New Releases by Frances Hardinge

Ihr Vater, der Reverend Sunderly soll ein Betrüger und Schwindler sein? Das kann Faith nicht glauben, die ihn verehrt und die gleiche naturwissenschaftliche Neugier hat wie er. Doch seitdem die Familie fluchtartig Kent verlassen hat und auf diese Insel gekommen ist, wo ihr Vater an einer Grabung teilnehmen will, ereignet sich ein dubioser Unfall nach dem anderen bis – ihr Vater tot aufgefunden wird. Mord! Faith wird es beweisen und gräbt sich in die Unterlagen ihres Vaters, um eine unheimliche Entdeckung zu machen ... Es geht um Fossilien und Fälschung, Glauben und Wissenschaft und – Mord. Mittendrin steht die 14-jährige Faith, die das Unheimliche auf klären und als Mädchen forschen will.

Twilight Robbery is the extraordinary sequel to the award-winning Fly By Night by Costa winner Frances Hardinge. The city at night is a dangerous place . . . Mosca Mye and Eponymous Clent are in trouble again. Escaping disaster by the skin of their teeth, they find refuge in Toll, the strange gateway town where visitors may neither enter nor leave without paying a price. By day, the city is well-mannered and orderly; by night, it''s the haunt of rogues and villains. Wherever there''s a plot, there''s sure to be treachery, and wherever there''s treachery, there''s sure to be trouble - and where there''s trouble, Clent, Mosca and the web-footed apocalypse Saracen the goose can''t be far behind. But as past deeds catch up with them and old enemies appear, it looks as if this time there''s no way out . . . ''Everyone should read Frances Hardinge. Everyone. Right now'' - Patrick Ness, author of A Monster Calls.

As folhas eram frias e ligeiramente pegajosas. Não havia engano possível: Faith tinha-as visto meticulosamente reproduzidas no diário do pai. Estava diante da árvore das mentiras, que fora o maior segredo do reverendo, que fora o seu tesouro e a sua maldição. Quando o pai de Faith morre, em circunstâncias misteriosas, ela decide investigar, para descobrir a verdade que se esconde por trás das mentiras. Procurando pistas entre os seus pertences, descobre uma estranha árvore, que se alimenta de mentiras sussurradas e dá um fruto que revela segredos ocultos. Mas, quando perde o controlo das falsidades que põe a circular, Faith percebe que, se a mentira seduz, a verdade estilhaça. A Árvore das Mentiras foi o vencedor do Prémio Costa para Melhor Livro do Ano.

När 11-åriga Triss vaknar upp efter en olycka vet hon att något är väldigt fel. Hon är omättligt hungrig, hennes syster verkar rädd för henne och hennes föräldrar viskar bakom stängda dörrar. Triss har svårt att minnas, och när hon tittar i sin dagbok har någon rivit ut alla sidor. Allt eftersom "Triss tillfrisknar" gör hon allt märkligare och hemskare upptäckter om sitt liv, sin familj och dess hemligheter. Är det Triss som håller på att bli galen eller har hennes olycka utlöst någonting fruktansvärt? Gökungen är dels en krypande, suggestiv skräckberättelse i gränslandet mellan det övernaturliga och verkliga - dels en gripande skildring om en familj i sorg. Det är också en berättelse om frigörelse; att växa upp och hitta sig själv.

Faith Sunderly vodi dvostruki život. Za većinu ljudi, ona je pouzdana, stabilna, povjerenja vrijedna mlada dama koja zna svoje mjesto u svijetu devetnaestog stoljeća, mjesto žene inferiorne muškarcu. No, iznutra, Faith vrije od pitanja i znatiželje i teško se može othrvati misterijima, radoznala je, neobuzdana i sasvim ispred svoga vremena. Faithin otac slavni je znanstvenik koji će sa svojom obitelji, u pokušaju da ih zaštiti od skandala, napustiti Englesku i odseliti na udaljeni otok Vane. Ubrzo nakon preseljenja pronađen je mrtav, a okolnosti njegove smrti nisu sasvim jasne. Faith odlučuje pokušati otkriti istinu o očevoj smrti, pa pretražujući njegove rukopise saznaje za neobično drvo. Riječ je o drvu koje rađa plod samo ako mu se šapne laž. Plod, pak, otkriva skrivene istine. Čini se da bi čarobno drvo moglo otkriti tko je ubio Faithina oca. A možda će dovesti ubojice ravno k njoj - jer laži se šire nezaustavljivo kao požar.

From the award–winning author of The Lie Tree, “a delicious combination of historical adventure, coming-of-age tale, and supernatural intrigue” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Sometimes, when a person dies, their spirit goes looking for somewhere to hide. Some people have space within them, perfect for hiding Young Makepeace has learned to defend herself from the ghosts that try to possess her in the night, desperate for refuge, but one day a dreadful event causes her to drop her guard. And now there’s a spirit inside her. The spirit is wild, brutish, and strong, and it may be her only defense when she is sent to live with her father’s rich and powerful family. There is talk of civil war, and they need people like her to protect their dark and terrible family secret. But as she plans to escape and heads out into a country torn apart by war, Makepeace must decide which is worse: possession—or death. “Darkly splendid . . . a wonderful, resonant narrative whose subtlety and insight will challenge, entertain and enchant.” —The Guardian “A Skinful of Shadows is outlandishly creative and thoroughly blood-chilling. Her storytelling is visceral and unfurls at an exciting pace, making this novel a wonderful, weird and terrifying addition to her body of work.” —Shelf Awareness (starred review) “A book that only Hardinge could write . . . [a] masterful and spooky historical fantasy.” —School Library Journal (starred review) “Hardinge’s writing is stunning, and readers will be taken hostage by its intensity, fascinating developments, and the fierce, compassionate girl leading the charge.” —Booklist (starred review) “Deliberate, impeccable, and extraordinary.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Une héroïne passionnée, follement audacieuse et féministe avant l''heure. Une intrigue captivante, une écriture magnifique. Un thriller victorien halentant d''une élégance rare. Prix Costa du meilleur livre de l''année.

Faith''s father has been found dead under mysterious circumstances, and as she is searching through his belongings for clues she discovers a strange tree. The tree only grows healthy and bears fruit if you whisper a lie to it. The fruit of the tree, when eaten, will deliver a hidden truth to the person who consumes it. The bigger the lie, the more people who believe it, the bigger the truth that is uncovered. The girl realizes that she is good at lying and that the tree might hold the key to her father''s murder, so she begins to spread untruths far and wide across her small island community. But as her tales spiral out of control, she discovers that where lies seduce, truths shatter...

On an island off the south coast of Victorian England, fourteen-year-old Faith investigates the mysterious death of her father, who was involved in a scandal, and discovers a tree that feeds upon lies and gives those who eat its fruit visions of truth.

A dark, powerful story of science, loss and truth in Victorian England, The Lie Tree by Francis Hardinge won the prestigious Costa Book of the Year Award. This special edition includes beautiful, original illustrations from 2015–2017 Children''s Laureate, multiple Kate Greenaway Medal-winning author of the Ottoline series, Chris Riddell. ''Fun and ingenious, with plenty of cliffhangers [and] a healthy dash of feminism'' – Guardian It was not enough. All knowledge – any knowledge – called to Faith, and there was a delicious, poisonous pleasure in stealing it unseen. Faith has a thirst for science and secrets that the rigid confines of her class cannot suppress. And so it is that she discovers her disgraced father''s journals, filled with the scribbled notes and theories of a man driven close to madness. His journals tell tales of a strange tree which, when told a lie, will uncover a truth: the greater the lie, the greater the truth revealed to the liar. Faith''s search for the tree leads her into great danger – for where lies seduce, truths shatter . . . ''Brilliant, dark, thrilling, utterly original'' – Patrick Ness, author of A Monster Calls ''I can''t think of anyone who would not love this story'' – Matt Haig, author of The Midnight Library

Na inóspita ilha inglesa de Vane, em pleno século XIX, os Sunderlys desembarcam, atraindo atenções e suspeitas. Quando o reverendo Erasmus, patriarca da família e proeminente estudioso de ciências naturais, é encontrado morto em circunstâncias obscuras, sua filha, a jovem e impetuosa Faith, está determinada a desvendar o mistério. Para isso, precisará de coragem não apenas para confrontar dolorosos segredos mas também para desafiar as implacáveis tradições da sociedade em que vive.Investigando os pertences do pai em busca de pistas, ela descobre uma planta estranha. Uma árvore que se alimenta de mentiras sussurradas e dá frutos que revelam verdades ocultas.Quando a espiral das sedutoras mentiras de Faith fica fora de controle, ela compreende que as verdades estilhaçam muito mais.Combinação de horror, romance policial e realismo fantástico, esta arrepiante história da premiada escritora britânica Frances Hardinge, autora de Canção do Cuco , promete arrebatá-lo do começo ao fim.

Enthralling children''s fiction for everyone who loves Robin Steven''s Murder Most Unladylike Mysteries and Frances Hardinge''s The Lie Tree. Twelve mysteries. Twelve authors. One challenge: can YOU solve the crimes before the heroes of the stories? These are twelve brand-new short stories from twelve of the best children''s crime writers writing today. These creepy, hilarious, brain-boggling, heart-pounding mysteries feature daring, brilliant young detectives, and this anthology is a must for fans of crime fiction and detection, especially the Murder Most Unladylike Mysteries, The Roman Mysteries and The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow. The Crime Club are twelve UK-based authors who are mad about crime fiction. Clementine Beauvais, Elen Caldecott, Susie Day, Julia Golding, Frances Hardinge, Caroline Lawrence, Helen Moss, Sally Nicholls, Kate Pankhurst, Robin Stevens, Harriet Whitehorn and Katherine Woodfine can be found anywhere there is a mystery to be solved, a puzzle to be cracked or a bun to be eaten, and they are always ready for the next puzzling case.

Você acorda após um acidente. Você sente uma fome constante e implacável. Você acorda durante a noite várias vezes, com folhas e terra em seus cabelos. Objetos inanimados tentam te atacar. Você atrai tesouras. Em seu pranto, no lugar de lágrimas, teias de aranha brotam como fios de desespero. Sua irmãzinha passa a ter um medo incontrolável de você... Assim tem sido a vida da jovem Triss Crescent. Aos poucos, ela descobrirá que o mal com o qual tem convivido é mais estranho e terrível do que ela jamais poderia imaginar. Tomada por dúvidas, ela parte numa jornada frenética em busca do Arquiteto, projetista de prédios, pontes e destinos sombrios. Acompanhe Triss nesta arrepiante fábula da premiada escritora britânica Frances Hardinge, que desponta como uma das mais incríveis contadoras de histórias de sua geração. Mas lembre-se: nada é o que parece. Até mesmo você.

“Full of rich language that is reminiscent of an old fairy tale. . . . [a] spine-chilling, creative work [and] a well-wrought fantasy.” —School Library Journal (starred review) Following a mysterious incident that leaves her feverish and sopping wet, Triss awakens to a world that’s eerily off-kilter. Her memories are muddled, her sister despises her, and when she brushes her hair, out come crumbled fragments of leaves. Is she going mad? Or has she endured a nightmarish chain of events? Is this related to the illnesses she’s had since her brother died in the Great War? And why is she so hungry? In her search for the truth, Triss ventures from the shelter of her parents’ protective wings into the city’s underbelly. There she encounters strange creatures whose grand schemes could forever alter the fates of her family, in an unnerving tale of one girl’s struggle to confront her darkest fears. “Few authors can evoke a twinned sense of terror and wonder better . . . Vivid, frightening, and inventive, with narrative twists and turns. . . . A piercing, chilling page-turner.” —Booklist (starred review) “Nuanced and intense.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Quiet but elegant prose moves the story seamlessly from an effectively creepy horror tale to a powerful, emotionally resonant story of regret and forgiveness.” —Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review) “Gorgeously written and disconcerting . . . Hardinge delves deeply into the darker side of family life.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Cuckoo Song transcends its teen-reader designation. The psychological and historical nuances . . . will mesmerize older readers as well.” —BookPage

Winner of the Costa Book of the Year ''I can''t think of anyone who would not love this story'' – Matt Haig, author of The Midnight Library The Lie Tree is a wonderfully evocative and atmospheric novel by Frances Hardinge, award-winning author of Cuckoo Song and Fly By Night. Faith''s father has been found dead under mysterious circumstances, and as she is searching through his belongings for clues she discovers a strange tree. The tree only grows healthy and bears fruit if you whisper a lie to it. The fruit of the tree, when eaten, will deliver a hidden truth to the person who consumes it. The bigger the lie, the more people who believe it, the bigger the truth that is uncovered. The girl realizes that she is good at lying and that the tree might hold the key to her father''s murder, so she begins to spread untruths far and wide across her small island community. But as her tales spiral out of control, she discovers that where lies seduce, truths shatter . . . ''Dark, thrilling, utterly original'' – Patrick Ness, author of A Monster Calls

For anyone who still considers woman to be the weaker sex, think again... Tales of Dark SF, Fantasy and Horror from: Frances Hardinge Storm Constantine Ruth Booth Andrew Hook Stewart Hotston Holly Ice Adele Kirby Maura McHugh Jonathan Oliver Stephen Palmer John Llewellyn Probert Benjanun Sriduangkaew

Josh, Ryan und Chelle sind ein unzertrennliches Trio. Jeder von ihnen hat seine Probleme, und gemeinsam unternehmen sie immer etwas Besonderes. Als sie einmal Münzen aus einem Wunschbrunnen klauen, weil ihnen das Busgeld für die Rückfahrt fehlt, fängt eine unheimliche Geschichte an, deren Fäden sie selbst überhaupt nicht mehr in der Hand haben. Sie bemerken seltsame Veränderungen an sich selbst und tauchen in fremde Leben ein. In einer feinen Mischung aus Realismus und Fantastik erzählt Frances Hardinge eine absolut ungewöhnliche Geschichte mit Spannung und Tiefe.

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