Wings (Pike novel)

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U.S. cover of Wings
AuthorAprilynne Pike
Original titleAutumn Wings[1]
Cover artistRay Shappell
LanguageEnglish
SeriesWings
GenreYoung adult, Fantasy, Romance
PublisherHarperTeen (US)
HarperCollins (UK)
Publication date
May 5, 2009
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover, paperback)
e-Book
Audiobook
Pages290[2] (US hardcover)
320[3] (US paperback)
356[4] (UK paperback)
ISBN0-06-166803-6
Followed bySpells
Illusions
Destined 

Wings is the debut, young-adult faerie novel by author Aprilynne Pike. It is the first of four books about a fifteen-year-old girl who discovers she is a faerie sent among humans to guard the gateway to Avalon.

Wings was released in the US, UK, and Canada on May 5, 2009, and became a New York Times best seller in its first week of sales,[5] reaching #1 on the Children's Chapter Books list in its second week.[6] It was also a Publishers Weekly Bestseller[7] and made Pike the best-selling non-celebrity children's author to debut in 2009.[8] Wings went on to become an international bestseller in 2010.[9]

The sequel to Wings, Spells, was released on May 4, 2010.[10] The third book in the series, Illusions, was released May 3, 2011. The series concludes with Destined, which was released on May 1, 2012.

  1. ^ "I Know, I Know!!". Aprilynne Pike's Blog. 12 May 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
  2. ^ Pike, Aprilynne (5 May 2009). Wings (Hardcover). ISBN 978-0061668036.
  3. ^ Pike, Aprilynne (6 April 2010). Wings (Paperback). ISBN 978-0061668050.
  4. ^ Wings (Paperback). ASIN 0007314361.
  5. ^ Schuessler, Jennifer. "Children's Best Sellers for May 24, 2009". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
  6. ^ Schuessler, Jennifer. "Children's Best Sellers for May 31, 2009". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
  7. ^ "Children's Fiction Bestsellers". Publishers Weekly. 2009 (23). June 8, 2009.
  8. ^ "The Reign Continues". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
  9. ^ "Top Livros - semana de 24 a 30 de Maio". Blogtailors. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
  10. ^ "Spells by Aprilynne Pike". HarperCollins Catalog. Archived from the original on 2010-03-26. Retrieved 2010-03-23.