Opal

Pages: 38
Published: 2018
Language: English

Opal is a dream-creature trying to find her place in the waking world after the events of The Raven Cycle. She struggles to understand human life while living with Adam and Ronan, two boys who are also trying to build a future from the pieces of their past. This short story offers a quiet look at what happens after the big adventure ends.

Prose complexity: 4/10

Atmospheric Dreamy Reflective Melancholic

Found Family Fish Out of Water

Magical Realism Urban Fantasy YA Fantasy

Maggie Stiefvater

American young adult and fantasy novelist, best known for The Wolves of Mercy Falls trilogy (Shiver, Linger, Forever) and the Raven Cycle. She also wrote The Scorpio Races and the more recent adult novels Bravely and The Listeners. Before writing full-time she worked as a professional portrait artist. She was born in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and lives in Virginia.