**Winner of the Hugo Award** , **Hugo Award for Best Series** , **Alex Award** , **Locus Award** , **and Nebula Award** **Nominated for the World Fantasy Award, British Fantasy Award, and Tiptree Honor List** **A mini-masterpiece of portal fantasy — a jewel of a book that deserves to be shelved with Lewis Carroll’s and C. S. Lewis’ classics** **—NPR** *New York Times* bestselling author Seanan McGuire presents a fresh take on the portal fantasy genre that blends *Alice in Wonderland* , *The Magicians* , and *The Nightmare Before Christmas*. Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward Children No Solicitations No Visitors No Quests Children have always disappeared under the right conditions; slipping through the shadows under a bed or at the back of a wardrobe, tumbling down rabbit holes and into old wells, and emerging somewhere… else. But magical lands have little need for used-up miracle children. Nancy tumbled once, but now she’s back. The things she’s experienced… they change a person. The children under Miss West’s care understand all too well. And each of them is seeking a way back to their own fantasy world. But Nancy’s arrival marks a change at the Home. There’s a darkness just around each corner, and when tragedy strikes, it’s up to Nancy and her new-found schoolmates to get to the heart of things. No matter the cost. **The Wayward Children Series** Book 1: *Every Heart a Doorway* Book 2: *Down Among the Sticks and Bones* Book 3: *Beneath the Sugar Sky * Book 4: *In an Absent Dream* At the Publisher’s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.