Alexis Henderson Knihy

Čarodějnický příběh o útlaku a vzpouře V zemích Bethelu, kde je Prorokovo slovo zákonem, je samotná existence Immanuelle Mooreové hřích. Svazek její matky s mužem jiné rasy uvrhl dříve váženou rodinu v nemilost, a tak se Immanuelle snaží co nejlépe uctívat Otce, řídit se Svatým protokolem a žít pokorně, zbožně a v naprostém podrobení, stejně jako všechny ostatní ženy v Bethelu. Jenže jednoho dne ji nešťastná náhoda zavede do zapovězeného Černolesa obklopujícího Bethel, kam první prorok kdysi zahnal čtyři mocné čarodějnice a potom je tam zavraždil. Jejich duše lesem stále obcházejí, a když jim Immanuelle stane tváří v tvář, věnují jí dar — deník její mrtvé matky, která k Immanuellinu překvapení kdysi v lese hledala útočiště. Immanuelle je tajemstvími deníku fascinovaná, ale nedokáže pochopit, jak se její matka mohla s čarodějnicemi spolčit. Jenže když se začne dozvídat strašlivou pravdu o Církvi a její minulosti, uvědomí si, že skutečná hrozba pro Bethel tkví v jeho vlastní temnotě. A pochopí, že pokud se Bethel má změnit, musí vše začít u ní.

WANTED - Bloodmaid of exceptional taste. Must have a keen proclivity for life’s finer pleasures. Girls of weak will need not apply. A young woman is drawn into the upper echelons of a society where blood is power in this dark and enthralling Gothic novel from the author of The Year of the Witching. Marion Shaw has been raised in the slums, where want and deprivation are all she know. Despite longing to leave the city and its miseries, she has no real hope of escape until the day she spots a peculiar listing in the newspaper seeking a bloodmaid. Though she knows little about the far north—where wealthy nobles live in luxury and drink the blood of those in their service—Marion applies to the position. In a matter of days, she finds herself the newest bloodmaid at the notorious House of Hunger. There, Marion is swept into a world of dark debauchery. At the center of it all is Countess Lisavet. The countess, who presides over this hedonistic court, is loved and feared in equal measure. She takes a special interest in Marion. Lisavet is magnetic, and Marion is eager to please her new mistress. But when she discovers that the ancient walls of the House of Hunger hide even older secrets, Marion is thrust into a vicious game of cat and mouse. She’ll need to learn the rules of her new home—and fast—or its halls will soon become her grave.

'Saturated with violence, desire, and power. It's a book with blood on its lips, and I loved it completely.' ALIX E. HARROW 'Alexis Henderson is one of the best Gothic writers out there.' HANNAH WHITTEN 'Dark academia stunner infused with Henderson's signature style - it's lush, atmospheric, imaginative and impossible to put down.' RACHEL HARRISON 'A modern-day Anne Rice, Henderson has a gift for creating a world engorged with desire and death.' THE NEW YORK TIMES Lennon Carter's life is falling apart. Until she gets a mysterious phone call inviting her to sit the entrance exam for somewhere very few have heard of - Drayton College, a school of magic hidden in a secret pocket of Savannah. Lennon has been chosen because - like everyone else at the school - she is special. She possesses the innate gift of persuasion: the ability to wield her will like a weapon and to use it to control others and, in rare cases, matter itself. After passing the gruelling exam, Lennon must now learn how to master this devastating power. While persuasion takes a heavy toll on her body and her mind, she is captivated by all that surrounds her - her studies, Drayton's lush, moss-draped campus, her brilliant classmates and, most of all, by Dante, the charismatic adviser who both intimidates and enamours her. But as Lennon becomes more adept at wielding her uncanny abilities, she uncovers more about the unsettling history of Drayton and Dante's tragic and violent past, and is increasingly disturbed by what she finds. For it seems that the ultimate test is to embrace absolute power without succumbing to corruption and darkness . . . and it's a test she's terrified she is going to fail.