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Häftad, Engelska, 2025
156 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
Spring 1832: While working as a gravekeeper with his grandfather, Ned's gentle life is disrupted when graves are disturbed and a young woman, Obedience Wellrest (Bede), starts lurking around the cemetery. Bede lives with her father in the crumbling manor nearby. Fascinated by the research of her disgraced ancestor, Herbert, she wishes to dedicate her life to science. Unfortunately, her father is determined for her to marry charming Phineas - she'll do anything to avoid the match. A mystery of science and magic unravels, where no-one is quite as they seem...
Häftad, Engelska, 2020
119 kr
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Stranger Things meets Black Mirror and Ready Player One in this unsettling, near-future SF standalone. Something is rotten in the state of the NutriStart Skills Academy With the discovery of a human skull on the playing fields, children displaying symptoms of an unfamiliar, grisly virus and a catastrophic malfunction in the site's security system, the NSA is about to experience a week that no amount of rebranding can conceal. As the school descends into chaos, teacher Tom Rosen goes looking for answers - but when the real, the unreal and the surreal are indistinguishable, the truth can be difficult to recognise.One pupil, Gabriel Backer, may hold the key to saving the school from destroying itself and its students, except he has already been expelled. Not only that - he has disappeared down the rabbit-hole of "Alpha Omega" - the world's largest VR role-playing game, filled with violent delights and unbridled debauchery. But the game quickly sours. Gabriel will need to confront the real world he's been so desperate to escape if he ever wants to leave...
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
138 kr
Skickas inom 7-10 vardagar
When her twin brother goes missing in Northern California, Vivian Owens follows his trail to the town of Mount Hookey, home to the followers of Telos: a mountain-worshipping cult that offers spiritual fulfilment to those who seek it.While trying to navigate the town’s bizarre inhabitants and the seductive preaching of the initiates of Telos, Vivian will have to confront questions about herself, her family, and everything she thinks she knows about the world. She quickly realises that her search is about far more than her missing brother – it is a quest for the secret of happiness itself.To that end, there is only one question she needs to answer: what is really at the top of Mount Hookey?
Häftad, Engelska, 2019
91 kr
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A fantastical tale rooted in Greek mythology - perfectfor fans of Madeline Miller!'A fast-paced read packed with historical detail, Inthe Shadow of Heroes is a clever blend of intrigue, polititics,crime, history and a bit of fantasy ... The plot is twisty andinventive ensuring that the reader remains enthralled throughout.' LOVEREADING4KIDS'A brilliant romp of a tale which seamlessly blends GreekMythology with the Roman Empire.' STORGY KIDSFourteen-year-old Cadmus has been scholar Tullus's slave sincehe was a baby - his master is the only family he knows. But whenTullus disappears and a taciturn slave called Tog - formerly a Britishprincess - arrives with a secret message, Cadmus's life isturned upside down.The pair follow a trail that leads to Emperor Nero himself, andhis crazed determination to possess the Golden Fleece of Greekmythology. This madcap quest will push Cadmus to the edge of theRoman Empire - and reveal unexpected truths about his past ... The second novel by the critically acclaimed author of Witchborn;perfect for young fans of Madeline MillerThemes of myth, stories, heroism and truth in a spellbindingclassical settingWe follow lovable Cadmus as he embarks on an epic journey,featuring fantastical elements but firmly rooted in its historialworld
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
104 kr
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From Costa Award-shortlisted author Nicholas Bowlingcomes a tale of adventure, myth and music to make your heart sing...'Cast its spell over me from the first page ... it reallyis my perfect book.' Jasbinder Bilan, author of ASHA& THE SPIRIT BIRD'Nicholas Bowling is a thrilling writer.' THETELEGRAPHOran lives on Little Drum, where music is everything. Every islanderhas a birth instrument and a life song - and the ancestors,called ghasts, linger to hear the music.But when the Duchess arrives from the mainland bringing ordersof silence, she threatens the ghasts' existence, the very soul ofthe community.When Oran hears of a mythical instrument with the power to manipulatehearts, she brings her ghast best friend, Alick, on a questto find it, play it, and change the Duchess's mind ... From the author of the Costa Children's Book Award-shortlistedIn the Shadow of the Heroes comes a thrillingCeltic-inspired fantasy adventure.The adventure and magic of Neil Gaiman’s Stardustwith a Hebridean-inspired fantasy setting and lovablecharacters reminiscent of Pixar’s Brave.A story about how music has the power to reveal, to inspire,and to bind people together.
Häftad, Engelska, 2023
119 kr
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A mesmerising Gothic mystery from Costa Award-shortlistedauthor Nicholas Bowling – perfect for reading by candlelight... 'Fans of dark academia will be on the edge of their seats... perfect for dark spooky nights' IRISH EXAMINER'This atmospheric gothic mystery is ideal winter fare for12+' THE GUARDIAN'Bowling's atmospheric prose keeps the scares and the surprisescoming' LITERARY REVIEWTo the horror of young gravedigger, Ned, bodysnatchers have beenvisiting his churchyard in the dead of night. Until now, he'dbeen daydreaming about another visitor – daughter of the manor,Obedience Wellrest.But sixteen-year-old Obedience has troubles of her own: her lovingbut overbearing father, and his wish to see her married to arich man of science, Phineas Mordaunt. When Mordaunt starts to poke his nose into her family history– in particular, the ruinous research of late Uncle Herbert– Obedience enters into a dangerous game with Death, and Nedmight be the only person who can save her … A mesmerising tale of magic, death and science, wrappedup in a delicious Gothic mysteryThink Frankenstein vibes: dark academia, gravediggersand dark magicJonathan Strange and Mr Norrell meets DangerousRemedy – for young adult readersFrom highly acclaimed Costa Award-shortlisted authorof In the Shadow of Heroes and The Garden(as Nick Newman) 'Nicholas Bowling is a thrilling writer' THETELEGRAPH'A vastly entertaining riff not just on Mary Shelley, butthe novels of her father William Godwin' FINANCIAL TIMES'Gripping and evocative ... Creepiness will of course ensurein this page-turning historical thriller' IRISH TIMES