New Releases by Victoria Schwab

"In the months following his defeat and unmasking by Prince Maxim Maresh at the climax of the Night of Knives Tournament, Rowan, its architect, and Antari magician, has forcefully taken command of a ragtag pirate fleet known as the Rebel Army. Through a campaign of pillaging and conscription of Arnes'' coastal towns, Rowan has grown the Rebel Army into a force powerful enough to usurp a prince and destroy an empire. Now, all that stands between the fall of the House of Maresh and the sacking of Red London is Maxim and his garrison, unless the young headstrong prince can win the hearts and minds of the inhabitants of Verose and convince them to join him in one final stand against the most powerful magician he has ever faced."--Page [4] of cover.

Nur weil du sie nicht sehen kannst, heißt das noch lange nicht, dass es sie nicht gibt ... Seit Cassidy Blake fast ertrunken wäre, kann sie Geister sehen und die Welt der Toten betreten. Sogar ihr bester Freund ist ein Geist! Und als ob das nicht schon merkwürdig genug wäre, werden ausgerechnet ihre Eltern die neuen Stars einer Geisterjäger-Fernsehshow. Der erste Drehort: Edinburgh. Die Friedhöfe, Burgen und Geheimgänge der alten Stadt wimmeln nur so vor Geistern – und nicht alle sind freundlich. An diesem unheimlichen Ort wird Cassidy langsam klar, wie viel sie noch über ihre Verbindung zum Reich der Toten zu lernen hat. Doch dafür bleibt ihr nicht viel Zeit, denn eine besonders dunkle Seele streckt schon die Krallen nach ihr aus ... Alle Bände der City-of-Ghosts-Reihe: Die Geister, die mich riefen Im Reich der vergessenen Geister Der Bote aus der Dunkelheit

A la fac, Eli le brun et Victor le blond partagent la même chambre. Ils sont inséparables et pourtant absolument aux antipodes l''un de l''autre. Victor, c''est l''ombre : complexe et torturé, il passe ses journées à noircir les ouvrages de développement personnel de ses parents pour laisser apparaître des slogans d''un pessimisme saisissant. Eli, c''est la lumière - un garçon fascinant, doté de toutes les qualités, charismatique et solaire. Pourtant, sous la surface lisse du visage parfait de son ami, Victor entrevoit des démons inavouables. Et il n''est pas au bout de ses surprises,.. Car un jour, Eli fait la découverte du siècle : des pouvoirs surhumains semblent se manifester chez ceux qui ont subi une expérience de mort imminente. On les appelle des EO - pour "ExtraOrdinaires". Aveuglés par l''ambition et la curiosité, les deux amis se lancent un défi insensé celui de frôler la mort pour percer ce mystère. [...] (4e de couv.)

The thrilling sequel to Victoria Schwab''s New York Times bestselling City of Ghosts! Trouble is haunting Cassidy Blake . . . even more than usual.She (plus her ghost best friend, Jacob, of course) are in Paris, where Cass''s parents are filming their TV show about the world''s most haunted cities. Sure, it''s fun eating croissants and seeing the Eiffel Tower, but there''s true ghostly danger lurking beneath Paris, in the creepy underground Catacombs.When Cass accidentally awakens a frighteningly strong spirit, she must rely on her still-growing skills as a ghosthunter -- and turn to friends both old and new to help her unravel a mystery. But time is running out, and the spirit is only growing stronger.And if Cass fails, the force she''s unleashed could haunt the city forever.#1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Schwab returns to the spooky and heart-pounding world of City of Ghosts, delivering thrilling new adventures and an unforgettable spin on friendship. (Because sometimes, even psychic ghost best friends have secrets. . .)

The Near Witch is only an old story told to frighten children. If the wind calls at night, you must not listen. The wind is lonely, and always looking for company. And there are no strangers in the town of Near. These are the truths that Lexi has heard all her life.

Victor and Eli began as college roommates?brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys. In their senior year, a shared research interest in adrenaline, near-death experiences, and seemingly supernatural events reveals that under the right conditions, someone could develop extraordinary abilities.

Monster, Monster, klein und groß, werden dich packen und lassen nicht los. Der Gesang der Kinder in den Straßen ist verklungen. Verity City ist zerstört. Jede Nacht werden weitere Monster geboren. Aber Kate und August kämpfen unerbittlich. Sie haben beschlossen, keine Angst mehr zu haben. Da erhebt sich eine mächtige Kreatur: Sie ernährt sich von den verdunkelten Herzen der Menschen. Und sie wächst und wächst ... Monsters of Verity - Unser düsteres Duett ist der zweite Teil der packenden Urban Fantasy-Reihe von New York Times-Bestsellerautorin Victoria Schwab . Eindringlich und spannend erzählt sie davon, wie monströse Handlungen noch monströsere Konsequenzen nach sich ziehen – und wie sich zwei tapfere Teenager mit ganzem Herzen dagegenstellen. Die perfekte Lektüre für Fans von Cassandra Clare und Maggie Stiefvater !

Kell is plagued by his guilt. Restless, and having given up smuggling, he is visited by dreams of ominous magical events, waking only to think of Lila. As Red London prepares for the Element Games - an extravagant international competition of magic - a certain pirate ship draws closer. But another London is coming back to life, a shadow that was gone in the night reappears in the morning. Black London has risen again - and so to keep magic''s balance, another London must fall.

The thrilling, epic tale of the young and arrogant prince Maxim Maresh, long before he became the king of Red London and adoptive father to Kell, the lead of A Darker Shade of Magic! The youthful Maresh is sent to a violent and unmanageable port city on the Blood Coast of Verose, on strict orders from his father, King Nokil Maresh, to cut his military teeth in this lawless landscape. There, he encounters an unruly band of soldiers, a lawless landscape, and the intoxicatingly deadly presence of the newly returned pirate queen, Arisa ... Collects Shades of Magic: The Steel Prince #1-4.

"Kate tendrá que regresar a verity. August tendrá que dejarla entrar otra vez. y un nuevo monstruo espera... Un monstruo que se alimenta del caos y que hace aflorar los demonios internos de sus víctimas."--Panamericana.com.co

"Kate Harker y August Flynn son los herederos de una ciudad dividida, una ciudad donde la violencia ha comenzado a engendrar monstruos reales. Todo lo que Kate quiere es ser tan implacable como su padre, que deja que los monstruos vaguen libremente y hace que los humanos paguen por su proteccion. Todo lo que August quiere es ser humano, tan bondadoso como su propio padre, para jugar un papel mas importante en la proteccion de los inocentes, pero el es uno de los monstruos. Uno que puede robar un alma con una simple variedad de musica. Cuando surge la oportunidad de vigilar a Kate, quien acaba de ser expulsada de su sexto internado y regresa a su hogar, August se lanza en ella. Pero Kate descubre el secreto de August, y despues de un fallido intento de asesinato, la pareja debe huir para salvar sus vidas"--

Monsters of Verity – Dieses wilde, wilde Lied ist der Auftakt einer neuen Urban Fantasy-Reihe, in der die Grenzen zwischen Moral und Sünde verschwimmen. Auf mitreißende Weise erzählt #1-New York Times-Bestsellerautorin Victoria Schwab von einer düsteren Zukunft, in der Monster aus uns Menschen entstehen und uns die eigenen Abgründe aufzeigen. Die perfekte Lektüre für Fans von Cassandra Clare und Maggie Stiefvater! In der geteilten Metropole Verity City herrscht ein erbitterter Kampf ums Überleben. Denn jede neue Gewalttat der Menschen bringt leibhaftige Monster hervor, welche nachts den Bewohnern der Stadt auflauern ... In dieser düsteren Welt treffen die Kinder der beiden verfeindeten Herrscher aufeinander: Kate, die den Drang hat, sich endlich gegenüber ihrem Vater zu beweisen. Und August, der jeden Tag damit ringt, seine wahre Identität zu verbergen – denn August ist ein Sunai, eine extrem seltene und sehr gefährliche Art von Monster. Als Kate eines Tages in einen Hinterhalt gerät, müssen die beiden gemeinsam fliehen. Doch wem kannst du noch trauen, wenn die Grenzen zwischen Gut und Böse verschwinden? Monsters of Verity – Dieses wilde, wilde Lied ist der erste von zwei Bänden.

Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books. Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which they rest is the Archive. Mackenzie Bishop''s grandfather first brought her here four years ago, when she was twelve years old, frightened but determined to prove herself. Now her grandfather is dead, and Mac has grown into what he once was: a ruthless Keeper, tasked with stopping often violent Histories from waking up and getting out. Because of her job, she lies to the people she loves, and she knows fear for what it is: a useful tool for staying alive. Follow Mackenzie as she explores the boundary between living and dying, sleeping and waking, through these two timeless novels, now bound together in this thrilling collection. With stunning prose and a captivating mixture of action, romance, and horror, The Dark Vault delves into a richly imagined world where no choice is easy and love and loss feel like two sides of the same coin.

Da autora da série Tons de Magia, um mundo rico e criativo, repleto de segredos e escolhas difíceis, em que amor e perda parecem ser duas faces da mesma moeda. O segundo livro da série A Guardiã de Histórias Mackenzie Bishop é uma das Guardiãs do Arquivo, um domínio secreto onde descansam as Histórias dos mortos — registros de sua vida armazenados em corpos. Se uma História desperta, ela pode enlouquecer e tentar fugir — e cabe a Mac garantir que cada uma seja devolvida à sua prateleira. No entanto, Mackenzie não se sente mais tão apta para o trabalho. Os acontecimentos do verão passado a assombram, e, quando os pesadelos que a perseguem começam a se insinuar mesmo durante o dia, ela sabe que algo está errado. Estaria lentamente perdendo a sanidade ou será que algo ainda mais sinistro a está perseguindo? Enquanto isso, pessoas começam a desaparecer sem deixar vestígios, e, quando Mackenzie acaba tornando-se a principal suspeita, ela se vê na obrigação de descobrir o verdadeiro culpado. Caso contrário, ela corre o risco de perder tudo — seu papel de Guardiã, suas memórias... e até sua vida.

Na sequência final de A melodia feroz, Kate Harker precisa voltar para Veracidade e se unir ao sunai August Flynn para enfrentar um ser que se alimenta do caos. Kate Harker não tem medo do escuro. Ela é uma caçadora de monstros — e muito boa nisso. August Flynn é um monstro que tinha medo de nunca se tornar humano, mas agora sabe que não pode escapar do seu destino. Como um sunai, ele tem uma missão — e vai cumprir seu papel, não importam as consequências. Quase seis meses depois de Kate e August se conhecerem, a guerra entre monstros e humanos continua — e os monstros estão ganhando. Em Veracidade, August transformou-se no líder que nunca quis ser; em Prosperidade, Kate se tornou uma assassina de monstros implacável. Quando uma nova criatura surge — uma que força suas vítimas a cometer atos violentos —, Kate precisa voltar para sua antiga casa, e lá encontra um cenário pior do que esperava. Agora, ela vai ter de encarar um monstro que acreditava estar morto, um garoto que costumava conhecer muito bem, e o demônio que vive dentro de si mesma.

"Londons fall and kingdoms rise while darkness sweeps the Maresh Empire, and the fraught balance of magic blossoms into dangerous territory while heroes struggle"--OCLC.

Conor, Meilin et leurs animaux totems s''engagent dans les entrailles de la terre, sur les pas de Xanthe, leur guide. Ils veulent atteindre la force malveillante qui sommeille à la source même de l''Arbre Éternel. Le Wyrm, un parasite puissant, s''est réveillé et ronge les racines de l''arbre. Conor est infecté lui-aussi, diminué, il retarde l''avancée du groupe. Les héros progressent tant bien que mal et se retrouvent nez à nez avec une créature tentaculaire, le Cyrix, auquel ils échappent grâce à Xanthe et sa réserve de boules lumineuses. Affaiblis par la peur et la fatigue, les enfants s''aperçoivent que le lien qui les unit à leur animal s''atténue progressivement et s''accompagne de douleurs physiques atroces. Les repères temporels s''amenuisent et leur sentiment d''impuissance s''ajoute à leur désarroi. Pourtant, ils doivent continuer et trouver leur chemin dans ces tunnels menaçants. Mais quand leur guide disparaît, ils perdent tout espoir...

Per anni Verity City è stata teatro di crimini e attentati, finché ogni episodio di violenza ha cominciato a generare mostri, creature d''ombra appartenenti a tre stirpi: i Corsai e i Malchai, avidi di carne e sangue umani, e i Sunai, più potenti, che come implacabili angeli vendicatori con il loro canto seducente catturano e divorano l''anima di chi si sia macchiato di gravi crimini. Ora la città è attraversata da un muro che separa due mondi inconciliabili e difende una fragile tregua: al Nord lo spietato Callum Harker offre ai ricchi protezione in cambio di denaro, mentre al Sud Henry Flynn, che ha perso la famiglia nella guerra civile, si è messo a capo di un corpo di volontari pronti a dare la vita pur di difendere i concittadini e ha accolto come figli tre Sunai. In caso di guerra la leva più efficace per trattare con Harker sarebbe la figlia. Così August, il più giovane Sunai, si iscrive in incognito alla stessa accademia di Kate per tenerla sotto controllo. Ma lei, irrequieta, implacabile e decisa a tutto pur di dimostrare al padre di essere sua degna erede, non è un''ingenua...