Libba Bray Knihy

Mnohavrstevný, ambiciózní román spojující historii, romanci, napětí, humor a magii v dokonalém celku, který ocení široké spektrum čtenářek, nejen těch dospívajících. Tajemný příběh z viktoriánské Anglie se odehrává na dívčí škole, kam po záhadné matčině smrti přijíždí z Indie šestnáctiletá Gemma Doyleová, aby se zde naučila vybraným způsobům. Musí se vyrovnat nejen s lekcemi francouzštiny a tance, ale i s nevraživostí ostatních dívek, která se však promění v přátelství doslova na život a na smrt, když Gemma objeví své skryté schopnosti. Záhadná Gemma, odvážná Felicity, chytrá Ann a krásná Pippa vytvoří nerozlučnou čtveřici, chtějí si splnit své sny a zároveň odhalit tajemství strašidelné školy. Gemma však zároveň odhalí i věci, které by nejraději nevěděla.

The Diviners are back in this thrilling and eerie third installment by number one New York Times bestselling author Libba Bray.

The narrative explores Miss Elizabeth's reflections on her childhood relationship with Willie Rudd, her black housekeeper, highlighting themes of love, memory, and racial dynamics. As she writes a letter to Willie, now envisioning a world where their social roles have changed, Elizabeth expresses her longing for equality and companionship. Through this heartfelt correspondence, she reveals her deep affection and the unspoken gratitude she held for Willie, illustrating the profound impact of their bond across the barriers of time and societal norms.

After a supernatural showdown with a serial killer, Evie O'Neill has outed herself as a Diviner. Now that the world knows of her ability to "read" objects, and therefore, read the past, she has become a media darling, earning the title, "America's Sweetheart Seer." But not everyone is so accepting of the Diviners' abilities...Meanwhile, mysterious deaths have been turning up in the city, victims of an unknown sleeping sickness. Can the Diviners descend into the dreamworld and catch a killer?

At Spence Academy, sixteen-year-old Gemma Doyle continues preparing for her London debut while struggling to determine how best to use magic to resolve a power struggle in the enchanted world of the realms, and to protect her own world and loved ones.

Evie O'Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of New York City-and she is pos-i-tute-ly ecstatic. It's 1926, and New York is filled with speakeasies, Ziegfeld girls and rakish pickpockets. The only catch is that she has to live with her uncle Will and his unhealthy obsession with the occult. Evie worries he'll discover her darkest secret: a supernatural power that has only brought her trouble so far. But when the police find a murdered girl branded with a cryptic symbol and Will is called to the scene, Evie realizes her gift could help catch a serial killer. As Evie jumps headlong into a dance with a murderer, other stories unfold in the city that never sleeps. A young man named Memphis is caught between two worlds. A chorus girl named Theta is running from her past. A student named Jericho hides a shocking secret. And unknown to all, something dark and evil has awakened...

Ah, Christmas! Gemma Doyle is looking forward to a holiday from Spence Academy, spending time with her friends in the city, attending ritzy balls, and on a somber note, tending to her ailing father. As she prepares to ring in the New Year, 1896, a handsome young man, Lord Denby, has set his sights on Gemma, or so it seems. Yet amidst the distractions of London, Gemma’s visions intensify–visions of three girls dressed in white, to whom something horrific has happened, something only the realms can explain...The lure is strong, and before long, Gemma, Felicity, and Ann are turning flowers into butterflies in the enchanted world of the realms that Gemma alone can bring them to. To the girls’ great joy, their beloved Pippa is there as well, eager to complete their circle of friendship.But all is not well in the realms–or out. The mysterious Kartik has reappeared, telling Gemma she must find the Temple and bind the magic, else great disaster will befall her. Gemma’s willing to do his intrusive bidding, despite the dangers it brings, for it means she will meet up with her mother’s greatest friend–and now her foe, Circe. Until Circe is destroyed, Gemma cannot live out her destiny. But finding Circe proves a most perilous task.

After the horrifying explosion that claimed one of their own, the Diviners find themselves wanted by the US government, and on the brink of war with the King of Crows

Fifteen diverse stories from the leading voices in YA, including a tale set in V.E. Schwab's bestselling Shades of Magic series.

Cameron Smith, a disaffected sixteen-year-old diagnosed with mad cow disease, sets off on a road trip with a death-obsessed, video-gaming dwarf he meets in the hospital in an attempt to find a cure.