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Sarah Gailey

    Sarah Gailey
    Upright Women Wanted
    River of Teeth
    Magic for Liars
    Eat the Rich SC
    Taste of Marrow
    Její ozvěna
    • Ještě teď se stydím, že mi tak dlouho trvalo, než jsem to všechno pochopila. Bylo to nabíledni, měla jsem to přímo před nosem, ale trvalo mi tak dlouho, než mi došlo, koho jsem si vlastně vzala. Trvalo mi tak dlouho, než jsem ho začala nenávidět. Pro Evelyn Caldwellovou to měl být večer na počest jejího vědeckého bádání. Ocenění výzkumu klonování jí mělo pojistit kariéru, ale Evelyn má najednou jiné starosti. Její manžel Nathan ji opustil kvůli mladšímu, lepšímu a novějšímu modelu. Kvůli ženě, která je nyní těhotná, přestože to mělo být nemožné. A navíc je jí povědomá. Příliš povědomá na to, aby to byla náhoda. Je to žena, která nikdy neměla existovat. Martine, Evelynina kopie vytvořená na základě oceněného výzkumu klonů, je trpělivá, jemná a poslušná. Je vším, čím si vědkyně přísahala, že nikdy nebude. A má poměr s jejím manželem. Teď je ten nevěrný podrazák mrtvý a obě Caldwellovy manželky musí tuto nečekanou situaci řešit. Ještě že je Evelyn na špinavou práci zvyklá. Její ozvěna je strhující román o vraždách, zradách a pomstách. O hledání vlastní identity a o volbách, ke kterým společnost ženy nutí. Autorka poutavě prolíná napínavé prvky z vědecké laboratoře s hlubokou sebereflexí a sebepoznáním intimního života hlavní hrdinky. Kontroverzní i eticky aktuální téma zaujalo natolik, že se objeví na filmovém plátně dílem Annapurna Pictures.

      Její ozvěna
    • Taste of Marrow

      • 192 stránek
      • 7 hodin čtení
      3,8(201)Ohodnotit

      Campbell finalist Sarah Gailey's hippo mayhem continues in Taste of Marrow, the sequel to rollicking adventure River of Teeth. A few months ago, Winslow Houndstooth put together the damnedest crew of outlaws, assassins, cons, and saboteurs on either side of the Harriet for a history-changing caper. Together they conspired to blow the dam that choked the Mississippi and funnel the hordes of feral hippos contained within downriver, to finally give America back its greatest waterway. Songs are sung of their exploits, many with a haunting refrain: "And not a soul escaped alive." In the aftermath of the Harriet catastrophe, that crew has scattered to the winds. Some hunt the missing lovers they refuse to believe have died. Others band together to protect a precious infant and a peaceful future. All of them struggle with who they've become after a long life of theft, murder, deception, and general disinterest in the strictures of the law.

      Taste of Marrow
    • When the rich and powerful are literal cannibals, how can regular people avoid being on the menu?

      Eat the Rich SC
    • Magic for Liars

      • 352 stránek
      • 13 hodin čtení
      3,7(510)Ohodnotit

      GOODREADS: The Hottest Books of Summer 2019 OMNIVORACIOUS: 10 Most Anticipated SF and Fantasy Books of Summer EW: Books to Read in June POPSUGAR: 21 New Books You Need to Read GOODREADS: Meet the Rising Stars of Science Fiction and Fantasy LITHUB: Ultimate Summer Books Preview REFINERY 29: The Best Books of June 2019 AV CLUB: Books to Read in June BUSTLE: 50 New Books of Summer 2019 GOODREADS: The 24 Most Popular Sci-Fi & Fantasy Novels of 2019 THE VERGE: 11 New SFF Books to Check Out GOOD HOUSEKEEPING: Best New Books to Add to Your Summer Reading BUZZFEED: 29 Summer Books to Get Excited About Sharp, mainstream fantasy meets compelling thrills of investigative noir in Magic for Liars, a fantasy debut by rising star Sarah Gailey. Ivy Gamble was born without magic and never wanted it. Ivy Gamble is perfectly happy with her life – or at least, she’s perfectly fine. She doesn't in any way wish she was like Tabitha, her estranged, gifted twin sister. Ivy Gamble is a liar. When a gruesome murder is discovered at The Osthorne Academy of Young Mages, where her estranged twin sister teaches Theoretical Magic, reluctant detective Ivy Gamble is pulled into the world of untold power and dangerous secrets. She will have to find a murderer and reclaim her sister—without losing herself. “An unmissable debut.”—Adrienne Celt, author of Invitation to a Bonfire

      Magic for Liars
    • River of Teeth

      • 176 stránek
      • 7 hodin čtení
      3,6(837)Ohodnotit

      A Finalist for the 2017 Nebula Award for Best Novella Sarah Gailey's wildfire debut River of Teeth is a rollicking alternate history adventure that Charlie Jane Anders calls "preposterously fun." In the early 20th Century, the United States government concocted a plan to import hippopotamuses into the marshlands of Louisiana to be bred and slaughtered as an alternative meat source. This is true. Other true things about hippos: they are savage, they are fast, and their jaws can snap a man in two. This was a terrible plan. Contained within this volume is an 1890s America that might have been: a bayou overrun by feral hippos and mercenary hippo wranglers from around the globe. It is the story of Winslow Houndstooth and his crew. It is the story of their fortunes. It is the story of his revenge.

      River of Teeth
    • "Esther is a stowaway. She's hidden herself away in the Librarian's book wagon in an attempt to escape the marriage her father has arranged for her--a marriage to the man who was previously engaged to her best friend. Her best friend who she was in love with. Her best friend who was just executed for possession of resistance propaganda. The future American Southwest is full of bandits, fascists, and queer librarian spies on horseback trying to do the right thing" -- Provided by publisher

      Upright Women Wanted
    • When We Were Magic

      • 352 stránek
      • 13 hodin čtení
      3,6(4697)Ohodnotit

      When Alexis accidentally kills a classmate on prom night using magic, her best friends Roya, Iris, Paulie, Marcelina, and Maryam join in using their powers to try to set things right.

      When We Were Magic
    • A darkly gothic thriller from bestselling author Sarah Gailey.

      Just Like Home
    • American Hippo

      • 304 stránek
      • 11 hodin čtení

      Experience hippo mayhem with this omnibus volume containing Sarah Gailey's raucous novellas River of Teeth and Taste of Marrow for fans of alternate history and weird westerns

      American Hippo