William Ritter Knihy

Rok 1892, New Fiddleham, Nová Anglie. Věci tu nikdy nejsou takové, jaké se zdají být, zvláště když jsou Abigail Rooková a její excentrický zaměstnavatel R. F. Jackaby opět vyzváni, aby vyšetřovali nadpřirozené jevy. Nejprve se objeví zákeřní měňavci zamaskovaní jako roztomilá koťátka. O den později je jejich majitelka nalezena mrtvá a na krku má podivnou bodnou ránu. Hned nato se z blízkého Gad’s Valley ztratí dinosauří zub odkrytý při nedávných vykopávkách a v údolí začne řádit neidentifikovatelná bestie, která napadá zvířata i lidi a nechává za sebou jen zmrzačená těla. Policista Charlie Cane, který se do údolí odstěhoval z New Fiddlehamu, žádá o pomoc, a tak se Abigail s Jackabym vydávají chytit zloděje, příšeru a vraha.

Příběh detektiva, který se zabývá paranormálními jevy, překypuje troufalým vtipem a notnou dávkou hrůzy ve stylu Doktora Who a Sherlocka Holmese. Abigail Rooková právě přicestovala do New Fiddlehamu v Nové Anglii. Píše se rok 1892 a ona nutně potřebuje najít práci. Potkává R. F. Jackabyho, detektiva objasňujícího nevysvětlené jevy, jehož bystré oko si všímá všeho neobvyklého – což zahrnuje i pozorování nadpřirozených bytostí. Abigail má zase jiný dar, dokáže si všímat obyčejných, ale podstatných detailů, takže se na místo Jackabyho asistentky výborně hodí. Hned během svého prvního dne v novém zaměstnání se Abigail ocitne uprostřed napínavého případu: ve městě řádí sériový vrah. Policie je přesvědčená, že se jedná o běžného kriminálníka, ale Jackaby si je jistý, že za vším stojí nelidská stvůra, jejíž existenci policie – s výjimkou mladého pohledného detektiva Charlieho Canea – vytrvale popírá.

The third adventure in the beloved fantasy series full of folklore and mayhem, from the creator of Jackaby. Brothers Cole and Tinn are determined to solve a mystery almost as old as they are: What happened to their long-missing father? Joseph Burton vanished without a trace, leaving the babies’ mother to raise them—one human, one a goblin changeling—alone. Some say Joseph abandoned his family, others that he met foul play looking for a way to get rid of the changeling imposter. Cole is determined to learn his father’s true fate, so he and Tinn set out on a dangerous quest to the deepest, most deadly limits of the Oddmire—with the help of Evie, expert on the creatures of the Wild Wood, and Fable, the indomitable half human, half fairy. Meanwhile a shudder runs through the forest. Increasingly powerful earthquakes shake the land, sinkholes form, and the spriggans, trolls, and other creatures along their path speak of an ancient evil on the rise . . . In the third book of the Oddmire series, New York Times bestselling author William Ritter takes readers on an unforgettable journey of family, fate, and a dangerous, magical forest.

Human and goblin brothers Cole and Tinn are finding their way back to normal after their journey to the heart of the Oddmire. Normal, unfortunately, wants nothing to do with them. Fable, the daughter of the Queen of the Deep Dark, has her first true friends in the brothers. The Queen allows Fable to visit Tinn and Cole as long as she promises to stay quiet and out of sight—concealing herself and her magic from the townspeople of Endsborough.But when the trio discovers that humans are destroying the Wild Wood and the lives of its creatures for their own dark purposes, Fable cannot stay quiet. As the unspoken truce between the people of Endsborough and the inhabitants of the Wild Wood crumbles, violence escalates, threatening war and bringing Fable’s mother closer to the fulfillment of a deadly prophecy that could leave Fable a most Unready Queen.

The thrilling conclusion in the New York Times bestselling series the Chicago Tribune called 'Sherlock Holmes crossed with Buffy the Vampire Slayer' sends the eccentric detective and his indispensable assistant into the heart of a war between magical words. Now in paperback.

“Funny, exciting, and ultimately epic. Wow. I can’t wait for the next one.” —Adam Gidwitz, author of the New York Times bestseller A Tale Dark and Grimm “Set in a magical world filled with incredible creatures from folklore, this fast-paced fantasy will keep readers turning the pages . . . A captivating series opener.” —Booklist, starred review Magic is fading from the Wild Wood. To renew it, goblins must perform an ancient ritual involving the rarest of their kind—a newborn changeling. But when the night arrives to trade a human baby for a goblin one, something goes terribly wrong. After laying the changeling in a human infant’s crib, the goblin Kull is briefly distracted. By the time he turns back, the changeling has already perfectly mimicked the human child. Too perfectly: Kull cannot tell them apart, so he leaves both babies behind. Tinn and Cole are raised as human twins, neither knowing what secrets may be buried deep inside one of them. When they are thirteen years old, a mysterious message arrives, calling the brothers to be heroes and protectors of magic. The boys must leave their sleepy town and risk their lives in the Wild Wood, journeying through the Deep Dark to reach the goblin horde and uncover who they truly are. In this first book in a new fantasy-adventure series, New York Times bestselling author William Ritter takes readers on a journey of monsters, magic, and discovery.