Дженнифер Албин – лучшие книги

У шестнадцатилетней Аделис Льюис есть секрет: она хочет быть неудачницей. Ведь тогда ее не заберут в Гильдию. Тех, кто обладает редкой способностью ткать время, ждут там особые привилегии — они навсегда останутся прекрасными и смогут менять ткань реальности. Но ради этого избранные должны отказаться от всего, что им дорого. Аделис использовала свой тайный дар и соткала немного времени для себя. Теперь у нее есть час, о котором никто не знает. Много это или мало? Всего за час ей предстоит прожить целую жизнь. И узнать, насколько крепко сшиты прошлое и будущее.

Enter the world of Crewel: a world of secrets and intrigue. Where a girl with talent will thrive...or be destroyed.

Incapable. Awkward. Artless.

That's what the other girls whisper behind her back. But sixteen-year-old Adelice Lewys has a secret - she wants to fail.

Gifted with the ability to weave time and matter, Adelice is exactly what the Guild is looking for, and in the world of Arras, being chosen as a Spinster is everything a girl could want. It means privilege, power and beauty, the ability to embroider the very fabric of life. It also means entering a world secrets and lethal intrigue. But unlike the others, Adelice isn't interested in controlling what people eat, where they live and how many children they have and will do anything to hide her talent from the Guild. But when she slips up during her final test, her gift is identified. Now she has one hour to eat her mum's overcooked dinner. One hour to listen to her sister's school gossip and laugh at her dad's stupid jokes. One hour to pretend everything is OK. And one hour to escape. Because once you become a Spinster, there's no turning back...

Autonomous. Independent. Dangerous.

They tried to control her. Now she'll destroy them.?Things have changed behind the walls of the Coventry, and new threats lurk in its twisted corridors. When Adelice returns to Arras, she quickly learns that something rotten has taken hold of the world, and now Cormac Patton needs her to help him reestablish order. However, peace comes at a terrible price. As the Guild manipulates the citizens of Arras, Adelice discovers that she's not alone, and she must let go of her past to fight for mankind's future. She will have to choose between an unimaginable alliance and a deadly war that could destroy everyone she loves.?

Deadly Secrets
Tangled Lies
Woven truths
Life. Possibility. Choice. All taken from Adelice by the Guild--until she took them back.
But amid the splendid ruins of Earth, Adelice discovers how dangerous freedom can be. Hunted by soulless Remnants sent by Cormac Patton and the Guild, Adelice finds a world that's far from deserted. Although allies are easy to find on Earth, knowing who to trust isn't. Because everyone has secrets, especially those Adelice loves most. Secrets they would kill to protect. Secrets that will redefine each of them. Torn between two brothers and two worlds, Adelice must choose what to fight for.

Altered is Gennifer Albin's thrilling sequel to Crewel. Adelice is about to learn how tangled up her past and future really are. Her parents ran to protect her, but nothing can save her from her destiny, and once she uncovers the truth, it will change everything.