The ''Oksa Pollock'' is a series of seven fantasy children's novels written by French authors
Anne Plichota
Anne Plichota (born Dijon, 1968) is a French children's author. With her fellow Strasbourg librarian Cendrine Wolf she co-authored Oksa Pollock (2007-2013), a French fantasy series, and a second more "gothic" trilogy Susan Hopper (first novel publ ...
and
Cendrine Wolf
Cendrine Wolf (born 1969 in Colmar) is a French
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. Plichota and Wolf initially tried to publish the series through
Éditions Gallimard
Éditions Gallimard (), formerly Éditions de la Nouvelle Revue Française (1911–1919) and Librairie Gallimard (1919–1961), is one of the leading French book publishers. In 2003, it and its subsidiaries published 1,418 titles.
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in 2007,
but were rejected.
The authors then
self-published
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the series until 2010, when the books were picked up by XO Editions.
Of the central character of Oksa Pollock, the authors have stated that they named her after a
Ukrainian aunt of Plichota's named Oksana.
The series has been published in multiple languages, including
Hebrew
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,
French, German, and English.
Synopsis
The series follows Oksa Pollock, a young girl that has just moved to London with her family. She lives the life of an average thirteen-year-old girl, dreaming of being a ninja while hanging out with her best friend Gus and complaining about her unpleasant and strange maths teacher. Oksa soon discovers that she has supernatural powers as well as a strange new mark on her stomach. Her grandmother Dragomira reveals that this is because she was previously a resident and princess of the land of Edefia and had to flee for her life from the dangerous group known as the Felons. Dragomira was the Gracious (was to be the next Queen and daughter of the older Gracious Malorone), and now Oksa has inherited her powers and is the "Last Hope". As the series progresses, Oksa must team together with the "Runaways", a group of Edefians fleeing the Felons, in order to fight against their evil leader Ocious.
Bibliography
#''The Last Hope'' (''L'Inespérée'') (Fr: 2007; En: 2013)
#''The Forest of Lost Souls'' (''La forêt des égarés'') (Fr: 2010; En: 2014)
#''The Heart of Two Worlds'' (''Le coeur des deux mondes'') (Fr: 2011; En: 2015)
#''Tainted Bonds'' (''Les liens maudits'') (Fr: 2012; En: 2016)
#''Le règne des félons'' (2012)
#''La dernière étoile'' (2013)
#''Promises of tomorrows'' (Fr: 2019; En: ????)
Film adaptation
Film rights to the series were purchased by SND/M6 Group, a shareholder of
Summit Entertainment
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.
References
External links
* {{official website, http://www.oksa-pollock.com/
Novel series
2007 French novels
French children's novels
French-language children's books
Series of children's books
Children's fantasy novels
Children's books set in London
Children's books about magic
Novels set in London
Novels about magic