Fans of Neil Gaiman's "American Gods" and Holly Black's "The Curse Workers" will embrace this richly drawn, Norse-mythology-infused alternate world: the United States of Asgard. Seventeen-year-old Soren Bearskin is trying to escape the past. His father, a famed warrior, lost himself to the battle-fr[...]
Fans of Neil Gaiman's "American Gods" and Holly Black's "The Curse Workers" will embrace this richly drawn, Norse-mythology-infused alternate world: the United States of Asgard. Seventeen-year-old Soren Bearskin is trying to escape the past. His father, a famed warrior, lost himself to the battle-fr[...]
Fans of Neil Gaiman, Holly Black, and Maggie Stiefvater will embrace the richly drawn, Norse-influenced alternate world of the United States of Asgard, where cell phones, rock bands, and evangelical preachers coexist with dragon slaying, rune casting, and sword training in schools. Where the preside[...]
A natural next-read for fans of Stephanie Meyer, Carrie Jones, and Becca Fitzpatrick who like their paranormal romances dark and disturbing. Instead of mythical creatures, blood magic has everything to do with primal human desires like power, wealth, and immortality. Everywhere Silla Kennicott turns[...]
Paranormal romance fans who are looking to up the ante will be drawn to this tale of horror, fantasy, and romance.
For Mab Prowd, the practice of blood magic is as natural as breathing. It's all she's ever known. Growing up on an isolated farm in Kansas with other practitioners may have kept he[...]
Paranormal romance fans who are looking to up the ante will be drawn to this tale of horror, fantasy, and romance.
For Mab Prowd, the practice of blood magic is as natural as breathing. It's all she's ever known. Growing up on an isolated farm in Kansas with other practitioners may have kept he[...]
The murder of her parents has left Silla damaged and lost, and her insistence that her father is not to blame alienates her from her friends and family. When a mysterious spell book arrives, Silla hopes it will lead to some answers about her parents' killer.[...]
All the beauty is yours now, Mab, all the beauty of the world. Take it. For Mab, blood magic is as natural as breathing. Wild and confident, she uses magic to understand her whole world. Will tries to dismiss all he sees and feels around Mab, but cannot prevent the strangeness and beauty of her craf[...]
Fans of Neil Gaiman, Holly Black, and Maggie Stiefvater will embrace the richly drawn, Norse-influenced alternate world of the United States of Asgard, where cell phones, rock bands, and evangelical preachers coexist with dragon slaying, rune casting, and sword training in schools. Where the preside[...]
This is a stunning blend of romance, horror and magic. For Mab Prowd, the practice of blood magic is as natural as breathing. It's all she's ever known. Growing up on an isolated farm with other practitioners may have kept her from making friends her own age, but it has also given her a sense of pur[...]
Det er uden tvivl Sillas værste sommer i hele hendes liv.
Hendes far myrder hendes mor og begår derefter selvmord.Efter begravelsen dukker der på mystisk vis en bog op.
Silla er overbevist om at den er skrevet af hendes far, da hun genkender håndskriften. Bogen er f[...]
Det var så vackert, mörkt och skimrande som om själva natthimlen läckte ut i min hand. Jag pressade bladet mot huden för att blodet skulle rinna fortare. Smärtan sköt upp längs handleden och lindade sig runt underarmen, som glödande taggtråd. Silla är beredd att göra vad som helst för [...]
För Mab Prowd har magi alltid känts lika naturligt som att andas. Hon har vuxit upp med den, på en ensligt belägen gård tillsammans med andra utövare. Kanske är det skälet till att hon har få vänner i sin egen ålder, men det har också gett henne en obestridlig känsla av att vara betydel[...]
Jag grep hårt om en av rosenstjälkarna tills taggarna trängde in genom huden. Smärta och magi sipprade ur min handflata och ner i rötterna, och hans röst ekade i mitt minne: Allt blod är ditt nu, Mab, och all världens skönhet. För Mab är blodsmagi lika naturligt som att andas och något [...]
Amerikkalainen Tessa Gratton ampaisi maailmanmaineeseen heti kirjailijanuransa aluksi: hänen esikoisromaaninsa oikeudet on myyty jo 16 maahan. Nuorille aikuisille suunnattu lukuromaani kietoo lukijan pauloihinsa kuin huomaamatta. Eikä ihme, kun mukana on mustaa jännitystä, sopivasti suudelmia ja[...]
Nuorten aikuisten lukuromaani on mukaansatempaava pakkaus magiaa, mustaa jännitystä ja romantiikkaa. Kirja miellyttää varmasti Stephenie Meyerin ja Maggie Stiefvaterin ystäviä.Mab Prowd on kasvanut veritaikojen parissa. Ne ovat hänelle toinen luonto: väkevät taiat, joiden avulla voisi halli[...]