Scarlett Thomas

The Chosen Ones (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

THERE IS MAGIC BEYOND THE REALWORLD . . . EFFIE TRUELOVE has learned to travel through magical books to the Otherworld. MAXIMILIAN UNDERWOOD, Effie's classmate, is more interested in the dark and forbidden Underworld. When Effie and Maximilian both mysteriously vanish, their friends Raven, Lexy and Wolf don't know where to turn for help. Raven is a witch and her horse, Echo, has revealed that Effie is in deep danger and time is running out. To make things worse, Raven's mother, the author Laurel Wilde, is caught up in a plot with the ruthless billionaire Albion Freake, who will stop at nothing to become invincible . . . Where are Effie and Maximilian? Are their disappearances connected? And can Albion Freake's deadly plan be stopped?

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Canongate Books Ltd.
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Altersempfehlung: ab 9 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. April 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781782119319
• Artikelnr.: 50924905

Autorenporträt

Thomas, Scarlett
Scarlett Thomas was born in London in 1972. Her novels for adults include Bright Young Things, PopCo, The Seed Collectors, The End of Mr. Y which was longlisted for the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction 2007, and Our Tragic Universe. Her first series for children, The Worldquake Sequence, follows the adventures of Effie Truelove. She teaches creative writing at the University of Kent.

Rezensionen

A quest to create a magical book is at the centre of this thought-provoking fantasy novel . . . Wonderfully bibliophilic Financial Times