legacy she knows nothing about from a family whose existence she's never heard of. Until now.

Nicholas Carter is content with his life at sea, free from the Ironwoods―a powerful family in the Colonies―and the servitude he's known at their hands. But with the arrival of an unusual passenger on his ship comes the insistent pull of the past that he can't escape and the family that won't let him go so easily. Now the Ironwoods are searching for a stolen object of untold value, one they believe only Etta, his passenger, can find. In order to protect her, Nick must ensure she brings it back to them―whether she wants to or not.

Together, Etta and Nicholas embark on a perilous journey across centuries and continents, piecing together clues left behind by the traveler who will do anything to keep the object out of the Ironwoods' grasp. But as they get closer to the truth of their search, and the deadly game the Ironwoods are playing, treacherous forces threaten to separate Etta not only from Nicholas but from her path home... forever.

"Expert . . . Passenger succeeds as an adventure, as a romance and as a comparison of cultural norms."
―New York Times Book Review

"Riveting, romantic."
―VICTORIA AVEYARD, #1 New York Times best-selling author of Red Queen

Author Biography

Alexandra Bracken is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Lore, The Darkest Minds series, Passenger series, and Silver in the Bone series. Born and raised in Arizona, she moved east to study history and English at the College of William & Mary in Virginia. After working in publishing for several years, she now writes full time. Her work is available across the world in over twenty languages and has been adapted for the big screen. Visit her online at www.AlexandraBracken.com and on Twitter and Instagram @AlexBracken.