Donatella and Scarlett Dragna escaped their cruel father and made it out of Caraval alive, but the games aren’t over yet. What Scarlett doesn’t know is that, in order to gain their freedom, Tella made a deal with a mysterious stranger and now it’s time to pay. Except what Tella owes is something that no one has ever been able to deliver: the true name of Caraval Master Legend. Tella’s only chance at uncovering Legend’s true identity is to enter the dangerous game of Caraval once more, and win. But what will she have to sacrifice to do that? Don’t miss FINALE, the stunning conclusion to the Caraval trilogy—out now!
Welcome, welcome to Finale, the third and final book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Caraval series! Welcome, welcome to Caraval...all games must come to an end. It’s been two months since the last Caraval concluded, two months since the Fates have been freed from an enchanted deck of cards, two months since Tella has seen Legend, and two months since Legend claimed the empire’s throne as his own. Now, Legend is preparing for his official coronation and Tella is determined to stop it. She believes her own mother, who still remains in an enchanted sleep, is the rightful heir to the throne. Meanwhile, Scarlett has started a game of her own. She’s challenged Julian and her former fiancé, Count Nicolas d’Arcy, to a competition where the winner will receive her hand in marriage. Finaly, Scarlett feels as if she is in complete control over her life and future. She is unaware that her mother’s past has put her in the greatest danger of all. Caraval is over, but perhaps the greatest game of all has begunwith lives, empires, and hearts all at stake. There are no spectators this time: only those who will win...and those who will lose everything.
A stunning new novel from the bestselling author of SHIVER, LINGER AND FOREVER. Stay alive, stay astride, stay out of the water... Every November, the Scorpio Races are run beneath the chalk cliffs of Skarmouth. Thousands gather to watch the horses and the sea that washes the blood from the sand. The mounts are capaill uisce: savage water horses. There are no horses more beautiful, more fearless, more deadly. To race them can be suicide but the danger is irresistible. Sean Kendrick knows the dangers of the capaill uisce. With one foot in the ocean and one on land, he is the only man on the island capable of taming the beasts. He races to prove something both to himself and to the horses. Puck Connolly enters the races to save her family. But the horse she rides is an ordinary little mare, just as Puck is an ordinary girl. When Sean sees Puck on the beach he doesn't think she belongs. He doesn't realize his fate will become entwined in hers. They both enter the Races hoping to change their lives. But first they'll have to survive.
The internationally bestselling fantasy sensation is back, with brand-new stories set in the world of Eragon and the Inheritance Cycle A wanderer and a cursed child. Spells and magic. And dragons, of course. Welcome back to the world of Alaga sia. It's been a year since Eragon departed Alaga sia in search of the perfect home to train a new generation of Dragon Riders. Now he is struggling with an endless sea of tasks: constructing a vast dragonhold, wrangling with suppliers, guarding dragon eggs, and dealing with belligerent Urgals and haughty elves. Then a vision from the Eldunar , unexpected visitors, and an exciting Urgal legend offer a much-needed distraction and a new perspective. This volume features three original stories set in Alaga sia, interspersed with scenes from Eragon's own unfolding adventure. Included is an excerpt from the memoir of the unforgettable witch and fortune-teller Angela the herbalist . . . penned by Angela Paolini, the inspiration for the character, herself Relish the incomparable imagination of Christopher Paolini in this thrilling new collection of stories based in the world of the Inheritance Cycle. Includes four new pieces of original art by the author.
Scarlett Dragna has never left the tiny island where she and her sister, Tella, live with their powerful, and cruel, father. Now Scarlett’s father has arranged a marriage for her, and Scarlett thinks her dreams of seeing Caraval—the faraway, once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show—are over. But this year, Scarlett’s long-dreamt-of invitation finally arrives. With the help of a mysterious sailor, Tella whisks Scarlett away to the show. Only, as soon as they arrive, Tella is kidnapped by Caraval’s mastermind organizer, Legend. It turns out that this season’s Caraval revolves around Tella, and whoever finds her first is the winner. Scarlett has been told that everything that happens during Caraval is only an elaborate performance. Nevertheless she becomes enmeshed in a game of love, heartbreak, and magic.
When 100 juvenile delinquents are sent on a mission to recolonize Earth, they get a second chance at freedom, friendship, and love, as they fight to survive in a dangerous new world.
A San Francisco c'è un parco incastonato nel cuore della città. Nel parco c'è un giardino, in parte curato, in parte selvaggio, a cui si accede lungo una stradina di mattoni. I frequentatori abituali, la varia, eterogenea, magnifica umanità che lo abita, che va laggiù per respirare, correre, giocare con i propri cani, non lo sanno ancora, ma da quel sentiero, come da un crocevia, si dipanano mille possibilità, mille vite diverse, mille occasioni per cambiare la propria esistenza. E infatti Hillary , operatrice TV alta e magra, illuminata dall'affetto della sua Golden retriever Tess , non direbbe mai che il malinconino e sensuale Philo , lo psichiatra padrone di quell'assurdo corgi , l'abbia mai degnata di uno sguardo; né Anna , vedova mite e ricchissima, proprietaria di Posy , penserebbe mai di vivere una seconda giovinezza con Rayford e il suo rottweiler Romeo ; per non parlare di Frankie , inasprita dalla vita, a cui sta per capitare un'insperata, frizzante meravigliosa occasione d'amore... Solo Tobin , il giardiniere-quasi-professore-ex-hippie, sa tutto e sorveglia con affetto la piccola comunità di cani e padroni, gli uni tanti simili agli altri, pronti a scrivere poesie, a imparare il francese, a cucinare, a coltivare rose, a innamorarsi. Leggero, toccante, divertente, Stessa ora stesso parco ritrae persone in movimento come in una galleria di istantanee , colte nei gesti, nei sorrisi, negli attimi in cui la vita cambia. Sullo sfondo di una delle città più belle del mondo, Marjorie Leet Ford racconta storia quotidiane e originalissime con una prosa brillante e vivace, che rende questo romanzo irresistibile... anche per quelli che non amano i cani.
