Realm Breaker
Autor Victoria Aveyarden Limba Engleză Hardback – 7 sep 2022 – vârsta până la 17 ani
Subliniem încă de la primele pagini atmosfera de amenințare iminentă care definește Allward, un tărâm unde orizontul nu mai promite siguranță, ci o întunecime palpabilă. În Realm Breaker, Victoria Aveyard abandonează ierarhiile stricte bazate pe culoarea sângelui din seria Red Queen pentru a construi o cosmologie mult mai vastă, centrată pe ideea de „fântâni” magice și fisuri în realitate. Reținem finețea cu care autoarea introduce magia în sângele protagonistei Corayne an-Amarat; nu este un dar facil, ci o moștenire grea care o forțează să părăsească liniștea orașului de la malul mării pentru a aduna o echipă de proscriși. Cei care au parcurs Red Queen de Victoria Aveyard vor fi pregătiți pentru temele trădării și ale jocurilor de putere, însă vor descoperi aici o lume mult mai densă, populată de armate de cadavre și creaturi ce par desprinse din bestiarele lui Tolkien. Ne-a atras atenția în mod deosebit figura reginei Erida, a cărei ambiție de a-și proteja tronul cu orice preț adaugă un strat de complexitate politică unei misiuni de salvare a lumii care altfel ar fi părut liniară. Ritmul este susținut de alternarea perspectivelor, oferind cititorului o viziune panoramică asupra unui regat aflat în pragul colapsului. Față de lucrările anterioare ale autoarei, acest roman polițist de tip fantasy se simte mai matur, explorând ideea că eroii nu sunt întotdeauna cei aleși de soartă, ci cei care rămân în picioare când restul lumii a eșuat.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 1432897381
Pagini: 914
Dimensiuni: 149 x 221 x 45 mm
Greutate: 0.96 kg
Ediția:Text mare
Editura: Gale, a Cengage Group
De ce să citești această carte
Recomandăm această carte cititorilor care caută un univers fantasy expansiv, unde magia are consecințe fizice și politice reale. Veți câștiga o experiență de lectură imersivă, susținută de o construcție a lumii ce rivalizează cu marile epopei clasice. Este alegerea ideală dacă apreciați personajele „gri” și aventurile de tip quest care nu se tem să exploreze zonele întunecate ale sacrificiului și datoriei.
Despre autor
Victoria Aveyard s-a născut și a crescut în East Longmeadow, Massachusetts. A studiat scenaristica la University of Southern California, experiență care se reflectă în stilul său narativ extrem de vizual și în ritmul alert al scenelor de acțiune. A devenit un fenomen global odată cu seria Red Queen, tradusă în numeroase limbi și vândută în milioane de exemplare. În prezent, își împarte timpul între cele două coaste ale Americii, folosindu-și pasiunea pentru cinematografie și lectură pentru a redefini genul Young Adult Fantasy prin intrigi politice complexe și sisteme magice inovatoare.
Descriere
Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller!
Irresistibly action-packed and full of lethal surprises, this stunning new fantasy series from Victoria Aveyard, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Red Queen series, begins where hope is lost and asks: When the heroes have fallen, who will take up the sword?
A strange darkness grows in Allward.
Even Corayne an-Amarat can feel it, tucked away in her small town at the edge of the sea.
She soon discovers the truth: She is the last of an ancient lineage—and the last hope to save the world from destruction. But she won’t be alone. Even as darkness falls, she is joined by a band of unlikely companions:
- A squire, forced to choose between home and honor.
- An immortal, avenging a broken promise.
- An assassin, exiled and bloodthirsty.
- An ancient sorceress, whose riddles hide an eerie foresight.
- A forger with a secret past.
- A bounty hunter with a score to settle.
Together they stand against a vicious opponent, invincible and determined to burn all kingdoms to ash, and an army unlike anything the realm has ever witnessed.
Descriere scurtă
“A true fantasy masterpiece." —Sabaa Tahir, #1 New York Times bestselling author
The Queen of Fantasy strikes again! This stunning new series from Victoria Aveyard, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Red Queen series is a high-voltage, high-stakes adventure where kingdoms hang in the balance and betrayal is only a breath away.
A strange darkness grows in Allward even Corayne an-Amarat can feel it in her small town at the edge of the sea. The long lost heir to an ancient lineage, it’s not until Corayne meets a rag-tag group of companions that she learns how to wield the magic slumbering in her blood—and how together they might stop what’s coming.
From her seat on the throne, Queen Erida has one aim: build a kingdom worthy of her destiny. While her court hopes to marry her off, Erida will do anything she can to avoid losing her crown—and her freedom. No matter the cost.
Meanwhile, shadowy corpse armies march the hillsides and dangerous beasts creep through fissures in the world, and a great evil grows stronger by the day. As the realm descends into chaos, the choices are clear: Save the world…or end it.
Realm Breaker is the first book in an epic series, told in multiple-POV chapters that follow an irresistible cast of characters through an incredibly imagined world, with action-packed adventure and lethal twists you won’t see coming, perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Tolkien himself.
Don’t miss Blade Breaker, the #1 New York Times bestselling sequel to Realm Breaker.
Recenzii
"Set in a sprawling world of warring empires and hair-raising magic that any reader would want to get lost in, REALM BREAKER is a fantasy fan's dream, injected with Aveyard's trademark action, heart, and razor-sharp characters." — Roseanne A. Brown, New York Times Bestselling Author of A Song of Wraiths and Ruin
"Realm Breaker is the kind of book you take with you to your favorite reading chair. The world is rich and built with deep care; the characters are complex and flawed; the story is filled with the kind of sweeping scale that fantasy does best. This is a new classic." — Marie Lu, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Skyhunter
An enthralling adventure, a richly imagined world, and the most impossible odds combine to make Realm Breaker an addictive, tightly-paced gem of a book. Readers will delight in Aveyard’s bewitching new beginning, all at once epic in scope and intimate in detail. It’s the adventure I was desperate to go on as a teenager and the kind of story I eagerly devour as an adult. — Emma Theriault, author of Rebel Rose
“There are a wide variety of action scenes, daring escapes, and betrayals…exquisite descriptions and clashing motivations result in a nuanced, sprawling realm. An epic series opener of old-school high fantasy catering to modern audiences.“ — Kirkus Reviews
“Like Aveyard’s hit Red Queen books, this series starter is a hefty tome with well-mapped details of lands, monsters, and people. Rotating narrators keep the story fresh and leave readers wanting more.” — Booklist
Praise for the Red Queen series: “Aveyard’s “little lightning girl” remains a relatable and deeply flawed heroine... Aveyard adeptly sets the scene for a fourth book to follow, amid a war not yet won.” — Publishers Weekly
“Another devastating cliff-hanger ending will leave readers hungry for the final volume.” — Booklist
“Simmering with internal conflict and well-devised courtly scheming.” — Kirkus Reviews
“Breakneck pace and engaging characters.” — School Library Journal
PRAISE FOR RED QUEEN: “A sizzling, imaginative thriller, where romance and revolution collide, where power and justice duel. It’s exhilarating. Compelling. Action-packed. Unputdownable.”
— USA Today
“Aveyard weaves a compelling new world of action-packed surprises... inventive, character-driven.”
— Kirkus Reviews
“A volatile world with a dynamic heroine.” — Booklist
“[Aveyard] sets her audience up for a gaspworthy twist that reconfigures nearly every character’s role and leaves Mare with no one to trust but herself... This blend of fantasy and dystopia will be an unexpected and worthy addition to many genre fans’ reading list.”
— Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
“Fascinating world building... Readers will be intrigued by a world that reflects today’s troubling issues concerning ethnic inequality, unfair distribution of wealth, pollution, warfare, political corruption, and the frightening power of the media.”
— Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
PRAISE FOR GLASS SWORD: “High-stakes excitement and sharp plot twists… make this a fast-paced, exciting read and a thrilling sequel."
— Booklist
“Aveyard certainly has a flair for the dramatic, which teens will eat up. The action hits the ground running and doesn’t stop until after the last page is turned.” — School Library Journal
“Fast-paced and action packed, Glass Sword is compelling and strong, guaranteed to gratify anxious readers of the series and fans of dystopian and fantasy literature.” — Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)