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Makepiece schreit oft in ihren Albträumen. Etwas - jemand - ergreift dann Besitz von ihr. Und auch wenn sie am Tag ihre Gedankensoldaten zum Schutz aufstellt - Sterbende begehren Einlass in ihren Kopf und Körper. Nur, wie viele verschiedene Wesen vertragen sich in einem Körper? Und dazu noch ein so großes, wildes: ein geschundener Tanzbär.

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One of our finest storytellers, ' Sarah Perry, author of The Essex SerpentThe gods were as real as the coastlines and currents, and as merciless as the winds and whirlpools. For centuries the gods of the Undersea ruled the islands of the Myriad through awe and terror: they were very real, and very dangerous. Sacrifices were hurled into the waters to appease them, and every boat was painted with pleading eyes to entreat their mercy. They were s...

Frances Hardinge spent her childhood in a huge old house that inspired her to write strange stories from an early age. She read English at Oxford University, then got a job at a software company. However, by this time a persistent friend had finally managed to bully Frances into sending a few chapters of Fly By Night, her first children's novel, to a publisher. Macmillan made her an immediate offer. The book went on to publish to huge critical...

Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year 2017'A Skinful of Shadows confirms Hardinge's status as one of our finest storytellers. It's rare to find a book which is every bit as intelligent and stylish as it is riveting - I was enthralled' - Sarah Perry, author of The Essex Serpent Frances Hardinge weaves a dark, otherworldly tale in A Skinful of Shadows, her first book since the Costa Award-winning The Lie Tree.When a creature dies, its sp...

One of our finest storytellers, ' Sarah Perry, author of The Essex SerpentThis macabre YA adventure, with a touch of Lovecraftian steampunk, features underwater exploration, monsters of the deep, relic-based technology and questions of loyalty. The gods are dead. About fifty years ago they turned on one another and tore each other apart. Nobody knows why.In an alternative world, fifty years after the death of the gods, a fifteen-year-old boy, ...

Triss ha un'unica certezza: da quando è caduta nel fiume Ma-caber, nella sua vita tutto è cambiato. Era una notte buia, di cui non riesce a ricordare nulla. I minuti passati sott'acqua sembrano averla trasformata: Pen, la sorellina di nove anni, ha paura di lei, e continua a dire che in realtà Triss non è più Triss. Sembrano pensarla così anche i suoi genitori, che bisbigliano sottovoce dietro porte chiuse celando segreti e misteri, come le le...

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In una notte cupa e fredda, Makepeace viene costretta a dormire nella gelida cappella di un cimitero: lì nessuno potrà sentirla gridare terrorizzata nel sonno. Perché lei è molto diversa dalle ragazze che, nell'Inghilterra della metà del Seicento, vivono nel suo villaggio. Makepeace ha un dono, che è anche una maledizione: può accogliere gli spiriti dei morti che vagano alla ricerca di un nuovo corpo. E una sera, per la prima volta, è il fanta...

The author of the Costa Book of the Year "The Lie Tree" presents a dark historical fantasy set in the early part of the English Civil War in the 1640s. Makepeace, the 12-year-old illegitimate daughter of an aristocratic family, shares their unique hereditary gift: the capacity to be possessed by ghosts.

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In the underground city of Caverna, the world's most skilled craftspeople toil in the darkness to create delicacies beyond compare-- wines that remove memories, cheeses that make you hallucinate, and perfumes that convince you to trust the wearer, even as he slits your throat. On the surface, the people of Caverna seem ordinary, except for one thing: their faces are as blank as untouched snow. Expressions must be learned, and only the famous F...

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The Lie Tree The leaves were cold and slightly clammy. There was no mistaking them. She had seen their likeness painstakingly sketched in her father's journal. This was his greatest secret, his treasure and his undoing. The Tree of Lies. Now it was hers, and the journey he had never finished stretched out before her. When Faith's father is found dead under mysterious circumstances, she is determined to untangle the truth from the lies. Searchi...

Fin da quando era piccola Faith ha imparato a nascondere dietro le buone maniere la sua intelligenza acuta e ardente: nell'Inghilterra vittoriana questo è ciò che devono fare le brave signorine. Figlia del reverendo Sunderly, esperto studioso di fossili, Faith deve fingere di non essere attratta dai misteri della scienza, di non avere fame di conoscenza, di non sognare la libertà. Tutto cambia dopo la morte del padre: frugando tra oggetti e do...

Triss ha un'unica certezza: da quando è caduta nel fiume Ma-caber, nella sua vita tutto è cambiato. Era una notte buia, di cui non riesce a ricordare nulla. I minuti passati sott'acqua sembrano averla trasformata: Pen, la sorellina di nove anni, ha paura di lei, e continua a dire che in realtà Triss non è più Triss. Sembrano pensarla così anche i suoi genitori, che bisbigliano sottovoce dietro porte chiuse celando segreti e misteri, come le le...

Everyone should read Frances Hardinge. Everyone. Right now.' Patrick NessA Face Like Glass is an astonishing and imaginative novel from the Costa Award winning author of The Lie Tree, Frances Hardinge.In the underground city of Caverna the world's most skilled craftsmen toil in the darkness to create delicacies beyond compare - wines that can remove memories, cheeses that can make you hallucinate and perfumes that convince you to trust the wea...