Traci Chee

"A beautiful, painful, and necessary work of historical fiction." --Veera Hiranandani, Newbery Honor winning author of The Night Diary

We Are Not Free

"Set in a world where reading is unheard-of, Sefia makes use of a mysterious object to track down who kidnapped her aunt Nin and what really happened the night her father was murdered"--

The Reader

From New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist, Traci Chee, comes a Japanese inspired YA fantasy that's brimming with demons, romance, and plans gone awry. When a girl whose never longed for adventure suddenly begins to turn into a demon, she sets off on a quest to turn herself back to normal but along the way is forced to confront her true power within.

A Thousand Steps into Night

"Sefia and Archer's adventure continues as Archer searches for a way to combat his nightmares of his time with the impressors and Sefia becomes more and more consumed by her study of the Book"--

The Speaker

The thrilling conclusion to the epic adventure that began with New York Times bestselling The Reader, "a series fantasy lovers will want to sink their teeth into." - Booklist, starred review Sefia is determined to keep Archer out of the Guard's clutches and their plans for war between the Five Kingdoms. The Book, the ancient, infinite codex of the past, present and future, tells of a prophecy that will plunge Kelanna in that bloody war, but it requires a boy--Archer--and Sefia will stop at nothing to ensure his safety. The Guard has already stolen her mother, her father, and her Aunt Nin. Sefia would sooner die than let them take anymore from her--especially the boy she loves. But escaping the Guard and the Book's prophecy is no easy task. After all, what is written always comes to pass. As Sefia and Archer watch Kelanna start to crumble to the Guard's will, they will have to choose between their love and joining a war that just might tear them apart. Full of magic, suspense, and mystery, Traci Chee brings her trilogy to a close in this spellbinding final installment.

The Storyteller

Un imponente debut literario crece en el seno de un mundo donde las letras no existen, un evento literario para amantes de títulos como Corazón de tinta y Sombra y hueso. Sefia es una superviviente. Luego de que su padre fuera brutalmente asesinado, huyó junto a su tía Nin, quien le ha enseñado a sobrevivir en la precariedad del bosque. Allí aprendió a recolectar y cazar, a seguir un rastro y hurtar. Pero cuando su tía es secuestrada, ninguna de estas habilidades la ayudan a descubrir cómo rescatarla. La única pista que Sefia tiene sobre estos dos terribles acontecimientos —la muerte del padre, la desaparición de la tía— es un extraño objeto rectangular. Un libro. Con la ayuda de la magia contenida en este artilugio, y la presencia de un forastero con sus propios secretos que ocultar, Sefia deberá emprender el viaje de búsqueda y rescate para hallar a su tía, al tiempo que sigue el rastro que la llevará a la verdad detrás del asesinato de su padre. Múltiples arcos narrativos en un universo plagado de intrépidos piratas y despiadados matones: La lectora es una historia brillante, de la mano de una nueva promesa de la literatura.

Mar de tinta y oro 1

La Lectora

From bestselling and award-winning author Traci Chee comes a standalone fantasy set against a war-ravaged world where kindling warfare--the use of elite, magic-wielding teenage soldiers--has been outlawed. In this rich and evocative novel, seven kindlings search for purpose and identity as they prepare for one final battle. For fans of the classic films Seven Samurai and The Magnificent Seven. Once, the war was fought with kindlings--elite, magic-wielding warriors whose devastating power comes at the cost of their own young lives. Now the war is over, and kindlings have been cast adrift--their magic outlawed, their skills outdated, their formidable balar weapons prized only as relics and souvenirs. Violence still plagues the countryside, and memories haunt those who remain. When a village comes under threat of siege, it offers an opportunity for seven kindlings to fight one last time. But war changed these warriors. And to reclaim who they once were, they will have to battle their pasts, their trauma, and their grim fates to come together again--or none of them will make it out alive. From bestselling and award-winning author Traci Chee comes a gut-wrenching, introspective fantasy about seven lost soldiers searching for the peace they once fought for and the future in which they're finally daring to believe.

Kindling

Seit Sefias Vater ermordet wurde, kämpft sie mit ihrer Tante Nin ums Überleben. Aber dann wird Nin entführt und die einzige Spur zu ihr ist ein Buch: ein scheinbar nutzloser Gegenstand in einem Land, in dem fast niemand um die Existenz des geschriebenen Wortes weiß. Doch kaum berührt Sefia das makellose Papier, spürt sie eine magische Verbundenheit und lernt die Zeichen zu deuten. Sie führen sie nicht nur auf eine gefährliche Reise, sondern auch an die Seite eines stummen Jungen, der selbst voller Geheimnisse steckt. Gemeinsam wollen sie Nin finden – und den Tod von Sefias Vater rächen.

Ein Meer aus Tinte und Gold (Das Buch von Kelanna 1)

Barely escaping from the claws of the Guard, Sefia and Archer are on the run. Archer struggles to overcome his past trauma with the cruel impressors. However, Archer decides to fight his trauma by liberating children impressors hold captive. Meanwhile, Sefia investigates the mystical Book and its secrets. As she begins to unravel it, she and Archer must find a way to overthrow the Guards before they are all trapped in a war that leaves the future swinging on a thread.

La Oradora

Linsey Miller

Tori Bovalino

Nova Ren Suma

Rosiee Thor

Courtney Gould

Alex Brown

Gina Chen

Justine Pucella Winans

Shelly Page

Kay Costales

Liz Hull

Sandra Proudman

C.L. McCollum

Nora Elghazzawi

G. Haron Davis

A dance to the death. A girl who’s just as monstrous as H.H. Holmes. A hallway that’s constantly changing—and hungry. All of these stories exist in the same place—within the frame of a particular house that isn’t bound by the laws of time and space. Following in the footsteps of dark/horror-filled YA anthologies like His Hideous Heart and Slasher Girls and Monster Boys, and Netflix’s ground-breaking adaptation of The Haunting of Hill House, this YA speculative fiction anthology explores how the permanence of a home can become a space of transition and change for both the inhabitants and the creatures who haunt them. Each story in the anthology will focus on a different room in the house and feature unique takes on monsters from a wide array of cultural traditions. Whether it’s a demonic Trickster, a water-loving Rusalka, or a horrifying, baby-imitating Tiyanak, there’s bound to be something sinister lurking in the shadows.

The House Where Death Lives

Cititoarea

Speaker

Il était une fois, et une fois il sera... Ainsi commence l'histoire de Sefia, qui a perdu sa mère, son père, puis sa tante Nin à cause d'un étrange objet rectangulaire. Ceci est un livre. Dans un monde où personne ne sait lire, Sefia va devoir poursuivre une triple quête de sens, de vérité et de vengeance. Epaulée par un mystérieux allié qui possède ses propres sombres secrets, elle va sillonner jungles et mers, au gré de ces histoires qui font l'Histoire avec un grand H... Le premier tome d'une trilogie best-seller aux Etats-Unis. Une expérience de lecture inédite. Un roman magistral regorgeant de contenus cachés.

D'encre et d'or

La narradora

Während um sie herum der Rote Krieg wütet, will Sefia nichts mehr, als Archer zu beschützen. Denn mit dem Brandmal an seinem Hals könnte er der Junge aus den Legenden sein – der Anführer einer riesigen, unaufhaltbaren Armee, der alle fünf Königreiche Kelannas erobert und das Ende des Krieges mit seinem Tod bezahlt. Doch als die Wache die Insel Oxzini einnimmt, müssen Archer und Sefia sich entscheiden, ob sie sich in die Schlacht stürzen oder tatenlos zusehen, wie ihre Welt in Stücke gerissen wird. Das packende Finale der Fantasy-Trilogie, in der Realität und Fiktion miteinander verschmelzen. Alle der Bände der meisterhaft erzählten Serie: Ein Meer aus Tinte und Gold Ein Schatz aus Papier und Magie Die Schlacht um Wörter und Blut

Die Schlacht um Wörter und Blut (Das Buch von Kelanna 3)

Nach der schmerzhaften Begegnung mit der Wache flüchten Sefia und Archer sich in den Schutz der Wälder. Doch vor den qualvollen Bildern der Vergangenheit gibt es kein Entkommen. Um diese zu vertreiben, beschließen sie, die Organisation der Impressoren zu zerschlagen und die gefangenen Jungen zu befreien. Doch jeder Kampf macht Archer mehr und mehr zu dem unerbittlichen Krieger, der er früher war. Sefia will ihm beistehen und sucht in ihrem Buch nach Antworten. Denn Archers Schicksal stellt nicht nur ihre Freundschaft auf die Probe – auch die Sicherheit Kelannas steht auf dem Spiel. Band 2 der packenden Fantasy-Trilogie, in der Realität und Fiktion miteinander verschmelzen. Alle der Bände der meisterhaft erzählten Serie: Ein Meer aus Tinte und Gold Ein Schatz aus Papier und Magie Die Schlacht um Wörter und Blut (erscheint im April 2019)

Ein Schatz aus Papier und Magie (Das Buch von Kelanna 2)

Thousand Steps into Night

El juego en un mundo donde la lectura es inaudita, Sefia hace el empleo de un objeto misterioso de detectar quien secuestró a su tía Nin y que realmente pasó la noche su padre fue asesinado.

Čtenářka

Moře inkoustu a zlata

Era uma vez um mundo chamado Kelanna. Um lugar tão maravilhoso quanto terrível, onde ninguém sabia ler. Lá, as histórias não eram registradas em papel como esta que você está prestes a ler... elas eram simplesmente transmitidas de geração a geração. Em uma dessas lendas, falava-se de um objeto misterioso que guardava a maior magia que o povo de Kelanna já conheceu: o livro. Quem soubesse interpretá-lo teria acesso a um poder inimaginável. E a jovem Sefia é uma das poucas pessoas capazes de se tornar uma leitora. Mas, antes disso, ela enfrentará uma longa jornada. Sefia precisa saber por que estão atrás daquele objeto retangular que está em suas mãos. São as mesmas pessoas que assassinaram seu pai alguns anos antes? A garota deseja vingança... Magia e grandes perigos, como o terrível Flagelo do Leste e sua famosa frota de piratas, cruzarão seu caminho. Mas você se engana se acha que Sefia enfrentará tudo sozinha... o jovem Arqueiro, embora calado, sempre estará ao seu lado. E por que não um certo capitão e sua tripulação lendária? Percorra cada palavra e aproveite... a aventura está só começando.

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