A Stranger in the Garden

The Unnaturalists #1.5

by Tiffany Trent

Get an exclusive glimpse of Charles Waddingly’s fate after he’s sucked through a vortex in Old London, set between the time of The Unnaturalists and The Tinker King.Charles Waddingly caused the desolation of New London and would have destroyed the world, had it not been for Vespa and her friends. He is utterly, thoroughly evil. Or is he?

Set between the time of The Unnaturalists and The Tinker King, this e-only novella tells the story of what happens when Charles turns up in Charles Darwin’s back garden—and the Grue returns to his native home.

Genres: Steampunk, Young Adult, Fantasy, Witches, Short Stories, Fiction

47 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 7, 2014

About the author

Tiffany Trent is the award-winning creator and author of the young adult dark fantasy series, HALLOWMERE, and THE UNNATURALISTS and THE TINKER KING. With Stephanie Burgis, she co-edited the Locus Finalist for Best Anthology, THE UNDERWATER BALLROOM SOCIETY. Her short stories have been published in MAGIC AND THE MIRRORSTONE, CORSETS AND CLOCKWORK, SUBTERRANEAN, and WILFUL IMPROPRIETY. When not writing or reading, she can be found playing with bees.

Awards/Honors:
-Green Earth Book Award Honor 2013
-SCBWI Work-in-Progress Grant 2008
-New York Public Library Book of the Teen Age 2008
-Year's Best Horror Honorable Mention 2008
-BookSense (IndieBound) Children's Pick 2007

Reviews

[Dusty Wallace · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great transition story from the first to second book in the Unnaturalists series. I can only hope we get more stories from this fantasy world.

[Quinn · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an interesting segue into book 2. Actually kind of felt sorry for Charles - just a teensy bit.

[Alexander Crookshanks]

Lovely backstory / bridge

Enjoyed this quick read about this despicable fella and his restoration. Can't wait to dive into the Tinker King next and continue this journey with the talented Tiffany Trent at the helm.

[Jo Oehrlein · Rating 3 out of 5]

Backstory and sequel info for book #1. I wouldn't want to try to understand it without reading something else in the series first. Stands on its own, though.