Waiting on Shadows by Robin McKinley

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights any upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Shadows by Robin McKinley

Publication date: September 26, 2013

Maggie knows something’s off about Val, her mom’s new husband. Val is from Oldworld, where they still use magic, and he won’t have any tech in his office-shed behind the house. But—more importantly—what are the huge, horrible, jagged, jumpy shadows following him around? Magic is illegal in Newworld, which is all about science. The magic-carrying gene was disabled two generations ago, back when Maggie’s great-grandmother was a notable magician. But that was a long time ago.
 
Then Maggie meets Casimir, the most beautiful boy she has ever seen. He’s from Oldworld too—and he’s heard of Maggie’s stepfather, and has a guess about Val’s shadows. Maggie doesn’t want to know . . . until earth-shattering events force her to depend on Val and his shadows. And perhaps on her own heritage.
 
In this dangerously unstable world, neither science nor magic has the necessary answers, but a truce between them is impossible. And although the two are supposed to be incompatible, Maggie’s discovering the world will need both to survive. (Goodreads)

Freaking Robin McKinley. That is all.

Okay, I suppose I can go into a little more detail. I have yet to read all of McKinley's corpus, but I have been impressed with every book of hers that I have read. The Hero and the Crown and Beauty and Deerskin are probably my favorites of hers. But, really, I do intend to read everything she writes. Although I do prefer her to write epic high fantasy, I am intrigued by how this urban fantasy world is described. Magic vs. technology always makes for a heck of a conflict. I can't wait to read this!

What are you waiting on?