Embarquez pour un voyage dans un royaume de fantaisie sombre et magique où les pouvoirs élémentaires façonnent le destin. Cette saga suit des personnages captivants dotés de capacités extraordinaires, luttant contre d'anciens maux. Avec une construction de monde complexe et une riche tapisserie de savoir, le récit explore des thèmes de courage, de sacrifice et des liens durables de l'amitié. Préparez-vous pour une aventure envoûtante pleine de suspense et d'émerveillement.
The Bone Season, a New York Times bestseller, features a compelling heroine and showcases the extraordinary talent of debut author Samantha Shannon, who crafts a bold new reality with her vivid imagination and ambition.
BY THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE'A trailblazer for young talent ... The way Shannon's characters shift, backstab and fall are as fascinating as the twists and turns of the plot' IndependentA fugitive who will not be silencedIt is a dark time for clairvoyants. Scion is in league with the Rephaim, an extraordinarily powerful, otherworldly race that intends to make humans its slaves.In an unprecedented feat of bravery, Paige Mahoney has succeeded in leading a mass break-out from the brutal camp, Sheol I, where she and other clairvoyants were systematically imprisoned.Paige is desperate to reach the safety of the London underworld, but the ruthless leader of the Rephaim, Nashira Sargas, is not likely to let her escape so easily...This new edition contains an exciting preview of the sequel, The Song Rising
A rebel who becomes a queenThe hotly anticipated third book in the bestselling Bone Season series - a ground-breaking, dystopian fantasy of extraordinary imaginationFollowing a bloody battle against foes on every side, Paige Mahoney has risen to the dangerous position of Underqueen, ruling over London's criminal population. But, having turned her back on Jaxon Hall and with vengeful enemies still at large, the task of stabilising the fractured underworld has never seemed so challenging. Little does Paige know that her reign may be cut short by the introduction of Senshield, a deadly technology that spells doom for the clairvoyant community and the world as they know it...
The Sunday Times bestseller, from the bestselling author of The Bone Season and The Priory of the Orange TreePaige Mahoney has eluded death again. Snatched from the jaws of captivity and consigned to a safe house in the Scion Citadel of Paris, she finds herself caught between those factions that seek Scion's downfall and those who would kill to protect the Rephaim's puppet empire.The mysterious Domino Programme has plans for Paige, but she has ambitions of her own in this new citadel. With Arcturus Mesarthim -- her former enemy -- at her side, she embarks on an adventure that will lead her from the catacombs of Paris to the glittering hallways of Versailles. Her risks promise high reward: the Parisian underworld could yield the means to escalate her rebellion to outright war.As Scion widens its bounds and the free world trembles in its shadow, Paige must fight her own memories after her ordeal at the hands of Scion. Meanwhile, she strives to understand her bond with Arcturus, which grows stronger by the day. But there are those who know the revolution began with them -- and could end with them . . .
Dvě novely, které doplňují románovou sérii Kostičas a strhující příběh krajinochodkyně Paige Mahoneyové.Bledý snílek se vrací do dob, kdy bylo Paige teprve šestnáct let a v kriminálním podsvětí patřila k nováčkům. V nebezpečném srdci Londýna utekl cenný poltergeist, kterého je nutné dopadnout dřív, než způsobí chaos. Jenže o takovou vzácnost, jako je poltergeist, usiluje každý člen syndikátu a soupeřící gangy jasnovidců se nezastaví před ničím. Paige prožije křest ohněm, aby se ke gangu Sedmi pečetí mohla přidat. Píseň úsvitu se odehrává mezi závěrem románu A zrodí se píseň a začátkem čtvrtého dílu Když spadne maska. Paige a Arcturus právě dorazili do pařížské citadely Scion. Vyčerpané Paige nezbývá nic jiného než zůstat v úkrytu, daleko od revoluce, kterou začala. Snaží se zotavit a vyrovnat se se svými duševními i fyzickými zraněními. Po týdnech odloučení se Arcturus a Paige začínají sbližovat.