The Calling: Number 2 in series

Kelley Armstrong

Apr 2012 · Hachette UK

About this ebook

'Terrifying ghosts, smatterings of gore and diverse teen voices will prompt young adults to pick up the next in this series. . . . Teen readers might scream loud enough to raise the dead.' - Kirkus, starred review

'This engaging read is plot-driven and action-packed.' - School Library Journal

Maya Delaney's paw-print birthmark is the sign of what she truly is - a skin-walker. She can run faster, climb higher, and see better than nearly anyone else. Experiencing intense connections with the animals that roam the woods outside her home, Maya knows it's only a matter of time before she's able to Shift and become one of them. And she believes there may be others in her small town with surprising talents including local bad boy Rafe, with whom she shares a dangerous, powerful secret.

Now, Maya and her friends have been forced to flee from their homes during a forest fire they suspect was deliberately set. After a terrifying helicopter crash, they find themselves stranded in the Vancouver Island wilderness with nothing but their extraordinary abilities to help them get back home. But can Maya really trust her friends? And can she learn how to control the frightening new gift she has discovered before it controls her?

The second in the sensational new Darkness Rising YA series from bestselling author Kelley Armstrong.

Books by Kelley Armstrong:

Women of the Otherworld series
Bitten
Stolen
Dime Store Magic
Industrial Magic
Haunted
Broken
No Humans Involved
Personal Demon
Living with the Dead
Frost Bitten
Walking the Witch
Spellbound
Thirteen

Nadia Stafford
Exit Strategy
Made to be Broken
Wild Justice

Rockton
City of the Lost
A Darkness Absolute
This Fallen Prey
Watcher in the Woods
Alone in the Wild

Darkest Powers
The Summoning
The Awakening
The Reckoning

Otherworld Tales
Men of the Otherworld
Tales of the Otherworld
Otherworld Nights
Otherworld Secrets
Otherworld Chills

Darkness Rising
The Gathering
The Calling
The Rising

Cainsville
Omens
Visions
Deceptions
Betrayals
Rituals

Ratings and reviews

Just to be clear, this is a review of the overcomplicated process of transferring the book onto e-readers, specifically the nook, and not of the book itself. This was the first, and will be the last time I've purchased a book on google play with the intent of reading it from an e-reader. I thought that it would be a quick and easy 'drag and drop' affair, but it turns out it's quite the opposite, involving downloading and installing 3rd party software (something I'd rather avoid since I'm on a fresh install of Windows), the creation of an account in order to use said software, and the authorization of my PC and nook device in order to transfer to and read from my nook. I have quite a bit of experience when it comes to computing and such, and it took me just over 15 minutes to complete the process, something which should only take a few minutes. Bottom line is unless you're going to read using an android device, I suggest looking elsewhere, especially if you don't use computers that often.

About the author

Kelley Armstrong is author of twelve international bestselling Women of the Otherworld books, the highly acclaimed Darkest Powers and Darkness Rising YA series, two mainstream thrillers about a hit-woman, and two short story collections. She lives in rural Ontario, Canada, with her husband, three children and far too many pets.