Английская Википедия:Every Heart a Doorway

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox novella Every Heart a Doorway is a fantasy novella by American writer Seanan McGuire, the first in the Wayward Children series. It was first published in hardcover and ebook editions by Tor.com in April 2016.

Plot

Rarely, children may find doorways that transport them to other worlds. As a child, Nancy found a doorway that led her to the land of the dead, based on the story of Persephone and Hades. When she is returned to the real world, her parents do not believe her story. Nancy is sent to a boarding school for children who have had similar experiences.

The students include Kade, who spent time in a fantasy world with goblins and fairies; Jacqueline "Jack" and Jillian "Jill," who spent time in a world of vampires and mad scientists; and Sumi, who spent time in a nonsense world full of candy and rainbows. The students were all altered by their time in different worlds where they were able to be their true selves, and most long to return to them.

As Nancy is getting settled at the school, Sumi is found dead, as are others at the school. Nancy and her friends learn that Jill is killing students in order to make a key which will reopen her own doorway. Jack kills Jill, then returns to her gothic world. Nancy finds her doorway again and returns to the land of the dead.

Reception

Every Heart a Doorway was well-received by critics, including starred reviews from Booklist and Kirkus Reviews.

Booklist's Erin Downey Howerton wrote, "This amazing fantasy pierces the shimmering veil of childhood imagination by reminding adult readers that their own doorways still exist deep in the chambers of their all-too-human hearts."

Kirkus Reviews highlighted that "McGuire understands and has true compassion (never pity) for outcasts and outliers while also making it clear that being a misfit doesn’t mean you’ll necessarily get along with all the other misfits, who don’t fit for different reasons."

Publishers Weekly similarly wrote, "This gothic charmer is a love letter to anyone who’s ever felt out of place". They noted that the "characters are strange and charming" and highlighted how "McGuire [...] puts her own inimitable spin on portal fantasy, adding horror elements to the mix".

Likewise, School Library Journal's Gretchen Crowley noted that "the characters are well drawn, and their feelings about their impossible situation are believable. The alienation they experience and their struggles to find a way back will appeal to teens."

Awards and honors

Locus included Every Heart a Doorway on their list of the top 13 recommended novellas of 2016.

The American Library Association also selected it for their 2017 Rainbow Project Book List.

Awards for Every Heart a Doorway

Year	Award	Result	Ref.
2016	Nebula Award for Best Novella	Winner
	Tiptree Award	Honor
2017	Alex Award	Winner
	British Fantasy Award for Best Novella	Finalist
	Hugo Award for Best Novella	Winner
	Locus Award for Best Novella	Winner
	World Fantasy Award—Novella	Finalist
2018	Geffen Award for Best Translated Fantasy Book	Finalist

Series

The book is the first in an open sequence of novellas and short stories called the Wayward Children.

Adaptation

In 2019, Syfy and Legendary Entertainment optioned to adapt the Wayward Children series into a television show adapted by Joe Tracz.

In July 2021, Paramount Pictures acquired the film rights to the Wayward Children series. Pouya Shahbazian will produce the film.

External links

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