The Dazzling Heights
Autor Katharine McGeeen Limba Engleză Paperback – 5 iun 2018 – vârsta de la 13 ani
SERIA: The Dazzling Heights reprezintă continuarea foarte așteptată a volumului The Thousandth Floor, extinzând universul futurist creat de Katharine McGee într-un Manhattan al anului 2118. Dacă prima parte a stabilit coordonatele acestui zgârie-nori monumental de o mie de etaje, acest al doilea volum adâncește misterul și tensiunea, transformând strălucirea tehnologică într-un decor pentru un joc periculos de supraviețuire socială și morală. Observăm cum structura narativă se ramifică prin perspectivele a cinci adolescenți, fiecare purtând povara unor secrete care îi pot distruge. Ne-a atras atenția modul în care autoarea echilibrează elementele de science-fiction cu mecanismele unui roman polițist clasic. Leda este bântuită de amintiri traumatizante, Watt este forțat să reia activitățile de hacking, iar Avery luptă cu o iubire interzisă, totul în timp ce o figură misterioasă îi supraveghează din umbră, căutând răzbunare. Stilul este alert, punctat de numeroase momente de suspans la final de capitol, ceea ce face ca ritmul lecturii să fie unul susținut. Părinții care au citit cu plăcere The Thousandth Floor vor aprecia și această carte pentru modul în care explorează maturizarea forțată a personajelor într-o lume a excesului. De asemenea, cei familiarizați cu seria American Royals a aceleiași autoare vor recunoaște semnătura stilistică a lui Katharine McGee: abilitatea de a construi ierarhii sociale complexe și de a analiza prețul succesului. Subliniem că această ediție oferă o valoare adăugată prin capitolul prequel inclus, oferind context suplimentar înainte de marea finală din The Towering Sky.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 0062418637
Pagini: 464
Dimensiuni: 198 x 134 x 39 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Editura: Harpercollins
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Recomandăm această carte adolescenților care savurează poveștile cu intrigi complicate și decoruri futuriste. Cititorul câștigă o perspectivă interesantă asupra responsabilității și a modului în care secretele pot modela destinele. Este o lectură captivantă despre contrastul dintre luxul exterior și luptele interioare, ideală pentru cei care caută un mix de suspans, tehnologie și drame umane profunde într-un cadru de tip utopie distopică.
Descriere scurtă
This edition includes a bonus prequel chapter and a sneak peek at the final book in the series, The Towering Sky!
New York, 2118. Manhattan is home to a thousand-story supertower, a breathtaking marvel that touches the sky. But amidst high-tech luxury and futuristic glamour, five teenagers are keeping dangerous secrets…
LEDA is haunted by memories of what happened on the worst night of her life. She’ll do anything to make sure the truth stays hidden—even if it means trusting her enemy.
WATT just wants to put everything behind him…until Leda forces him to start hacking again. Will he do what it takes to be free of her for good?
When RYLIN wins a scholarship to an upper-floor school, her life transforms overnight. But being there means seeing the boy whose heart she broke, and who broke hers in return.
AVERY is tormented by her love for the one person in the world she can never have. She’s desperate to be with him… no matter the cost.
And then there’s CALLIOPE, the mysterious, bohemian beauty who arrives in New York determined to cause a stir. And she knows exactly where to begin.
But unbeknownst to them all, someone is watching their every move, someone with revenge in mind. And in a world of such dazzling heights, just one wrong step can mean a devastating fall.
Perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying and Big Little Lies, the sumptuous second book in the bestselling Thousandth Floor series has all the drama, romance and hidden secrets that landed the first book in this series at #2 on the New York Times bestseller list!
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Manhattan is home to a thousand-story supertower, a beacon of futuristic glamour and high-tech luxury . . . and to millions of people living scandalous, secretive lives.
LEDA is haunted by nightmares of what happened on the worst night of her life. She’s afraid the truth will get out—which is why she hires WATT, her very own hacker, to keep an eye on all the witnesses. But what happens when their business relationship turns personal?
When RYLIN receives a scholarship to an elite upper-floor school, her life transforms overnight. But being there also means seeing the boy she loves—the one whose heart she broke and who broke hers in return.
AVERY is grappling with the reality of her forbidden romance. Is there anywhere in the world that’s safe for them to be together?
And then there’s CALLIOPE, the mysterious, bohemian beauty who’s arrived in New York with a devious goal in mind—and too many secrets to count.
Here in the Tower, no one is safe—because someone is watching every move, someone with revenge in mind. After all, in a world of such dazzling heights, you’re always only one step away from a devastating fall. . . .
Recenzii
“Grabs the reader’s attention and never lets go.” — Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
Praise for THE THOUSANDTH FLOOR: “The luxe lives of Manhattan’s elite are even more extraordinary in Katharine McGee’s futuristic, highly addictive page-turner. The Thousandth Floor will give you vertigo and leave you eager for more.” — Cecily von Ziegesar, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Gossip Girl
Praise for THE THOUSANDTH FLOOR: “A gleaming future where a dirty secret still has pull on any human heart.” — Anna Godbersen, New York Times bestselling author of The Luxe
Praise for THE THOUSANDTH FLOOR: “Compelling and imaginative - I loved everything from the fascinating vision of the future to the scandalous lives of the characters.” — Amy Tintera, author of Ruined
Praise for THE THOUSANDTH FLOOR: “A confident debut, replete with romance, jealousy, and enticing future fashions and tech, McGee’s story delivers more than enough drama and excitement to hook readers and leave them anticipating the next book in the trilogy.” — Publishers Weekly
Praise for THE THOUSANDTH FLOOR: “A clever construction, readers who love uncovering scandalous secrets will find themselves staying up late. This is a towering debut.” — Booklist
Praise for THE THOUSANDTH FLOOR: “This will be gobbled up by fans of “Gossip Girl”. An excellent hook and familiar tropes make this title a likely hit.” — ALA School Library Journal
Praise for THE THOUSANDTH FLOOR: “McGee has done her work in world building and character development to make a juicy, memorable future that readers will want to revisit.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
“The Thousandth Floor’s dizzying sequel is Gossip Girl set in the year 2118 — only juicier. Throw (in) a cast of criminally hot teenagers, mind-bending tech, and a tantalizing forbidden romance... and you get The Dazzling Heights.” — -Seventeen.com