[QCrit] Song of the Ice Bears | YA Fantasy | 100k | 1st attempt
Hi everyone! Never posted in here before but I would love any help.
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Dear [Agent],
I am seeking representation for my novel SONG OF THE ICE BEARS which is complete at 100,000 words. It is a YA fantasy aimed at readers 14 and above, which I feel has strong crossover appeal with older readers as well. I believe that it will appeal to readers young and old with the world building of Avatar: The Last Airbender, the adventure of A. F. Steadman’s Skandar series and the mythic bond between man and beast of Michelle Paver’s Wolf Brother and Katherine Rundell’s Impossible Creatures.
Kael has spent his life as an orphan dreaming of the world beyond the mountain that has been his home for sixteen years. Thinking that he will never achieve anything, that all changes when there is an attempt on his life and a member of the High Council reveals that he is the subject of a prophecy. He is destined to bring the Ice Bears back from extinction and return order to the world. Once they sung along with the Fire Orcas and Wind Lions to maintain order, their music as common as the wind, but their loss has allowed chaos to seep in.
With trouble brewing as empires and queendoms prepare for war, Kael is thrown into a magical world far bigger than he could ever have dreamed, travelling from his home on the mountain to the central isle of the Pocket Isles, before journeying across the Northern Tundras to recover three pieces of an Ice Bear skeleton in order to resurrect them. The fear of the West is growing as they begin to overstep their boundaries, and time is of the essence. But soon Kael learns that all is not as it seems, and to bring the Ice Bears back to life may not be the wisest decision.
I believe that it has series potential, and have plans drawn up for another two books that would expand upon the world, the lore and many secrets along the way as the nations go to war, adding love and sacrifice alongside great battles. I also have many other ideas that I am especially keen to work on. I have recently started work on another upper YA book which follows a young boy in the Stone Age after he is transformed into a vampire like creature and uncovers a plot that would spell the end for humanity.
[BIO]
Please find attached the first three chapters and synopsis. I really hope that you enjoy the extract and I look forward to hearing from you in due course.
Yours Sincerely,
[My name]
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Thank in advance for any help! :)