Kiersten White
Kiersten White is the #1 New York Times bestselling, Bram Stoker Award-winning, and critically acclaimed author of many books for readers of all ages, including the And I Darken trilogy, the Sinister Summer series, the Camelot Rising trilogy, Star Wars: Padawan, Hide, Mister Magic, and Lucy Undying. Her books have been published in over twenty territories, and her novel HIDE is currently in development with Universal Television and Peacock.Visit her online at kierstenwhite.com and @authorkierstenwhite on Instagram and Threads.
And I Darken (The Conqueror's Saga, #1)
Kiersten White
No one expects a princess to be brutal. And Lada Dragwyla likes it that way.
Ever since she and her brother were abandoned by their father to be raised in the Ottoman sultan’s courts, Lada has known that ruthlessness is the key to survival. For the lineage that makes her and her brother special also makes them targets.
Lada hones her skills as a warrior as she nurtures plans to wreak revenge on the empire that holds her captive. Then she and Radu meet the sultan’s son, Mehmed, and everything changes. Now Mehmed unwittingly stands between Lada and Radu as they transform from siblings to rivals, and the ties of love and loyalty that bind them together are stretched to breaking point.
The first of an epic new trilogy starring the ultimate anti-princess who does not have a gentle heart. Lada knows how to wield a sword, and she'll stop at nothing to keep herself and her brother alive.
The Guinevere Deception (Camelot Rising, #1)
Kiersten White
A new fantasy series set in the world of Camelot that bestselling author Christina Lauren calls brilliant, reimagining the Arthurian legend . . . where nothing is as magical and terrifying as a girl.
Princess Guinevere has come to Camelot to wed a stranger: the charismatic King Arthur. With magic clawing at the kingdom's borders, the great wizard Merlin conjured a solution--send in Guinevere to be Arthur's wife . . . and his protector from those who want to see the young king's idyllic city fail. The catch? Guinevere's real name--and her true identity--is a secret. She is a changeling, a girl who has given up everything to protect Camelot.
To keep Arthur safe, Guinevere must navigate a court in which the old--including Arthur's own family--demand things continue as they have been, and the new--those drawn by the dream of Camelot--fight for a better way to live. And always, in the green hearts of forests and the black depths of lakes, magic lies in wait to reclaim the land.
Deadly jousts, duplicitous knights, and forbidden romances are nothing compared to the greatest threat of all: the girl with the long black hair, riding on horseback through the dark woods toward Arthur. Because when your whole existence is a lie, how can you trust even yourself? *THE FIRST BOOK IN THE CAMELOT RISING TRILOGY*
Paranormalcy (Paranormalcy, #1)
Kiersten White
Evie’s always thought of herself as a normal teenager, even though she works for the International Paranormal Containment Agency, her ex-boyfriend is a faerie, she’s falling for a shape-shifter, and she’s the only person who can see through supernatural glamours.
She’s also about to find out that she may be at the center of a dark faerie prophecy promising destruction to all paranormal creatures.
So much for normal.
Supernaturally (Paranormalcy, #2)
Kiersten White
Evie finally has the normal life she's always longed for, but she's shocked to discover that being ordinary can be . . . kind of boring. So when she's given the opportunity to work for the International Paranormal Containment Agency again, she leaps at the chance.But then Evie's faerie ex-boyfriend Reth appears, and tells her that a battle is brewing between the faerie courts that could throw the whole paranormal world into chaos. The prize in question? Evie herself.
The Chaos of Stars
Kiersten White
Isadora's family is seriously screwed up—which comes with the territory when you're the human daughter of the ancient Egyptian gods Isis and Osiris. Isadora is tired of living with crazy relatives who think she's only worthy of a passing glance—so when she gets the chance to move to California with her brother, she jumps on it. But her new life comes with plenty of its own dramatic—and dangerous—complications . . . and Isadora quickly learns there's no such thing as a clean break from family.
Now I Rise (And I Darken Series, #2)
Kiersten White
She has no allies. No throne. All she has is what she’s always had: herself.
After failing to secure the Wallachian throne, Lada Dracul is out to punish anyone who dares to cross her blood-strewn path. Filled with a white-hot rage, she storms the countryside with her men, accompanied by her childhood friend Bogdan, terrorizing the land. But brute force isn’t getting Lada what she wants. And thinking of Mehmed brings little comfort to her thorny heart. There’s no time to wonder whether he still thinks about her, even loves her. She left him before he could leave her.
What Lada needs is her younger brother Radu’s subtlety and skill. But Mehmed has sent him to Constantinople—and it’s no diplomatic mission. Mehmed wants control of the city, and Radu has earned an unwanted place as a double-crossing spy behind enemy lines. Radu longs for his sister’s fierce confidence—but for the first time in his life, he rejects her unexpected plea for help. Torn between loyalties to faith, to the Ottomans, and to Mehmed, he knows he owes Lada nothing. If she dies, he could never forgive himself—but if he fails in Constantinople, will Mehmed ever forgive him?
As nations fall around them, the Dracul siblings must decide: what will they sacrifice to fulfill their destinies? Empires will topple, thrones will be won…and souls will be lost.
Perfect Lies (Mind Games, #2)
Kiersten White
Annie and Fia are ready to fight back.
The sisters have been manipulated and controlled by the Keane Foundation for years, trapped in a never ending battle for survival. Now they have found allies who can help them truly escape. After faking her own death, Annie has joined a group that is plotting to destroy the Foundation. And Fia is working with James Keane to bring his father down from the inside.
But Annie's visions of the future can't show her who to trust in the present. And though James is Fia's first love, Fia knows he's hiding something. The sisters can rely only on each other - but that may not be enough to save them.
Endlessly (Paranormalcy, #3)
Kiersten White
Kiersten White’s New York Times bestselling Paranormalcy trilogy comes to a breathless conclusion with a signature mix of wit, romance, paranormal creatures, and a truly original heroine.
In Endlessly, pink-loving, butt-kicking Evie has way too much on her to-do list. Paranormals are begging her to open a faerie gate so they can leave the human world, something Evie’s not sure she has the power to do. The Dark Queen is torturing humans and must be destroyed.
On top of all that, Evie’s prom is coming up. She’s not sure what to wear, and, oh, yeah, her shape-shifting boyfriend, Lend, has been cursed so that he falls into an enchanted sleep whenever he and Evie are in the same room…and even Evie’s ex-boyfriend, the faerie Reth, can’t reverse the dark magic.
An epic battle is looming, and the choices Evie makes will determine the fate of whole paranormal world—and her own life.
Mind Games (Mind Games, #1)
Kiersten White
Fia and Annie are as close as two sisters can be. They look out for each other. Protect each other. And most importantly, they keep each other's secrets, even the most dangerous ones: Annie is blind, but can see visions of the future; Fia was born with flawless intuition—her first impulse is always exactly right.
When the sisters are offered a place at an elite boarding school, Fia realizes that something is wrong . . . but she doesn't grasp just how wrong. The Keane Institute is no ordinary school, and Fia is soon used for everything from picking stocks to planting bombs. If she tries to refuse, they threaten her with Annie's life.
Now Fia's falling in love with a boy who has dark secrets of his own. And with his help, she's ready to fight back. They stole her past. They control her present. But she won't let them take her future.
Illusions of Fate
Kiersten White
I did my best to keep you from crossing paths with this world. And I shall do my best to protect you now that you have.
Jessamin has been an outcast since she moved from her island home of Melei to the dreary country of Albion. Everything changes when she meets Finn, a gorgeous, enigmatic young lord who introduces her to the secret world of Albion’s nobility, a world that has everything Jessamin doesn’t—power, money, status…and magic. But Finn has secrets of his own, dangerous secrets that the vicious Lord Downpike will do anything to possess. Unless Jessamin, armed only with her wits and her determination, can stop him.
Padawan (Star Wars)
Kiersten White
Obi-Wan Kenobi struggles with his place in the Force as a young Padawan in this coming-of-age adventure!
Obi-Wan Kenobi really wants to be a good Padawan. The best Padawan, even. But that’s feeling more and more impossible with his new master, Qui-Gon Jinn. All of Obi-Wan’s friends are off training to be real Jedi, getting mission experience, while he’s still on Coruscant, practicing his forms and sitting in silent contemplation. Ever since Qui-Gon’s former master, Dooku, left the Order, it feels like Qui-Gon has been too busy trying to connect with the Force or arguing with the Jedi Council to properly train his Padawan.
When Obi-Wan finally convinces Qui-Gon to take him on a mission to a remote planet once explored by an ancient Jedi, his master doesn’t show up the morning they are to leave—so Obi-Wan impulsively takes off by himself. Upon arriving on the mysterious, lush planet, he encounters a group of teenagers with no adult supervision—and who all seem to have some connection to the Force. Free from the constraints of the Order, Obi-Wan joins them in their daring adventures, but the Padawan side of him keeps questioning the teens’ strange relationship to the Force, and to the verdant planet around them, and what all of it might mean to his future. Obi-Wan will test the limits of his relationship to the Jedi and to the Force in this exciting, yet soulful exploration of one of Star Wars’ most enduring heroes.
Slayer (Slayer, #1)
Kiersten White
El esperado spin off de Buffy la Cazavampiros, best seller del New York Times. En cada generación, nace una Cazadora. Buffy era tan solo una chica, una Elegida. Solo ella era capaz de usar su fuerza y sus habilidades para luchar contra todo tipo de criaturas: vampiros, demonios, fuerzas oscuras. Ella era la única Cazadora. Hasta que miles de Cazadoras Potenciales son activadas y la Elegida termina convirtiéndose en una más entre tantas Elegidas. La magia está a punto de desaparecer para siempre… y solo queda una última Cazadora para convocar. Solo una joven podría salvarlos a todos.
Bright We Burn (The Conqueror's Saga, #3)
Kiersten White
The conclusion to the AND I DARKEN series. Who will live? Who will die? And who will rule triumphant?
SOME LOVES HEALHaunted over the unknown fates of Nazira and Cyprian, Radu is called back to the new capital. Mehmed is building an empire, becoming the sultan his people need. But Mehmed has a secret: as emperor, he is more powerful than ever . . . and desperately lonely. Does this mean Radu can finally have more with Mehmed . . . and would he even want it?
SOME LOVES DESTROYLada's rule of absolute justice has created a Wallachia free of crime. But Lada won't rest until everyone knows that her country's borders are inviolable. Determined to send a message of defiance, she has the bodies of Mehmed's peace envoy delivered to him, leaving Radu and Mehmed with no choice. If Lada is allowed to continue, only death will prosper. They must go to war against the girl prince, who has truly become the dragon.
SOME LOVES NEVER ENDOnly by destroying everything that came before--including her relationships--can Lada truly build the country she wants. Radu fears that they are underestimating his sister's indomitable will. But Mehmed knows that he loves Lada. He understands her. She must lose to him so he can keep her safe. It is the only way . . . isn't it?
Claim the throne. Demand the crown. Rule the world.
The Excalibur Curse (Camelot Rising, #3)
Kiersten White
The gripping conclusion to an Arthurian fantasy trilogy finds Guinevere questioning everything—friends and enemies, good and evil, and, most of all, herself.
While journeying north toward the Dark Queen, Guinevere falls into the hands of her enemies. Behind her are Lancelot, trapped on the other side of the magical barrier they created to protect Camelot, and Arthur, who has been led away from his kingdom, chasing after false promises. But the greatest danger isn’t what lies ahead of Guinevere—it’s what’s been buried inside her.
Vowing to unravel the truth of her past with or without Merlin’s help, Guinevere joins forces with the sorceress Morgana and her son, Mordred—and faces the confusing, forbidden feelings she still harbors for him. When Guinevere makes an agonizing discovery about who she is and how she came to be, she finds herself with an impossible fix a terrible crime, or help prevent war.
Guinevere is determined to set things right, whatever the cost. To defeat a rising evil. To remake a kingdom. To undo the mistakes of the past...even if it means destroying herself.
Guinevere has been a changeling, a witch, a queen—but what does it mean to be just a girl?
The Camelot Betrayal (Camelot Rising, #2)
Kiersten White
The second book in a new fantasy trilogy from New York Times bestselling author Kiersten White, exploring the nature of self, the inevitable cost of progress, and, of course, magic and romance and betrayal so epic Queen Guinevere remains the most famous queen who never lived.
EVERYTHING IS AS IT SHOULD BE IN CAMELOT: King Arthur is expanding his kingdom’s influence with Queen Guinevere at his side. Yet every night, dreams of darkness and unknowable power plague her.
Guinevere might have accepted her role, but she still cannot find a place for herself in all of it. The closer she gets to Brangien, pining for her lost love Isolde, Lancelot, fighting to prove her worth as Queen’s knight, and Arthur, everything to everyone and thus never quite enough for Guinevere–the more she realizes how empty she is. She has no sense of who she truly was before she was Guinevere. The more she tries to claim herself as queen, the more she wonders if Mordred was right: she doesn’t belong. She never will.
When a rescue goes awry and results in the death of something precious, a devastated Guinevere returns to Camelot to find the greatest threat yet has arrived. Not in the form of the Dark Queen or an invading army, but in the form of the real Guinevere’s younger sister. Is her deception at an end? And who is she really deceiving–Camelot, or herself?
Chosen (Slayer, #2)
Kiersten White
Nina continues to learn how to use her slayer powers against enemies old and new.Now that Nina has turned the Watcher’s Castle into a utopia for hurt and lonely demons, she’s still waiting for the utopia part to kick in. With her sister Artemis gone and only a few people remaining at the castle—including her still-distant mother—Nina has her hands full. Plus, though she gained back her Slayer powers from Leo, they’re not feeling quite right after being held by the seriously evil succubus Eve, a.k.a. fake Watcher’s Council member and Leo’s mom. And while Nina is dealing with the darkness inside, there’s also a new threat on the outside, portended by an odd triangle symbol that seems to be popping up everywhere, in connection with Sean’s demon drug ring as well as someone a bit closer to home. Because one near-apocalypse just isn’t enough, right? The darkness always finds you. And once again, it’s coming for the Slayer.
Wretched Waterpark (Sinister Summer, #1)
Kiersten White
A middle-grade mystery series that's spooky, creepy, and filled with gothic twists! Meet the Sinister-Winterbottom twins, who solve mysteries at increasingly bizarre summer vacation destinations in the hopes of being reunited with their parents—or at the very least finally finding a good churro.
Meet the Sinister-Winterbottoms: brave Theo, her timid twin, Alexander, and their older sister, Wil. They’re stuck for the summer with their Aunt Saffronia, who doesn’t know how often children need to eat and can’t use a smartphone, and whose feet never quite seem to touch the floor when she glides—er—walks.
When Aunt Saffronia suggests a week pass to the Fathoms of Fun Waterpark, they hastily agree. But the park is even stranger than Aunt Saffronia. The waterslides look like gray gargoyle tongues. The employees wear creepy black dresses and deliver ominous messages. An impossible figure is at the top of the slide tower, people are disappearing, and suspicious goo is seeping into the wave pool.
Something mysterious is happening at Fathoms of Fun, and it’s up to the twins to get to the bottom of it. The mystery, that is. NOT the wave pool. Definitely NOT the wave pool. But are Theo and Alexander out of their depth?
Beanstalker and Other Hilarious Scarytales
Kiersten White
Kiersten White, the author of the NYT bestselling Paranormalcy trilogy, is ready to make her middle grade debut! Once upon a time, a girl skipped into the forest and became a zombie.Wait, no, that's not how this story is supposed to go. Let's try again.Once upon a time, a boy did a horrible job as a sheep-sitter and burned his tongue on stolen pie.No, children in these stories are always good and virtuous. From the top.Once upon a time, a king and queen tried to find a princess for their son to marry, and he wound up fleeing from a group of very hairy vampires.Hmmm...What about, once upon a time, a bunch of fairy tales got twisted around to be completely hilarious, a tiny bit icky, and delightfully spooky scarytales... in other words, exactly what fairy tales were meant to be. Grab some flaming torches, maybe don't accept that bowl of pease porridge, and get ready for a wickedly fun ride with acclaimed author Kiersten White and fairy tales like you've never heard them before.
Hide: The Graphic Novel
Kiersten White
A high-stakes hide-and-seek competition in an abandoned amusement park comes to life in this graphic novel thriller.
What would you do for $50,000? For Mack, the prize money would be life changing. She knows her time at the women’s shelter is already up. And she’s good at hiding. At least this time, her life doesn’t depend on it–or so she thinks.
The challenge is simple. All fourteen competitors must spend seven days hiding in an abandoned amusement park from dawn to dusk. There’s only one rule: Don’t get caught.
But as the people around her begin disappearing one by one, Mack realizes this competition is more dangerous than she’d imagined, and that together might be the only way to survive.
Rendered in stunning full-color art by beloved comic artist Veronica Fish, this gripping graphic adaptation of Hide fully immerses you in the chilling and page-turning horror story of Mack and her fellow competitors as they fight to make it out of the Amazement Park.
Menacing Manor (Sinister Summer #4)
Kiersten White
The penultimate adventure finds the Sinister-Winterbottoms at the manor of Mr. Frank and Dr. Stein!
After escaping from Edgaren’t and Dr. Jay, the Sinister-Winterbottoms and their friends arrive at Stein Manor Science Camp. They all work together to distract the friendly teenage camp director so they can explore and look for clues about where their parents might be.
Meanwhile, Theo and Alexander settle on a daring plan. They know exactly where Edgaren’t is going to coming for them, and the books. This time, they’ll be ready. This time, they’ll get answers. And this time, they won’t trust the adult in charge, which is easy enough when it’s enormous, lurking, unfriendly Mr. Frank. But as they get closer to opening the books and their parents’ histories, an unexpected foe is watching everything they do. . . .
Fake volcanoes! Real sea caves! Strangely modified frogs! Startling betrayal! And a lightning-struck manor! all combine for the electrifying penultimate Sinister Summer adventure.
Haunted Holiday (Sinister Summer #5)
Kiersten White
Giant battle robots! Cotton candy betrayal! Blasts from the past! And the ultimate challenge to stay true to themselves and each other await Theo and Alexander in the final book in the tragic series about the Sinister-Winterbottom twins, who must solve one wretched mystery after the next.
Trapped in Aunt Saffronia’s spectral house, Theo and Alexander must work together to escape, stop their newfound nemesis Essa and her henchman Edgaren’t, save Wil and their friends, find their parents, and maybe, just maybe, get things back to normal.
Following the clues left behind, the twins find themselves at Siren’s Song Seaside Amusement Park. Old faces and new surprises await them in a park that was built to lure in visitors… and their secrets.
As they get closer to answers, the twins are left with the biggest question of Who is Essa really, and why is she so determined to find their parents?
Hide
Kiersten White
The challenge: spend a week hiding in an abandoned amusement park and don't get caught.
The prize: enough money to change everything.
Even though everyone is desperate to win--to seize their dream futures or escape their haunting pasts--Mack feels sure that she can beat her competitors. All she has to do is hide, and she's an expert at that.
It's the reason she's alive, and her family isn't.
But as the people around her begin disappearing one by one, Mack realizes this competition is more sinister than even she imagined, and that together might be the only way to survive.Fourteen competitors. Seven days. Everywhere to hide, but nowhere to run.
Come out, come out, wherever you are.
La Duperie de Guenièvre (L'Ascension de Camelot, #1)
Kiersten White
La princesse Guenièvre arrive à Camelot pour épouser le charismatique Roi Arthur, mais elle n’est pas celle qu’elle prétend être. Son vrai nom et sa véritable identité sont un secret.
La magie a été interdite dans le royaume et le sorcier Merlin qui en a été banni a trouvé un moyen de protéger le roi : faire de Guenièvre sa femme… et sa protectrice contre ceux qui veulent voir la ville du jeune souverain tomber.
Pour sauver la vie d’Arthur, sa nouvelle épouse va devoir naviguer dans une cour où les anciennes valeurs qui s’opposent au changement côtoient de nouvelles voix qui se battent pour un monde meilleur.
Mais au cœur de la forêt et dans les sombres profondeurs des lacs, la plus terrible des menaces attend pour récupérer ce qui lui est dû… Les chevaliers d’Arthur croient qu’ils sont assez forts pour faire face à n’importe quel danger, mais Guenièvre sait qu’il faudra bien plus que des épées pour garder Camelot libre.
Des joutes meurtrières aux trahisons et aux romances interdites, La duperie de Guenièvre propose une lecture inédite et fascinante de la plus grande des légendes. Le combat entre la magie et le fer, le bien et le mal. Une œuvre forte, novatrice et indispensable.
Lucy Undying
Kiersten White
In this epic and seductive gothic fantasy, a vampire escapes the thrall of Dracula and embarks on her own search for self-discovery and true love.
Her name was written in the pages of someone else's story: Lucy Westenra was one of Dracula's first victims.
But her death was only the beginning. Lucy rose from the grave a vampire, and has spent her immortal life trying to escape from Dracula's clutches--and trying to discover who she really is and what she truly wants.
Her undead life takes an unexpected turn when, in twenty-first-century London, she meets another woman who is also yearning to break free from her past. Iris’s family has built a health empire based on a sinister secret, and they’ll do anything to stay in power.
Lucy has long believed she would never love again. But she finds herself compelled by the charming Iris, while Iris is mesmerized by the confident and glamorous Lucy. But their intense connection and blossoming love is threatened by forces from without. Iris's mother won't let go of her without a fight, and Lucy's past still has fangs: Dracula is on the prowl again.
Lucy Westenra has been a tragically murdered teen, a lonesome adventurer, and a fearsome hunter, but happiness always eluded her. Can she find the strength to destroy Dracula once and for all, or will her heart once again be her undoing?
Mister Magic
Kiersten White
Who is Mister Magic? Former child stars reunite to uncover the tragedy that ended their show—and discover the secret of its enigmatic host—in this dark supernatural thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hide.
Thirty years after a tragic accident shut down production of the classic children’s program Mister Magic, the five surviving cast members have done their best to move on. But just as generations of cultishly devoted fans still cling to the lessons they learned from the show, the cast, known as the Circle of Friends, have spent their lives searching for the happiness they felt while they were on it. The friendship. The feeling of belonging. And the protection of Mister Magic.
But with no surviving video of the show, no evidence of who directed or produced it, and no records of who—or what—the beloved host actually was, memories are all the former Circle of Friends has.
Then a twist of fate brings the castmates back together at the remote desert filming compound that feels like it’s been waiting for them all this time. Even though they haven’t seen each other for years, they understand one another better than anyone has since.
After all, they’re the only ones who hold the secret of that circle, the mystery of the magic man in his infinitely black cape, and, maybe, the answers to what really happened on that deadly last day. But as the Circle of Friends reclaim parts of their past, they begin to wonder: Are they here by choice, or have they been lured into a trap?
Because magic never forgets the taste of your friendship. . . .
The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein
Kiersten White
Elizabeth Lavenza hasn't had a proper meal in weeks. Her thin arms are covered with bruises from her "caregiver," and she is on the verge of being thrown into the streets . . . until she is brought to the home of Victor Frankenstein, an unsmiling, solitary boy who has everything--except a friend.
Victor is her escape from misery. Elizabeth does everything she can to make herself indispensable--and it works. She is taken in by the Frankenstein family and rewarded with a warm bed, delicious food, and dresses of the finest silk. Soon she and Victor are inseparable.
But her new life comes at a price. As the years pass, Elizabeth's survival depends on managing Victor's dangerous temper and entertaining his every whim, no matter how depraved. Behind her blue eyes and sweet smile lies the calculating heart of a girl determined to stay alive no matter the cost . . . as the world she knows is consumed by darkness.
Mroczne dzieje Elizabeth Frankenstein
Kiersten White
Porywający i mroczny retelling „Frankensteina”, który przyprawi cię o dreszcze.
Co to znaczy być potworem?
Elizabeth Lavenza jest skazana na marne życie. Bita i poniżana przez swoją opiekunkę, spędza dzieciństwo w skrajnej biedzie. Do dnia, w którym zostaje sprzedana rodzinie Frankensteinów.
Ma jedno zadanie – być wierną przyjaciółką Victora Frankensteina, samotnego, niestabilnego emocjonalnie chłopca. Mała Elizabeth wie, że musi zrobić wszystko, żeby zapewnić mu rozrywkę – to jej najlepsza szansa na ucieczkę od nędzy. Wszystko jednak ma swoją cenę.
Z upływem lat niebezpieczny temperament Victora coraz bardziej ją niepokoi. Gdy chłopak wyjeżdża na studia i nie daje znaku życia, Elizabeth obawia się, że nie jest już potrzebna rodzinie, i postanawia go odnaleźć. Nie wie jeszcze, że to początek mrożącej krew w żyłach podróży do odkrycia mrocznej i szokującej prawdy o jej przyjacielu.
La buia discesa di Elizabeth Frankenstein
Kiersten White
La piccola Elizabeth Lavenza non mangiava un pasto decente da giorni e le sue braccia erano coperte di lividi quando il giudice Frankenstein l'ha portata via dall'orfanotrofio e da una vita di maltrattamenti perché diventasse la compagna di giochi di suo figlio Victor, un ragazzino cupo e solitario che aveva tutto, tranne che un amico.
Victor era la sua salvezza, l'occasione per sottrarsi alla miseria, e da quel giorno Elizabeth, decisa a non lasciarsi sfuggire l'opportunità di cambiare in meglio la propria esistenza, ha fatto tutto ciò che era in suo potere per rendersi indispensabile. E ci è riuscita: la famiglia Frankenstein l'ha accolta, le ha dato una casa, un letto caldo in cui dormire, buon cibo e vestiti bellissimi. Lei e Victor sono diventati inseparabili.
Ma quella nuova, meravigliosa vita ha un prezzo. Con il passare degli anni, Elizabeth ha dovuto imparare a convivere con il temperamento violento di Victor, ad accontentare ogni suo capriccio, ad assecondarlo nei suoi vizi. Perché dietro gli occhioni azzurri e il sorriso dolce si nasconde in realtà il cuore calcolatore di una giovane donna decisa a sopravvivere a qualunque costo... anche quando il mondo che credeva di conoscere sprofonda nelle tenebre.
Suggestivo e originale, La buia discesa di Elizabeth Frankenstein è la reinterpretazione in chiave moderna di un classico che parla alle paure nascoste nel profondo di ciascuno di noi.
La Malédiction d'Excalibur (l'Ascension de Camelot, #3)
Kiersten White
Loin de Camelot et de ses alliés, Guenièvre ne peut compter que sur elle-même. Mais qui est-elle vraiment ? C'est ici que tout finit... ou que tout commence... enfin.
En voyageant vers le Nord en direction de la Reine Noire, Guenièvre tombe entre les mains de ses ennemis. Derrière elle se trouvent Lancelot, piégée de l'autre côté de la barrière magique créée pour protéger Camelot, et Arthur, qui a été emmené loin de son royaume à la poursuite de fausses promesses.
Jurant de découvrir la vérité sur son passé avec ou sans l'aide de Merlin, Guenièvre s'associe à l'ensorceleuse Morgane et à Mordred, tout en faisant face aux sentiments déroutants et interdits qu'elle nourrit encore pour lui.
Alors qu'elle fait une découverte terrifiante sur son identité, elle va devoir choisir entre défaire les erreurs du passé ou sauver Camelot, quitte à y laisser la vie...
A Sombria Queda de Elizabeth Frankenstein
Kiersten White
Elizabeth Lavenza não tem uma refeição decente há semanas. Seus braços finos estão cobertos de hematomas causados por sua guardiã. Na iminência de ser jogada nas ruas, a menina é levada para a casa de Victor Frankenstein, um garoto introspectivo e solitário que tem tudo – menos um amigo. Victor é a chance que Elizabeth tem para escapar da miséria. Então, ela faz de tudo para se tornar indispensável... e cumpre seu intento: é vendida por sua guardiã aos Frankenstein e passa a ser propriedade da família. Agora, ela pode dormir em uma cama quente, fartar-se com comidas deliciosas e usar os vestidos da mais fi na seda. Logo, Victor e ela tornam-se inseparáveis. Conforme os anos passam, porém, a sobrevivência de Elizabeth depende de sua capacidade de controlar o temperamento cada vez mais perigoso de Victor, além de ser indulgente com seus caprichos, não importa o quão moralmente questionáveis ou perversos possam ser. De sorriso meigo e mente sofisticada, Elizabeth está determinada a se manter viva custe o que custar... até mesmo quando o mundo tal qual ela conhece, progressivamente, é consumido pelas sombras. Mary Shelley revolucionou a literatura com Frankenstein: ou o Prometeu moderno, sua obra-prima. Em comemoração ao bicentenário de sua publicação, a Plataforma21 oferece a seus leitores este reconto do clássico, ricamente tecido por Kiersten White sob um ponto de vista inédito. É chegada a hora de conhecermos a voz de Elizabeth Frankenstein e deixá-la contar a própria história – e também a do monstro.
Filha das Trevas (Saga da Conquistadora, #1)
Kiersten White
Ninguém espera que uma princesa seja brutal.
Lada Dragwlya e o irmão mais novo, Radu, foram arrancados de seu lar em Valáquia e abandonados pelo pai – o famigerado Vlad Dracul – para crescer na corte otomana. Desde então, Lada aprendeu que a chave para a sobrevivência é não seguir as regras. E, com uma espada invisível ameaçando os irmãos a cada passo, eles são obrigados a agir como peças de um jogo: a mesma linhagem que os torna nobres também os torna alvo. Lada despreza os otomanos. Em silêncio, planeja o retorno a Valáquia para reclamar aquilo que é seu. Radu, por outro lado, quer apenas se sentir seguro, seja onde for. E quando eles conhecem Mehmed, o audacioso e solitário filho do sultão, Radu acredita ter encontrado uma amizade verdadeira – e Lada vislumbra alguém que, por fim, parece merecedor de sua devoção. Mas Mehmed é herdeiro do mesmo império contra o qual Lada jurou vingança – e que Radu tomou como lar. Juntos, Lada, Radu e Mehmed formam um tóxico e inebriante triângulo que tensiona ao limite os laços do amor e da lealdade.
Sombrio e devastador, este é o primeiro livro da mais nova série de Kiersten White. Cabeças vão rolar, corpos serão empalados... e corações serão partidos.
Camp Creepy (Sinister Summer #3)
Kiersten White
Follow the Sinister-Winterbottoms on their most outrageous adventure yet, when they find themselves at a normal summer camp!
After leaving the Sanguine Spa in pursuit of Edgaren't, the kids find themselves at a mysterious summer camp, Camp Creek. There are lake games and happy counselors, and there's even a tie-dye cabin. It's all very . . . normal.
But if Theo and Alexander know one thing, it's that normal doesn't always mean good. When everyone around her starts acting strange, Theo wonders if maybe the fumes from the tie-dye cabin are seeping into their brains, and she resolves to investigate what's really going on at Camp Creek.
Dark Descent Of Elizabeth Frankenstein
Kiersten White
Elizabeth Lavenza hasn't had a proper meal in weeks. Her thin arms are covered with bruises from her "caregiver," and she is on the verge of being thrown into the streets . . . until she is brought to the home of Victor Frankenstein, an unsmiling, solitary boy who has everything--except a friend.
Victor is her escape from misery. Elizabeth does everything she can to make herself indispensable--and it works. She is taken in by the Frankenstein family and rewarded with a warm bed, delicious food, and dresses of the finest silk. Soon she and Victor are inseparable.
But her new life comes at a price. As the years pass, Elizabeth's survival depends on managing Victor's dangerous temper and entertaining his every whim, no matter how depraved. Behind her blue eyes and sweet smile lies the calculating heart of a girl determined to stay alive no matter the cost . . . as the world she knows is consumed by darkness.
Cache-Cache Mortel
Kiersten White
La règle est simple... restez cachés.
Un parc d'attractions délabré. Quatorze concurrents. Sept jours pour gagner.
Partout où se cacher, mais nulle part où fuir...
Lorsqu'on propose à Mack de participer à une compétition de cache-cache avec 50 000 dollars à la clé, elle y voit une opportunité en or pour changer de vie. Elle a passé toute son existence à se cacher, elle est experte en la matière. C'est d'ailleurs pour cette raison qu'elle est toujours en vie, contrairement à sa famille. Gagner sera un véritable jeu d'enfant.
Mais lorsque ses adversaires commencent à disparaître mystérieusement les uns après les autres, Mack comprend que cette fois-ci, le seul moyen pour elle de survivre est peut-être d'affronter en groupe ce qui les pourchasse...
Amazement Park
Kiersten White
Amazement Park: 14 Kandidaten. 7 Tage. 1 Labyrinth ohne Entkommen …
Die Challenge: eine Woche lang in einem verlassenen Freizeitpark versteckt bleiben, ohne gefunden zu werden.
Der Gewinn: genug Geld, um sein Leben zum Besseren zu verändern.
Obwohl alle Teilnehmenden unbedingt gewinnen wollen, ist sich Mack sicher, dass sie siegen kann. Im Verstecktbleiben ist sie ein Profi: Das ist der Grund, warum sie noch lebt und ihre Familie nicht.
Doch als die anderen nach und nach verschwinden, wird Mack klar, dass mit dieser Gameshow etwas nicht stimmt. Vielleicht ist der einzige Weg, ihrer aller Leben zu retten, aus den Verstecken zu kommen und gemeinsam zu kämpfen.
The House of Quiet
Kiersten White
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of And I Darken comes a dark fantasy about a girl who will do anything to find her sister, including posing as a maid to infiltrate the mysterious House of Quiet.To save her sister, she must enter the House.In the middle of a deadly bog sits the House of Quiet. It’s a place for children whose Procedure triggered powers too terrible to be lived with—their last hope for treatment. No one knows how they’re healed or where they go afterward.Birdie has begged, bargained, and blackmailed her way inside as a maid, determined to find her missing sister, Magpie. But what she discovers is more mysteries. Instead of the destitute children who undergo the Procedure in hopes of social advancement, the house brims with aristocratic teens wielding strange powers they never should have been burdened with.Though Birdie wants to ignore them, she can’t help being drawn to stoic and silent Forest, charmed by clever River, and concerned for the youngest residents. And with fellow maid Minnow keeping tabs on everything Birdie does, danger is everywhere.In her desperate search for Magpie, Birdie unearths terrifying threats and devastating truths, forcing her to confront just how much she’s willing to sacrifice to save her own sister. Because in the House of Quiet, if you find what’s lurking beneath . . . you lose everything.Unravel the mystery. Ignite the rebellion.
Lucy Undying: A Dracula Novel
Kiersten White
From Sunday Times bestselling author Kiersten White comes a brand new exciting standalone.
Vampiric Vacation (Sinister Summer #2)
Kiersten White
The spooky summer adventures of the Sinister-Winterbottom twins continue in another gothic mystery: can Theo and Alexander solve the secret of the Sanguine Spa in the little Transylvania Mountains?
After leaving Fathoms of Fun, the kids are on their way to the next odd summer destination their aunt has chosen for them. This time, they find themselves dropped off at the Sanguine Spa in the "little Transylvania Mountains". There they meet the owners: Mina, her mysterious little sister, Lucy (who is extremely pale, can't go in the sunlight, and has an affinity for hanging upside down from the ceiling), and their intimidating guardian, the Count.
When the Count sends all the children in the spa on a scavenger hunt, the Sinister-Winterbottoms use the excuse to snoop around and discover that this spa may be more than just eerie--it might also hold clues to what happened to their parents. When Wil starts to show vampiric symptoms, the twins resolve to investigate what's really going on at the Sanguine Spa.
The second book in the Sinister Summer series continues the adventures of the Sinister-Winterbottoms and their aunt who never saw a discount vacation destination she didn't love.
And I Darken: The Complete Trilogy (The Conqueror's Saga #1-3)
Kiersten White
Claim the throne. Demand the crown. Rule the world.
This collection contains all 3 novels of the AND I DARKEN trilogy: And I Darken, Now I Rise, and Bright We Burn.
AND I DARKEN: No one expects a princess to be brutal, and Lada Dragwlya likes it that way. Ever since she and her brother, Radu, were wrenched from their homeland of Wallachia, Lada has known that being ruthless is the key to survival. Then they meet Mehmed, a true friend but heir to the very empire that Lada has sworn to fight against. Together, Lada, Radu, and Mehmed form a toxic triangle that strains the bonds of love and loyalty to the breaking point.NOW I RISE: Lada Dracul has no allies. No crown. All she has is what she's always had: herself. After failing to secure the Wallachian throne, Lada is out to punish anyone who dares cross her. But Lada needs the support of her diplomatic younger brother, Radu. As nations fall around them, the Dracul siblings must decide: what will they sacrifice to fulfill their destinies? BRIGHT WE BURN: Lada's rule of absolute justice has created a Wallachia free of crime. But Lada won't rest until everyone knows that her country's borders are inviolable. Only by destroying everything that came before--including her relationships--can Lada truly build the country she wants.
Lucy Undying. Caccia a Dracula (Italian Edition)
Kiersten White
Il suo nome è stato scritto solo nella storia di qualcun Lucy Westenra è stata una delle prime vittime di Dracula. La sua morte, però, è stata solo l’inizio. Dopo essere risorta come vampira, Lucy ha tentato di sottrarsi al giogo del mostro che l’ha uccisa e di scoprire chi è e cosa vuole realmente. La sua non-vita prende una piega inaspettata nella Londra del XXI secolo, quando incontra Iris, che vorrebbe liberarsi del suo passato e di una famiglia con un oscuro segreto. Lucy, ormai convinta di non essere più in grado di amare, si innamora di lei. Ma il loro amore appena sbocciato sembra destinato ad appassire prima del tempo. La madre di Iris non è disposta a lasciarla andare, e Dracula è pronto a mietere nuove vittime. Lucy Westenra è stata un’adolescente uccisa tragicamente, un’avventuriera solitaria e una temibile cacciatrice, ma la felicità le è sempre sfuggita. Riuscirà a trovare la forza di distruggere Dracula, o il suo cuore sarà ancora una volta la sua rovina?
Caçadora (A Última Caça-Vampiros, #1)
Kiersten White
Nina e sua irmã gêmea, Artemis, estão longe de serem garotas comuns. Na verdade, é praticamente impossível ser quando se cresce numa escola de guardiões. Nela, os estudantes são treinados para guiar e proteger caçadoras – estas, Escolhidas capazes de enfrentar as forças da escuridão. Mas a jovem Nina nunca incorporou o estilo violento que lhe é esperado... Em vez disso, segue seus instintos de cura, ganhando aos poucos seu espaço como a paramédica da escola. Até o dia em que sua vida muda para sempre: ela torna-se uma Escolhida. E o pior, é a última Escolhida, para sempre.
Tudo culpa de Buffy – a famosa caçadora que o pai de Nina deu a vida para proteger. Assim, conforme Nina aperfeiçoa suas habilidades, diversos acontecimentos a mantêm ocupada. Isso inclui demônios soltos por aí e uma criatura sombria que aparece em seus sonhos...
Mas é quando assassinatos começam a ocorrer que seus poderes são colocados à prova: ela sabe que alguém que ama poderá ser o próximo. Para a jovem, não há dúvidas: ser a Escolhida é fácil. Difícil mesmo é fazer as escolhas certas.
Uma verdadeira ode à clássica série Buffy, a Caça-Vampiros, escrita por uma de suas mais respeitáveis fãs – a autora best-seller Kiersten White. Os que se iniciam agora no buffyverso terão um novo e irresistível mundo a ser explorado; os fãs de longa data, um deleite que respeita cada detalhe do legado e expande o universo de Buffy.
Caçadora é o primeiro volume de A Última Caça-Vampiros.
“Fãs de Buffy, a Caça-Vampiros ficarão extasiados com esta nova série. Os ainda não iniciados no universo da lendária caçadora encontrarão uma narrativa empolgante, que agrada em cheio leitores de obras que mesclam fantasia urbana e poderes sobrenaturais.” — School Library Journal
Y Todo Arde (Saga And I Darken #3)
Kiersten White
RECLAMA EL TRONO. TOMA LA CORONA. GOBIERNA EL MUNDO
Radu es llamado a la nueva capital donde Mehmed está construyendo un imperio. Es que, aunque el sultán nunca ha sido tan fuerte ni tan poderoso, se siente desesperadamente solo.
Por su parte, Lada ha creado una Valaquia libre de crímenes y no descansará hasta que todo el mundo sepa que las fronteras de su país son inviolables.
Así que cuando le envía a Mehmed los cuerpos de su comité de paz, el sultán sabe que deberá tomar una decisión inmediata: o le declara la guerra al príncipe o reinará la muerte.
Mehmed la ama y necesita que se rinda ante su poder para protegerla; Radu teme que subestiman la voluntad indomable de su hermana.
Solo hay una forma de que Lada consiga lo que desea: destruyendo su pasado.
In the Shadows
Kiersten White
From the remarkable imagination of acclaimed artist Jim Di Bartolo and the exquisite pen of bestselling author Kiersten White comes a spellbinding story of love, mystery, and dark conspiracy, told in an alternating narrative of words and pictures.
Cora and Minnie are sisters living in a small, stifling town where strange and mysterious things occur. Their mother runs the local boarding house. Their father is gone. The woman up the hill may or may not be a witch.
Thomas and Charles are brothers who’ve been exiled to the boarding house so Thomas can tame his ways and Charles can fight an illness that is killing him with increasing speed. Their family history is one of sorrow and guilt. They think they can escape from it . . . but they can’t.
Măreț vom arde (Saga Cuceritorului #3)
Kiersten White
CINE VA TRĂI? CINE VA MURI? ȘI CINE VA DOMNI TRIUMFĂTOR?
UNELE IUBIRI VINDECĂ
Chinuit de faptul că nu știe ce s-a ales de Nazira și de Ciprian, Radu e chemat înapoi în noua capitală. Mehmed clădește un imperiu, devenind sultanul de care are nevoie poporul său. Ca împărat, Mehmed e mai puternic ca niciodată… dar îngrozitor de singur. Oare asta înseamnă că Radu va putea în sfârșit să aibă ceva mai mult cu Mehmed?
UNELE IUBIRI DISTRUG
Domnia Ladei de dreptate absolută a creat o Valahie lipsită de crime. Însă Lada nu va avea liniște până ce lumea nu va afla că hotarele țării ei sunt inviolabile. Astfel că atunci când se hotărăște să-i trimită lui Mehmed cadavrele solilor lui de pace, sultanul și Radu nu au de ales – trebuie să-i declare război fetei prinț, care a devenit cu adevărat un dragon. Dacă Ladei îi este îngăduit să continue, doar moartea va triumfa.
UNELE IUBIRI NU SFÂRȘESC NICIODATĂ
Numai distrugând tot ce-a fost înainte – inclusiv relațiile sale – va putea Lada cu adevărat să-i clădească țara pe care și-o dorește. Radu se teme că ei subestimează voința de neclintit a surorii lui, însă Mehmed continuă să o iubească. Și o înțelege. Ea trebuie să piardă în fața lui, astfel încât să o poată feri de primejdii. E singura cale… nu-i așa?
REVENDICĂ TRONUL! CERE COROANA! CONDU LUMEA!
Acum mă înalț (Saga cuceritorului, #2)
Kiersten White
NU ARE ALIAȚI, NU ARE TRON. TOT CE ARE E CEEA CE A AVUT ÎNTOTDEAUNA: PE EA ÎNSĂȘI.
După eșecul de a pune mâna pe tronul Valahiei, Lada Drăculea pornește să pedepsească pe oricine îndrăznește să i se pună de-a curmezișul în drumul ei presărat cu sânge. Plină de o furie arzătoare, străbate țara, însoțită de oamenii ei. Dar forța brută nu îi aduce Ladei ceea ce își dorește. Iar gândul la Mehmed, pe care îl poartă în adâncul inimii ei, continuă să o tulbure.
Ceea ce îi trebuie Ladei sunt subtilitatea și priceperea fratelui ei Radu. Dar Mehmed l-a trimis la Constantinopol, căci dorește controlul asupra orașului, iar Radu a căpătat însărcinarea nedorită de spion dublu în spatele liniilor inamice. Pentru prima dată în viață, Radu refuză rugămințile neașteptate ale Ladei pentru ajutor. Împărțit între lealitatea față de credință, de otomani și de Mehmed, el știe că nu îi datorează nimic Ladei. Dacă ea moare, el nu și-o va ierta niciodată – dar dacă el nu izbândește în Constantinopol, oare Mehmed îl va ierta vreodată?
În vreme ce națiunile se prăbușesc în jurul lor, frații Drăculea trebuie să ia o hotărâre: ce vor sacrifica pentru a-și împlini destinul?
Și mă întunec (The Conqueror's Saga, #1)
Kiersten White
Nimeni nu se așteaptă ca o prințesă să fie violentă.
Dar așa este Lada Drăculea. Încă de când ea și blândul ei frate mai mic, Radu, au fost smulși din țara lor, Valahia, și au fost lăsați de tatăl lor la curtea otomană, pentru a fi crescuți acolo, Lada a știut că neîndurarea este cheia supraviețuirii. Ea și Radu sunt sortiți să fie pioni într-un joc plin de cruzime, în care la fiecare mișcare a lor o sabie nevazută li se leagană deasupra capului. Căci descendența lor, care îi face atât de speciali, îi transformă totodată în ținte.
Lada îi disprețuiește pe otomani și așteaptă răbdătoare, plănuindu-și răzbunarea pentru ziua în care se va întoarce în Valahia și își va cere dreptul câștigat prin naștere. Radu tânjește doar după un loc în care să se afle în siguranță. și când cei doi îl cunosc pe Mehmed, fiul singuratic și sfidător al sultanului, Radu simte ca și-a facut un prieten adevarat – iar Lada speră că în sfârșit a găsit pe cineva vrednic de iubirea ei. Dar Mehmed este moștenitorul imperiului împotriva căruia Lada a jurat să lupte – și pe care Radu îl consideră acum căminul lui. Lada, Radu și Mehmed ajung să formeze un triunghi toxic ce întinde legăturile dragostei și loialității până la punctul de rupere.
PRIMA CARTE DINTR-O NOUĂ SERIE
ÎNTUNECATĂ ȘI FASCINANTĂ, ÎN CARE SE VOR ROSTOGOLI CAPETE, TRUPURI VOR FI TRASE ÎN ȚEAPĂ… ȘI INIMI SE VOR FRÂNGE.
Hija de las Tinieblas (The Conqueror's Saga, #1)
Kiersten White
“SU COLUMNA VERTEBRAL ERA ACERO; SU CORAZÓN, UNA ARMADURA; Y SUS OJOS, FUEGO”.Nadie espera que una princesa sea brutal. Pero Lada, la hija de Vlad Drácula, siempre lo fue. En cambio, su hermano Radu es un joven gentil, inteligente y sensible. Todo lo que Lada y su padre desprecian.Cuando Drácula condena a sus hijos al destierro y los deja en manos del sultán otomano, Lada y Radu conocen a Mehmed. Por primera vez, Radu siente que tiene un verdadero amigo y Lada tal vez encuentre en él a alguien por quien valga la pena sentir algo. Para Radu, el imperio otomano es su hogar. Para Lada, el enemigo. Ella será capaz de sacrificarlo todo con tal de volver a su amada tierra.Lada, Radu y Mehmed crean un triángulo oscuro y apasionado, que desafiará todas las reglas,lealtades y sentimientos.Kiersten White nos trae una impactante historia sobre intrigas políticas, en la que se cortarán cabezas, se empalarán cuerpos y se romperán corazones.
El Engaño de la Princesa
Kiersten White
Con la magia que extiende sus garras por las fronteras del reino de Arturo, el emblemático mago Merlín tiene una solución: decide enviar a Ginebra para que se convierta en la esposa de Arturo, para que pueda protegerlos de aquellos que buscan la caída de la ciudad que gobierna el joven rey. ¿Cuál es la trampa? El verdadero nombre de Ginebra. Su identidad verdadera. Nadie la conoce realmente. Ella es una sustituta, una joven que ha sacrificado todo para salvar Camelot. Para mantener a Arturo a salvo, Ginebra debe abrirse camino en una corte donde los antiguos residentes, incluida la misma familia de Arturo, quieren que las cosas continúen siendo como siempre, y los nuevos, aquellos atraídos por el sueño de Camelot, luchan por una vida mejor. Y siempre, en el corazón verde del bosque y las negras profundidades de los lagos, la magia espera al acecho para reconquistar el reino.
Justas mortales, falsos caballeros y romances prohibidos no pueden compararse con la amenaza más grande: la joven de largo pelo negro que cabalga a través de la foresta oscura hacia Arturo. Porque cuando toda su existencia es una mentira, no es posible confiar ni siquiera en uno mismo.
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