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Katy Rose Pool

    This author delves into profound human emotions and intricate relationships. Their prose is both lyrical and incisive, immersing readers in richly drawn worlds. A recurring focus is placed on themes of identity, memory, and the search for meaning within the mundane. The narratives are crafted to evoke strong feelings and encourage introspection.

    The Age of Darkness - Das Ende der Welt
    Garden of the Cursed
    There Will Come a Darkness
    Into the Dying Light
    As the Shadow Rises
    • The Age of Darkness - Das Ende der Welt

      Das Finale der epischen Fantasy-Trilogie

      Herzen brechen, Städte fallen und eine uralte Macht erwacht zum Leben Nach der Zerstörung der Stadt der Gnade ist ein uralter Gott wiederauferstanden und in einen menschlichen Körper gebannt. Der Prophet Pallas hat ihn in seiner Gewalt und will ihn zwingen, die Sechs Prophetischen Städte zu unterwerfen. Doch jeden Tag wird der alte Gott stärker. Es ist nur eine Frage der Zeit, wann er sich befreien und die Welt zerstören wird. Fernab von Pallas Athos lernt Anton unterdessen, seine prophetische Gabe zu beherrschen. Um die alte Macht zu bezwingen, macht er sich zusammen mit Jude, Hassan und Ephyra auf eine verzweifelte Suche ans Ende der Welt. Ihnen bleibt nicht viel Zeit, denn auf dem Spiel steht nicht weniger als ihrer aller Leben und das Schicksal der Welt. Katy Rose Pool begeistert ihre Leser*innen mit einem atemberaubenden Plot und großartigem Worldbuilding. Vor allem aber überzeugen ihre wunderbar menschlichen Figuren. Perfekte Lektüre für Fans von Leigh Bardugo und Sarah J. Maas. Alle Bände der »Age of Darkness«-Reihe: The Age of Darkness – Feuer über Nasira (Band 01) The Age of Darkness – Schatten über Behesda (Band 02) The Age of Darkness – Das Ende der Welt (Band 03)

      The Age of Darkness - Das Ende der Welt2024
      4.0
    • Garden of the Cursed

      • 342 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      In this thrilling YA fantasy/mystery duology from award-winning author Katy Pool, cursebreaker Marlow Briggs reluctantly pretends to be in love with one of the most powerful nobles in Caraza City to gain entry into an illustrious—and deadly—society that holds clues to her mother's disappearance. Perfect for fans of Veronica Mars, These Violent Delights, and Chain of Iron.Since fleeing the gilded halls of Evergarden for the muck-filled canals of the Marshes, Marlow Briggs has made a name for herself as the best godsdamn cursebreaker in Caraza City. But no matter how many cases she solves, she is still haunted by the mystery of her mother’s disappearance.When Adrius Falcrest, Marlow's old friend and scion of one of Caraza's most affluent spell-making families, asks her to help break a life-threatening curse, Marlow wants nothing to do with the boy who spurned her a year ago. But a new lead in her mother’s case makes Marlow realize that the only way to get the answers she desperately seeks is to help Adrius and return to Evergarden society—even if it means suffering through a fake love affair with him to avoid drawing suspicion from the conniving Five Families. As the investigation draws Marlow into a web of deadly secrets and powerful enemies, a shocking truth emerges: Adrius’s curse and her mother’s disappearance may just be clues to an even larger mystery, one that could unravel the very foundations of Caraza and magic itself.

      Garden of the Cursed2023
    • The jaw-dropping conclusion to the swoon-worthy and action-packed YA fantasy Age of Darkness trilogy - hearts will shatter, cities will fall, and a god will rise from the ashes.

      Into the Dying Light2021
      4.3
    • As the Shadow Rises

      • 496 pages
      • 18 hours of reading

      "Kingdoms have begun to fall to a doomsday cult, the magical Graced are being persecuted, and an ancient power threatens to break free. But with the world hurtling toward its prophesized end, Anton's haunting vision reveals the dangerous beginnings of a plan to stop the Age of Darkness"--Provided by publisher

      As the Shadow Rises2020
      4.3
    • There Will Come a Darkness

      • 512 pages
      • 18 hours of reading

      "For generations the Seven Prophets guided humanity with their visions, ending wars and uniting nations--until the day they vanished, leaving behind the promise of a looming Age of Darkness and the birth of a Prophet who could be the world's salvation...or the cause of its destruction"-- Provided by publisher

      There Will Come a Darkness2019
      3.8