Shadowshaper
core novel 2015 The Shadowshaper Cypher
Record
| First published | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.74 (11,005 ratings, collected 2026-09-24) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780545591614 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Sierra Santiago, a teenage muralist in Brooklyn, learns her grandfather's stroke hides a deeper secret: her family are shadowshapers, artists who channel ancestral spirits into their work. When a mysterious force begins erasing shadowshapers and their murals from her gentrifying neighborhood, Sierra and her friend Robbie race to master her own newly awakened power before the killer reaches her grandfather -- and her.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Shadowshaper Cypher
- Series: The Shadowshaper Cypher core; position 1 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Daniel José Older
Awards (verified)
- Kirkus Prize (Young Readers' Literature), 2015: finalist
- New York Times Notable Book, 2015: honor
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series The Shadowshaper Cypher: position 1 of 3: next Shadowhouse Fall (2017)
Sources
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