Лучшие книги Celine Kiernan

Дочь лорда-протектора пятнадцатилетняя Винтер Мурхок возвращается ко двору с далекого Севера. Но в ее родном королевстве все уже совсем не так, как прежде. Наследный принц Альберон куда-то исчез, а все следы его присутствия тщательно уничтожаются по приказу короля. Кошки перестали разговаривать, призраки прячутся от людей. Только Винтер может помочь своему другу Рази, внебрачному сыну короля, раскрыть тайну исчезновения принца и восстановить хрупкое равновесие в королевстве. На пути друзей ждут опасные приключения, интриги и любовь. «Отравленный трон» — первая книга увлекательной ирландской трилогии «Хроники Мурхок».

Леди-протектор Винтер Мурхок покидает замок и вместе с друзьями Рази и Кристофером отправляется на поиски исчезнувшего Альберона. Только она знает, где искать лагерь мятежного принца. Винтер и ее спутникам предстоит пройти через многие испытания, приоткрыть завесу над семейными тайнами королевства и отыскать таинственное племя мерронов, чтобы ответить на вопрос, почему между королем Джонатоном и его сыном пробежала тень. "Кружащие тени" - вторая книга трилогии "Хроники Мурхок".

Every tyrant who ever threatened the Kingdom is gathering to Alberon's table, and the forest is alive with spies, wolves, and bandits. Within these crowded shadows, Protector Lady Wynter Moorehawke travels alone and unprotected, determined that she shall find the rebel prince and heal the rift that has come between the King and his legitimate heir. But who is an ally and who is a foe?

In this, the second volume of The Moorehawke Trilogy, old friends and even older enemies ensure that Wynter is never certain of who she can trust.

Moorehawke Trilogy, book two

After their nan accidentally burns the family home down, twin brothers Patrick and Dominick move with their parents and baby sister to a small cottage by the sea. The family has spent many a happy summer there but never a winter – and against a backdrop of howling storms and wild seas, the haunting of the twins begins...

Wynter Moorehawke has braved bandits and Loup-Garous to find her way to Alberon-the exiled, rebel prince. But now that she's there, she will learn firsthand that politics is a deadly mistress. With the king and his heir on the edge of war and alliances made with deadly enemies, the Kingdom is torn not just by civil war - but strife between the various factions as well. Wynter knows that no one has the answer to the problems that plague the Kingdom - and she knows that their differences will not just tear apart her friends - but the Kingdom as well.

Moorehawke Trilogy, book three

On the night that Aunty dies the Raggedy Witches come for Mup's mam. Pale, cold, relentless, they will do anything to coax Mam back to Witches Borough. When they kidnap Mup's dad, Mup and her mam must leave the mundane world to rescue him. But Mam is strange on this side of the border - striding, powerful, and distant. Even if they can save Dad, Mup is not sure anything will ever be the same again...

What does it mean to be alive? What is it worth to stay alive?

Ireland, 1890: two ruthless immortals prowl the theatre district in search of food for their 'Angel'. Ancient, pitiless and caring for none but their own twisted family, they will stop at nothing to maintain their grip on life.

A seamstress, the young man who loves her and a penniless American magician soon find themselves imprisoned in a snow-bound country estate, the latest additions to the family's warped collection. Here, they are nothing but food, nothing but entertainment, and soon they will be nothing at all.

Far from their homes and fighting for survival, Tina, Joe and Harry will come to understand that far more is at stake than their lives.

A rich and provocative feat of the imagination from the creator of the Moorehawke Trilogy.

My name is Patrick Finnerty. I am fifteen and I’m losing my brother. A ghost has stolen him. I know how crazy that sounds. But my brother, my twin, is going to die; I’m watching him die. No one else can see what’s happening.

What can I do? The answers seem to lie within the memory of a dream – between this world and the next. Within The Grey.

But I don’t want to go into The Grey. I don’t want to. I’ve seen what it’s like…

A gorgeous short story from the collection, BEYOND THE STARS, written and illustrated by two great Irish talents in children’s fiction todayAs battle rages beyond the castle walls and soldiers fall like flies, the king despairs. His kingdom is crumbling around him, and he has lost his fighting spirit. His people know that without that, they will surely lose the war.While the bombs fall and arrows rain down, a black cat wanders silently amongst them, invisible but for her footprints in the snow. Only she may pass unnoticed through the deserted courtyards and along the empty corridors and snow-covered battlements of the once-bustling palace. For she has taken a silent vow to protect the princess who once saved her from drowning as a kitten. Watching her at play, lonely as can be, the cat knows she can never abandon her charge; she must help her and the young prince find each other, even if she is the last one remaining.A beautifully crafted tale by a highly regarded author with delicate illustrations to match by one of Ireland’s rising stars.