Clara Serretta Books

A Darker Shade of Magic, from #1 New York Times bestselling author V.E. Schwab Kell is one of the last Antari—magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel Londons; Red, Grey, White, and, once upon a time, Black. Kell was raised in Arnes—Red London—and officially serves the Maresh Empire as an ambassador, traveling between the frequent bloody regime changes in White London and the court of George III in the dullest of Londons, the one without any magic left to see. Unofficially, Kell is a smuggler, servicing people willing to pay for even the smallest glimpses of a world they'll never see. It's a defiant hobby with dangerous consequences, which Kell is now seeing firsthand. After an exchange goes awry, Kell escapes to Grey London and runs into Delilah Bard, a cut-purse with lofty aspirations. She first robs him, then saves him from a deadly enemy, and finally forces Kell to spirit her to another world for a proper adventure. Now perilous magic is afoot, and treachery lurks at every turn. To save all of the worlds, they'll first need to stay alive. "A Darker Shade of Magic has all the hallmarks of a classic work of fantasy. Schwab has given us a gem of a tale...This is a book to treasure."—Deborah Harkeness, New York Times bestselling author of the All Souls trilogy Shades of Magic series 1. A Darker Shade of Magic 2. A Gathering of Shadows 3. A Conjuring of Light

London, 1727 - and Tom Hawkins is about to fall from his heaven of card games, brothels and coffee-houses into a hell of a debtor's prison. The Marshalsea is a savage world of its own, with simple rules: those with family or friends who can lend them a little money may survive in relative comfort. Those with none will starve in squalor and disease. And those who try to escape will suffer a gruesome fate at the hands of the gaol's ruthless governor and his cronies. The trouble is, Tom Hawkins has never been good at following rules - even simple ones. And the recent grisly murder of a debtor, Captain Roberts, as brought further terror to the gaol

Sei mai stato così arrabbiato che le cose che un tempo ti facevano male adesso ti fanno sentire vivo? Hai mai provato cosa significa essere insensibile a tutte le emozioni? Gli ultimi anni sono stati così per Jared. Un viaggio tra la rabbia e l’indifferenza, senza fermate intermedie. Alcuni lo odiano per questo, altri hanno paura di lui. Ma niente e nessuno può fargli del male perché a lui non importa di niente e di nessuno. Tranne che di Tate. La ama così tanto che certe volte gli sembra addirittura di odiarla. Odia il fatto di non riuscire a lasciarla andare. Un tempo erano amici, ma poi Jared ha capito che non riusciva a fidarsi di lei né di nessun altro. L’ha ferita, respingendola, anche se ne ha ancora bisogno. Litigarci, sfidarla, prenderla in giro fino ad arrivare a perseguitarla, lo fa sentire vivo, un uomo. Tate, però, un bel giorno parte e sta via per un intero anno e quando ritorna sembra davvero molto cambiata. Il rapporto tra lei e Jared non potrà più essere lo stesso…