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In Caverna, a subterranean city renowned for its extraordinary craft, people live with blank faces and must pay for learning to show any emotion. Rare Facesmiths teach how to mimic joy, fear, or despair, but the skill comes at a steep cost. When the mysterious girl Neverfell—an orphan with a masked, terrifying appearance—enters this world, her emotions are authentic and constantly shifting. Her genuine expressions make her both unsettling and dangerous in a society that values practiced affect. The story explores trust, memory, and the price of emotional authenticity in a richly imagined underground setting.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Frances Hardinge
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