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Red Glove

Autor Holly Black
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 27 oct 2015

Descoperim în Red Glove o continuare tensionată a universului urban fantasy creat de Holly Black, situată în seria Curse Workers. Dacă primul volum ne-a introdus într-o lume unde magia se transmite prin atingere și este strâns legată de criminalitatea organizată, acest al doilea capitol ridică miza supraviețuirii pentru tânărul Cassel Sharpe. Considerăm că forța acestui roman rezidă în evoluția protagonistului: de la adolescentul care se credea lipsit de puteri, la un „lucrător” (worker) cu o abilitate atât de rară și periculoasă încât devine ținta principală atât a mafiei, cât și a autorităților. Putem afirma că stilul narativ adoptat de Holly Black se îndepărtează de tiparele clasice ale genului prin infuzia de elemente noir. În familia White Cat de Holly Black, dar cu o temă actuală și mai sumbră: povara unei moșteniri de familie corupte și dificultatea de a-ți găsi propria busolă morală atunci când amintirile ți-au fost manipulate. Ritmul este alert, dictat de investigația federală în care Cassel este atras după moartea fratelui său, oferind cititorilor adolescenți o experiență de lectură densă, unde granița dintre aliați și dușmani este extrem de fragilă. Spre deosebire de atmosfera din The Cruel Prince sau The Stolen Heir, unde accentul cade pe intrigile curții din Elfhame, seria Curse Workers ancorează fantasticul în realitatea contemporană, explorând teme precum încrederea și identitatea. Este o lucrare definitorie pentru parcursul autoarei, demonstrând aceeași măiestrie în construcția lumilor complexe (worldbuilding) pe care am întâlnit-o și în Ironside, dar aplicată aici unui context de tip thriller modern.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781481444545
ISBN-10: 1481444549
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 108 x 190 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.21 kg
Ediția:Reissue edition
Editura: S&S/Saga Press

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această carte adolescenților care caută o poveste cu ritm rapid, unde magia are consecințe fizice și morale reale. Cititorul va câștiga o perspectivă fascinantă asupra loialității față de familie versus integritatea personală. Este lectura ideală pentru fanii Leigh Bardugo, oferind un amestec reușit de mister detectivistic și fantasy urban, totul sub semnătura unei autoare premiate care înțelege perfect psihologia tânărului adult.


Despre autor

Holly Black este o scriitoare americană de renume, celebră pentru capacitatea sa de a crea universuri fantastice captivante pentru copii și tineri. Este autoarea de succes a seriilor The Spiderwick Chronicles și The Folk of the Air, lucrările sale fiind traduse în peste 30 de limbi și adaptate pentru marele ecran. Recunoscută pentru talentul său în genul speculative fiction, a fost finalistă a premiilor Eisner și Lodestar și a primit distincții prestigioase precum Mythopoeic Award și Nebula. În seria Curse Workers, ea explorează o latură mai întunecată a magiei, combinând elemente de suspans și etică socială.


Descriere scurtă

Curses and cons. Magic and the mob. In Cassel Sharpe’s world, they go together. Cassel always thought he was an ordinary guy, until he realized his memories were being manipulated by his brothers. Now he knows the truth—he’s the most powerful curse worker around. A touch of his hand can transform anything—or anyone—into something else. After rescuing his brothers from Zacharov’s retribution and finding out that Lila will never be his, Cassel is trying to reestablish some kind of normalcy in his life. That was never going to be easy for someone from a worker family tied to one of the big crime families, and a mother whose cons get more reckless by the day. But Cassel is also coming to terms with what it means to be a transformation worker and figuring out how to have friends. But normal doesn’t last very long—soon Cassel is being courted by both sides of the law and is forced to confront his past. A past he remembers only in scattered fragments and one that could destroy his family and his future. Cassel will have to decide whose side he wants to be on because neutrality is not an option. And then he will have to pull off his biggest con ever to survive. Love is a curse and the con is the only answer in a game too dangerous to lose.

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Meet the Curse Workers - the fan favourite urban fantasy trilogy by global phenomenon Holly Black - now reborn in these unmissable new editions with stunning reimagined covers and updated texts never before published in the UK!

Cassel always thought of himself as the only nonmagical member of a magical - and corrupt - family. But now he knows that his memories were being manipulated by his brothers. They wanted to hide his ability from him, because it's incredibly rare and very powerful. A touch of his hand can transform anyone into anything.

When his oldest brother is murdered, the Feds recruit him to help make sense of the only clue recorded at the crime scene - images of a woman in red gloves. But the mob is after him too and they know how valuable he could be to them. Cassel is going to have to stay one step ahead of both sides just to survive. But where can he turn when he can't trust anyone, least of all himself?

Murder mystery meets contemporary fantasy in the cutthroat world of the Curse Workers, where a single touch can bring love - or death - and your dreams might be truer than your memories. Brimming with high-stakes deception, jaw-dropping twists, and a dash of romance, this iconic series is perfect for fans of Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo and Vicious by V. E. Schwab.

PRAISE FOR THE CURSE WORKERS SERIES

'Witty, twisty, and impossible to put down' LEIGH BARDUGO
'Dangerously, darkly gorgeous fantasy' CASSANDRA CLARE
'An exercise in stellar worldbuilding' V. E. SCHWAB
'Her most riveting work yet' SCOTT WESTERFIELD
'A stunning tour de force' LIBBA BRAY

Recenzii

Witty, twisty, and impossible to put down, Holly Black's Curse Workers series delivers magical heists and a young conman who is as flawed as he is brilliant. This is the kind of story - full of delightful, daring narrative sleight of hand - that kept me guessing with every page and that I won't soon forget
CURSES AND CONS
MAGIC AND THE MOB

In Cassel Sharpe's world, they go together. Cassel always thought he was an ordinary guy, but now he knows the truth - he's the most powerful curse worker around. He can transform anything - or anyone - into something else. That was how Lila, the girl he loved, became a white cat. Now she's back, but she's been cursed to love him. If Lila's love is as false as Cassel's made-up memories, then he can't believe anything she says or does.

When Cassel's oldest brother is murdered, the Feds recruit him to help find the killer. But the mob wants Cassel too - they know how valuable he could be to them. He will have to stay one step ahead of both sides just to survive. Where can he turn when he can't trust anyone - least of all, himself?

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Dangerously, darkly gorgeous fantasy' CASSANDRE CLARE

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(Cover of White Cat)
The Curse Workers Book 1