New Releases by Lauren DeStefano

Lauren DeStefano is the author of The Dark Ascension Series: The Lost Ones (2025), Perdus - Disney Dark Ascension (2024), The Unicorn Came to Dinner (2020), The Cursed Sea (2018), Dreaming Dangerous (2018).

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The Dark Ascension Series: The Lost Ones

release date: Jan 07, 2025

Perdus - Disney Dark Ascension

release date: Mar 06, 2024
Perdus - Disney Dark Ascension
Aujourd’hui, il est le légendaire Capitaine Crochet.Mais tout commence avec l’histoire d’un frère et une soeur... Les jumeaux James et Marlène se sont toujours sentis en décalage avec leur entourage, dans leur village de pêcheurs sans histoire. Animés par un désir d’aventure, ils rêvent de fuir leur vie banale. Le jour de leur anniversaire, Marlène fait un voeu qui les propulse vers un étrange paradis magique : le Pays Imaginaire. Une nouvelle voie s’offre à eux : la chance de vivre pour toujours au côté du charismatique Peter et de ses Garçons Perdus. En plongeant au coeur des noirs secrets que renferme l’île, James et Marlène ravivent un conflit qui oppose les Enfants Perdus. Pour la première fois de leur vie, les jumeaux sont en désaccord. Tandis qu’une guerre se prépare et que leurs souvenirs s’effacent un peu plus à chaque minute passée au Pays Imaginaire, ils doivent choisir : rester ou partir... Mais, même s’ils s’allient, le Pays Imaginaire – et Peter – ne les laissera pas s’enfuir aussi facilement. Jusqu’où James et Marlène sont-ils prêts à aller pour tracer leur propre destin ? Si, pour gagner leur liberté, ils doivent perdre un peu d’eux-mêmes – et se perdre l’un l’autre –, le jeu en vaut-il la chandelle ?

The Unicorn Came to Dinner

release date: Aug 11, 2020
The Unicorn Came to Dinner
A sweet and charming picture book about fear, anxiety, and unicorns. The unicorn smells nice, but she is very rude. She never waits for an invitation to come over—she walks right in and tracks heart-shaped hoof-prints across the carpet. She sits in Elizabeth’s chair and makes a complete mess of the house. She even sleeps in Elizabeth’s bed. But the unicorn is no ordinary unicorn . . . In The Unicorn Came to Dinner, author Lauren DeStefano and illustrator Gaia Cornwall invite parents and their kids to talk about feelings—especially worries and anxiety—and ultimately about how to be yourself.

The Cursed Sea

release date: Dec 18, 2018
The Cursed Sea
The second in an exciting fantasy duology about a princess cursed to turn any living thing she touches into gemstone from Lauren DeStefano, the bestselling author of the Chemical Garden series. Perfect for fans of Shannon Hale and Renée Ahdieh. Wil, the exiled princess of northern Arrod, must do what she never thought possible: return home to discover the origins of her own curse. But home is very different from how she left it—Wil’s unpredictable elder brother Baren is now king, leading a war against the Southern Isles. And with time running out, Wil must navigate the dangerous secrets within her family to find the truth. Nothing goes as planned, and suddenly Wil and her allies are fighting for their lives as the Southern king is out to ensure neither of his children will survive to take the throne. Traveling across cursed seas and treacherous kingdoms, Wil and Loom must make peace with their pasts if they hope to secure the future of their world. But when their plans lead them right back to evil marveler Pahn, and to Baren—who is more dangerous than ever—can Wil and her friends outsmart their enemies, this time for good?

Dreaming Dangerous

release date: Jul 03, 2018
Dreaming Dangerous
* "A natural fit for Stranger Things fans." - Booklist, starred review From New York Times bestselling author Lauren DeStefano comes an atmospheric and spine-tingling story about four children who dream in tandem. Tucked deep in the woods and surrounded by a great iron fence lies Brassmere Academy for the Extraordinary, a school for orphans with strange and wonderful gifts. Twelve-year-old Plum has lived there for as long as she can remember. Each night, she ventures into her dreams alongside her three best friends, Vien, Gwendle, and Artem to fight monsters and journey on dangerous quests. But one night, Plum gets a mysterious warning that she and her friends are no longer safe. And the next morning, Artem is nowhere to be found. As Plum, Vien, and Gwendle search for their friend--in both the dreaming and waking worlds--they start to uncover alarming secrets about Brassmere and its intentions. Will they be able to find Artem before it's too late, or will they be next to disappear?

Zerbrochene Krone

release date: Jun 11, 2018
Zerbrochene Krone
Der Himmel stürzt ein – und eine ganze Welt mit ihm... Morgan und ihre beste Freundin Pen machen eine schreckliche Entdeckung: Ihre Heimat, die schwebende Stadt Internment, ist in Gefahr, denn sie ist in einem langsamen, aber todbringenden Sinkflug gefangen. Und daran trägt einzig Morgan die Schuld – weil sie ein Geheimnis preisgegeben hat. Während sich zwei Kriege zu einem zuspitzen, versucht Morgan verzweifelt, die beiden Könige aufzuhalten, die ihn führen...

Flammendes Land

release date: May 14, 2018
Flammendes Land
Was passiert, wenn der Himmel auf die Erde trifft? Morgan und ihre Gefährten sind dem Stadtstaat Internment entkommen – und erleben endlich selbst, wie das Leben auf der Erde unter ihrer schwebenden Insel abläuft. Morgan ist fasziniert von den neuen Möglichkeiten. Doch das Land befindet sich im Krieg – im Kampf mit dem Nachbarn um einen unschätzbaren Rohstoff. Der herrschende König hält dabei ein wachsames Auge auf Internment. Morgan gerät unversehens zwischen die Fronten, denn sie verbirgt ein brisantes Geheimnis ...

Fallende Stadt

release date: Apr 10, 2018
Fallende Stadt
Die schwebende Stadt Internment ist ein Paradies über der Erde – und ein gefährliches Gefängnis... Morgan Stockhour lebt gemeinsam mit ihrer Familie, ihrer besten Freundin Pen und ihrem Verlobten Basil auf der schwebenden Stadt Internment. Noch nie hat sie die streng geschützten Grenzen ihrer Heimat überschritten. Doch dann geschieht ein Mord, der erste seit einer Generation. Auf einmal stellt Morgan die Regeln von Internment infrage - und ist völlig unvorbereitet auf das, was sie erwartet ...

The Glass Spare

release date: Oct 24, 2017
The Glass Spare
The first in a new fantasy duology, The Glass Spare is a gorgeously told tale of love, loss, and deadly power from Lauren DeStefano, the bestselling author of the Chemical Garden series. Perfect for fans of Shannon Hale and Renee Ahdieh. Wilhelmina Heidle, the fourth child and only daughter of the king of the world’s wealthiest nation, has grown up in the shadows. Kept hidden from the world in order to serve as a spy for her father—whose obsession with building his empire is causing a war—Wil wants nothing more than to explore the world beyond her kingdom, if only her father would give her the chance. Until one night Wil is attacked, and she discovers a dangerous secret. Her touch turns people into gemstone. At first Wil is horrified—but as she tests its limits, she’s drawn more and more to the strange and volatile ability. When it leads to tragedy, though, Wil is forced to face the destructive power within her and finally leave her home to seek the truth and a cure. But finding the key to her redemption puts her in the path of a cursed prince who has his own ideas for what to do with Wil’s power. With a world on the brink of war and a power of ultimate destruction, can Wil find a way to help the kingdom that’s turned its back on her, or will she betray her past and her family forever?

The Girl with the Ghost Machine

release date: Jun 06, 2017
The Girl with the Ghost Machine
From New York Times bestseller Lauren DeStefano comes a captivating middle grade of loss, love and hope. What if a machine could bring back the ones we love?

Le dernier jardin

release date: Nov 16, 2016
Le dernier jardin
Que faire de sa vie quand on connait la date exacte de sa mort ? L humanite croyait son avenir assure. La science avait cree des enfants parfaits, immunises contre toutes les maladies. Mais qui pouvait imaginer le prix a payer ? Car desormais, personne ne survit au-dela de vingt-cinq ans. Le monde a change. Pour les jeunes femmes, la liberte n est plus qu un souvenir. Au nom de la survie de l espece, elles sont kidnappees et contraintes a des mariages polygames. Rhine a seize ans. Quand elle se reveille dans une prison doree, elle n a qu une idee en tete: fuir. Qu importe l amour que lui portent son mari et ses soeurs epouses. Quand on n a que quelques annees a vivre, la liberte n a pas de prix."

The Peculiar Night of the Blue Heart

release date: Sep 13, 2016
The Peculiar Night of the Blue Heart
Lionel, a wild boy, and Marybeth, a good girl, are best friends at the orphanage, and when a mysterious spirit possesses Marybeth they will do anything to stop it.

Hervadás

release date: Jun 01, 2016
Hervadás
Akarnád pontosan tudni, mikor fogsz meghalni? Egy balul sikerült tudományos kísérlet miatt a világot élő időzített bombák népesítik be: a férfiak csak huszonöt, a nők pedig csupán húsz évig élnek. Genetikusok keresik az ellenszert, hogy az emberi faj újra erőre kapjon. Mindenközben a világon eluralkodik a szegénység és a bűnözés, gyerekek milliói maradnak árván, serdülő lányokat rabolnak és adnak el, hogy többnejű házasságban utódokat szüljenek. A tizenhat éves Rhine-nak már csak négy éve van hátra, amikor ő is erre a sorsa jut. Noha a kiváltságosok jómódú világába csöppen, és férje, Linden őszintén szereti, egyre csak a szökés jár a fejében. A varázslatos gazdagság közepette Rhine lassan ráébred, hogy a csillogó látszat mögött a valóság ridegebb, mint hitte volna. Miközben a génvírus miatt egyre fenyegetőbben közeledik Linden éveinek vége, Rhine bizalmas barátra talál, akinek segítségével talán esélye lehet a menekülésre. De vajon a káoszba süllyedő világban csakugyan lehetséges a szabadság? Az utóbbi évek egyik legnépszerűbb amerikai ifjúsági regénye. "A Lauren DeStefano által fevázolt jövő nagyon is hiteles. Lenyűgözött a regény világa, a romantika, az írásmód - már nagyon vártam, hogy ilyen jó könyv kerüljön a kezembe." (Carrie Ryan, a Kezek és fogak erdeje szerzője) "Remek választás ez a kötet Az éhezők viadala minden rajongójának." (Kirkus Reviews) A Könyvjelző magazin 2013. decemberi számában megjelent cikk: Megtört melankólikus tündérmese

Broken Crowns

release date: Mar 22, 2016
Broken Crowns
With their floating city utopia threatened by the war on the ground and the greed of two kings, Morgan and the others from Internment must find a way to save the city from falling out of the sky or being obliterated altogether.

A Curious Tale of the In-Between

release date: Sep 01, 2015
A Curious Tale of the In-Between
An exquisite middle grade debut about a girl who befriends ghosts from acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Lauren DeStefano, perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman and Sheila Turnage.

The Heir Apparent

release date: Apr 07, 2015
The Heir Apparent
Rise back up to the floating city of Internment in this original enovella, a dark look at life in the royal family after the events of Perfect Ruin. When King Furlow begins to treat Prince Azure as the heir apparent that he is, he takes him to see the “re-education camps” for wrong-thinkers. But as he enters the camps ,Azure discovers the dark underbelly of the kingdom—and the king himself. His view of his father can never be the same, but what about his view of himself?

Burning Kingdoms

release date: Mar 10, 2015
Burning Kingdoms
After Morgan Stockhour and her friends escape Internment, she discovers that life on the ground is not safer, and that, perhaps, going over the edge has led her to madness.

Land ohne Lilien - Gefangen

release date: Feb 09, 2015
Land ohne Lilien - Gefangen
Todgeweihte wählen die Liebe Rhine hat Zuflucht in dem Haus von Vaughns Bruder Reed gefunden. Doch ihre Vergangenheit lässt sie nicht los: Die Erinnerungen an ihre große Liebe Gabriel verfolgen sie, und Cecily ist fest entschlossen, Rhine beizustehen. Ebenso wie Linden, der immer noch beide Frauen liebt. Gemeinsam wagen sich die drei auf die gefährliche Suche nach Rhines Bruder Rowan, der sich einer Untergrundorganisation angeschlossen hat und dabei ist, alle Labore zu zerstören, die dem tödlichen Virus Einhalt gebieten könnten ...

No Intention of Dying

release date: Dec 09, 2014
No Intention of Dying
Before Morgan, there was Daphne, the girl who asked too many questions and changed everything... This original enovella set in the world of The Internment Chronicles is a gripping prequel to Perfect Ruin. In this look back at Daphne, before her subversive paper led to her murder by order of the king, Daphne witnesses her seven-year-old sister Amy having a seizure-like event, a result of injuries sustained when she wandered too close to the Edge. Government doctors insist these seizures are punishment for Amy’s bad behavior, but Daphne disagrees. Obsessed with finding out what lured her sister out there to the Edge to begin with, Daphne leads Judas, her betrothed, a young man with his own secrets, on an expedition near the Edge to reconstruct her sister’s fateful event. But how close is too close?

Le Dernier Jardin, T3 : Rupture

release date: Sep 17, 2014
Le Dernier Jardin, T3 : Rupture
L'heure tourne... Le vingtième anniversaire de Rhine approche...l'âge de sa mort annoncée. Après avoir enduré les pires tortures de la part de Vaughn, son geôlier, la jeune fille trouve un allié inattendu en la personne de son oncle par alliance. Elle se réfugie chez lui, avec la complicité de Cecily, sa soeur-épouse, et de Linden, son mari. Mais, alors que Rhine n'aspire qu'à trouver la paix, un secret de famille que ses parents n'ont jamais eu l'occasion de lui révéler explose, bousculant le peu de certitudes qui lui restait. Les implications de cette découverte remettent en cause l'avenir même de l'humanité... Une conclusion à couper le souffle à la trilogie Le Dernier jardin.

Land ohne Lilien - Geflohen

release date: Jul 14, 2014
Land ohne Lilien - Geflohen
Rhine und Gabriel ist die Flucht von Lindens Anwesen gelungen, doch draußen wartet eine Welt, die gefährlicher denn je ist. Auf dem Weg nach Manhattan, wo Rhine ihren Zwillingsbruder Rowan anzutreffen hofft, warten unzählige Gefahren. Über allem lauert die Angst, dass Lindens Vater Vaughn Rhine auf die Spur kommen könnte, um an ihr zu vollenden, was er begonnen hat. Rhine muss sich entscheiden, ob ihre Freiheit den Preis wert war ...

Le Dernier Jardin, T2 : Fugitive

release date: Jul 02, 2014
Le Dernier Jardin, T2 : Fugitive
Rhine s'est enfuie de sa prison dorée avec son ami Gabriel. Dans un monde impitoyable où l'espérance de vie ne dépasse pas vingt-cinq ans, la malveillance des hommes est pire que la mort. Échappée d'un enfer pour plonger dans un autre, Rhine devra faire preuve d'un courage exemplaire pour accomplir son rêve de liberté et profiter des quelques années qui lui restent à vivre. Fugitive, la suite saisissante d'Éphémère.

Ruptura

release date: Apr 30, 2014
Ruptura
With the clock ticking until the virus takes its toll, Rhine is desperate for answers. After enduring Vaughn's worst, Rhine finds an unlikely ally in his brother, an inventor named Reed. She takes refuge in his dilapidated house. While Gabriel haunts Rhine's memories, Cecily is determined to be at Rhine's side, even if Linden's feelings are still caught between them.

Perfect Ruin

release date: Oct 01, 2013
Perfect Ruin
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Chemical Garden trilogy: On the floating city of Internment, you can be anything you dream. Unless you approach the edge. Children’s Literature says “shades of Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World and George Orwell’s 1984 inspire DeStefano’s sci-fi/murder mystery page-turner.” Morgan Stockhour knows getting too close to the edge of Internment, the floating city and her home, can lead to madness. Even though her older brother, Lex, was a Jumper, Morgan vows never to end up like him. There’s too much for her on Internment: her parents, best friend Pen, and her betrothed, Basil. Her life is ordinary and safe, even if she sometimes does wonder about the ground and why it’s forbidden. Then a murder, the first in a generation, rocks the city. With whispers swirling and fear on the wind, Morgan can no longer stop herself from investigating, especially once she meets Judas. Betrothed to the victim, Judas is being blamed for the murder, but Morgan is convinced of his innocence. Secrets lay at the heart of Internment, but nothing can prepare Morgan for what she will find—or whom she will lose.

Verbreken

release date: Aug 28, 2013
Verbreken
Door een mislukte poging van wetenschappers om een perfect menselijk ras te creëren, worden vrouwen niet ouder dan twintig jaar en sterven mannen op hun vijfentwintigste. Met nog een paar jaar te gaan, komt het einde voor Rhine steeds dichterbij. Helemaal nu ze in het ziekenhuis ligt en Vaughn haar nog altijd achterna zit. Samen met Linden en Cecily slaat ze op de vlucht. Nu ze weet dat haar broer nog leeft, zet ze alles op alles om hem te vinden. Zo hoopt ze de antwoorden te krijgen waar ze al zo lang naar op zoek is. Verbreken is het zinderende slotdeel in de sensationele, futuristische The Chemical Garden-trilogie.

Sever

release date: Feb 12, 2013
Sever
Time is running out for Rhine in the conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Chemical Garden Trilogy. With time ticking until the virus takes its toll, Rhine is desperate for answers. After enduring Vaughn’s worst, Rhine finds an unlikely ally in his brother, an eccentric inventor named Reed, and she takes refuge in his dilapidated house. However, the people she left behind refuse to stay in the past. While Gabriel haunts Rhine’s memories, Cecily is determined to be at Rhine’s side, even if Linden’s feelings are still caught between them. Meanwhile, Rowan’s growing involvement in an underground resistance compels Rhine to reach him before he does something that cannot be undone. But what she discovers along the way has alarming implications for her future—and on the past her parents never had the chance to explain. In this breathtaking conclusion to Lauren DeStefano’s Chemical Garden trilogy, everything Rhine knows to be true will be irrevocably shattered.

Vrees

release date: Mar 20, 2012
Vrees
In een wereld waarin vrouwen maar twintig jaar oud worden, en mannen sterven op hun vijfentwintigste, is tijd kostbaar. Rhine en Gabriel zijn ontsnapt uit het landhuis waar ze vastgehouden werden, maar belanden hierdoor in een beangstigende en sombere wereld. Ze zijn vastberaden om naar Rhine's tweelingbroer Rowan te gaan in Manhattan, ondanks het feit dat de weg ernaartoe lang en gevaarlijk is. Daarnaast worden ze nog achternagezeten door Vaughn, Rhine's schoonvader, die er alles aan doet om haar terug te krijgen naar het landhuis. En ondertussen tikt de tijd door.

Fever (The Chemical Garden, Book 2)

release date: Feb 16, 2012
Fever (The Chemical Garden, Book 2)
For 17-year-old Rhine Ellery, a daring escape from a suffocating polygamous marriage is only the beginning...

Vrees (dl.2)

release date: Jan 01, 2012
Vrees (dl.2)
Rhine en Gabriel, de keukenhulp zijn ontsnapt uit het landhuis van meester Linden, aan wie zij uitgehuwelijkt is. Ze willen proberen Rhines tweelingbroer Rowan in Manhattan te vinden. Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.

Wither

release date: Dec 06, 2011
Wither
After modern science turns every human into a genetic time bomb with men dying at age twenty-five and women dying at age twenty, girls are kidnapped and married off in order to repopulate the world.
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