Linger
The Wolves of Mercy Falls
- Debuted at #1 on the New York Times Bestseller List
- USA Today Bestseller
- Wall Street Journal Bestseller
- ABA Bestseller
- L. A. Times Bestseller
- Junior Library Guild Selection Junior Library Guild-2010 Summer Jr./Sr. High
Now available in the U.S. & U.K.
In Shiver, Grace and Sam found each other. Now, in Linger, they must fight to be together. For Grace, this means defying her parents and keeping a very dangerous secret about her own well-being. For Sam, this means grappling with his werewolf past . . . and figuring out a way to survive into the future. Add into the mix a new wolf named Cole, whose own past has the potential to destroy the whole pack. And Isabel, who already lost her brother to the wolves . . . and is nonetheless drawn to Cole.
At turns harrowing and euphoric, Linger is a spellbinding love story that explores both sides of love—the light and the dark, the warm and the cold—in a way you will never forget.
- Listen to the Prologue and Chapter 1 (read by Maggie)
- Read Chapter 3 (PDF)
- Read an excerpt
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US edition: Scholastic Press, 2010
Audio edition: Scholastic Audio, 2010
What they’re saying about Linger
“If Shiver left fans wanting more, Linger will have them begging.”
—Romantic Times
“Like Shiver, this is a real page turner. These werewolves are not supernatural and the scientific normalcy of being a wolf provides a fascinating turn of events.”
—Children’s Literature
“beautiful writing, an intriguing premise, and multi-dimensional characters”
—Jen Robinson’s Book Pages
“Linger is a beautiful, elegant, and searing sequel.”
—The Compulsive Reader
“I can’t think of any fictional characters or couple that I like more than sensitive Sam with a love of reading and indie music, and strong, independent Grace.”
—The Tales Compendium
“When I found out that Shiver was meant to be a trilogy, my greatest worry was that the sequels would never live up to the first; that they would never bring anything new to the table… I shouldn’t have worried.”
—YA Highway
“Fans of Shiver, you won’t be disappointed.”
—Forever Young
“Poetic, Romantic, Heartbreaking, Beautiful, and just AMAZING!”
—Bibliophilic Book Blog
“Maggie Stiefvater has outdone herself again.. . even better than the first book.”
—Book Whisperer
“This second book makes the trilogy’s concept stronger, the characters more colorful, human, deep and believable.”
—Design Comma
“The soulful romance begun in Shiver (2009) continues in this equally elegant story . . . This sequel’s poetic prose skillfully captures the four teens’ longings for love, forgetting, remembering, righting wrongs and life itself.”
—Kirkus
“This riveting narrative, impossible to put down, is not only an excellent addition to the current fangs and fur craze but is also a beautifully written romance that, along with Shiver, will have teens clamoring for the third and final entry.”
—VOYA
“. . . sets the stage for an explosive third installment.”
—Publisher’s Weekly
“Stiefvater continues what she started in Shiver (2009), and readers will definitely want to read it before diving into this equally appealing sequel.”
—Booklist
“Like Shiver, this is a real page turner. These werewolves are not supernatural and the scientific normalcy of being a wolf provides a fascinating turn of events.”
—Children’s Literature
