Рене Ахдие — новинки

Марико Хаттори вернулась в императорский дворец. Она должна узнать правду о том, кто замышлял ее убить и почему хотел взвалить вину на Черный клан. А для этого ей придется заставить своего жениха, принца Райдэна поверить ей. Но в этой хитроумной игре Марико не сможет действовать так, как привыкла. Теперь она будет вооружена только умом и хитростью. И пока она будет играть свою роль, ей предстоит найти способ спасти приговоренного к смерти Оками, юношу, укравшего ее сердце. Смогут ли они снова быть вместе?

Единственная дочь известного самурая, Марико всегда знала, что цель ее жизни выйти замуж. Ее отправляют в императорский дворец на встречу с женихом, которого она не выбирала. Но путешествие обрывается, когда конвой Марико подвергается жестокому нападению со стороны Черного клана, опасной группы бандитов, которых наняли, чтобы убить Марико до того, как она доберется до дворца.

Единственная выжившая, Марико чудом сбегает в лес, где замышляет месть. Одетая крестьянским мальчиком, она намеревается проникнуть в Черный клан и выследить тех, кто на нее напал. Однако, как только она оказывается в их рядах, Марико впервые обнаруживает, что ее ценят за ее интеллект и способности. Она даже влюбляется. Эта любовь заставит ее подвергнуть сомнению все, что она когда-либо знала о своей семье, своем предназначении и своих самых сокровенных желаниях.

A sumptuous, epic love story inspired by A Thousand and One Nights. Every dawn brings horror to a different family in a land ruled by a killer. Khalid, the eighteen-year-old Caliph of Khorasan, takes a new bride each night only to have her executed at sunrise. So it is a terrible surprise when sixteen-year-old Shahrzad volunteers to marry Khalid. But she does so with a clever plan to stay alive and exact revenge on the Caliph for the murder of her best friend and countless other girls. Shazi's wit and will get her through to the dawn that no others have seen, but with a catch . . . she may be falling in love with a murderer. Shazi…

Одетта Вальмонт погрузилась в вечный сон. Теперь ее может спасти только лекарь, обитающий в землях Сильван Уайль. Но вампирам запрещено пересекать границу между мирами, и туда отправляется полукровка Арджун Десай. Пиппа Монтроуз ищет пропавшую подругу, и у нее есть всего два дня, чтобы помочь Селине. Она обращается к могущественной волшебнице, которая открывает портал в Сильван Уайль, мир, наполненный магией и смертельной опасностью.

Когда-то Шахразада поклялась отомстить кровавому тирану за гибель своей подруги. Но теперь она не считает его чудовищем и безжалостным убийцей, потому что знает: на халифа было наложено смертельное проклятие. Ради своей возлюбленной Халид обрек на гибель целый город. Его королевство на грани войны с многочисленной армией врагов. Шахразаде необходимо раз и навсегда снять проклятие и остановить бессмысленное кровопролитие. Но для этого ей придется рискнуть всем, чтобы спасти свою единственную и настоящую любовь.

В стране, где правит кровожадный юнец, с каждым рассветом в новую семью приходит горе. Халид, обуреваемый демонами, каждую ночь выбирает себе невесту. А утром на шее девушки затягивается шелковый шнур. Лучшая подруга Шарзад стала одной из жертв Халида, и девушка клянется отомстить. Она хочет избавить город от этого монстра в человеческом обличье. Но внезапно понимает, что не сможет выполнить клятву. Неужели древняя магия дворцовых стен отняла у нее волю? Или Халид околдовал ее? Теперь Шарзад сама готова отдать за него жизнь!

В королевстве Хорасан правит безжалостный халиф. Каждый день он берет в жены новую девушку и казнит ее на рассвете. После гибели единственной подруги шестнадцатилетняя Шахразада клянется, что отомстит тирану. Чтобы убить кровавого правителя, она добровольно соглашается стать его невестой. Но сначала Шахразаде нужно придумать, как избежать собственной гибели. Она рассказывает халифу историю за историей, обрывая их на интересном месте. Вскоре девушка начинает догадываться, что за жестокостью халифа скрывается страшная тайна. Шахразада проникается сочувствием к нему и хочет разорвать порочный круг смерти. Сможет ли любовь…

The much-anticipated third entry in New York Times bestselling author Renee Ahdieh's sumptuous and thrilling series, The Beautiful.
Odette is facing the final death. The Court of the Lions have done everything they can to save her but have failed. A healer from the Sylvan Vale could help her, but only Arjun Desai, as a half fey, can cross the boundary between realms.
Arjun despises the Sylvan Vale, and in return, it despises him. But knowing it could save Odette, he returns, leaving the mirrored tare between the two worlds open and setting the stage for both love and war.
It's mere days until Pippa Montrose is to wed Phoebus Devereux and become a member of his well-heeled family, offering salvation to her own. But Celine is missing. Pippa has no idea where her best friend has gone, but she's certain it's in the company of Sebastien Saint Germain and that Arjun can lead her to them.
With the help of Eloise, the daughter of a powerful sorceress, Pippa discovers Arjun's gateway and slips through in search of her friend. But what she discovers on the other side is a dangerous, duplicitous world full of mischief and magic she doesn't understand . . .
New York Times bestselling author Renee Ahdieh returns to enthrall readers with the third book in her seductive, atmospheric fantasy quartet.

Following the explosive events of The Damned, Odette faces a vampire's final death. The Court of the Lions have done everything they can to save her but have failed. A healer from the Sylvan Vale could help her, but only Arjun Desai, as a half fey, can cross the boundary between realms. The Sylvan Vale is a world Arjun despises, and in return, it despises him. But knowing it could save Odette, he returns to the Vale with all haste, leaving the mirrored tare between the two worlds open and unwittingly setting the stage for both love and war.

It's mere days until Pippa Montrose is to wed Phoebus Devereux and become a member of his well-heeled family, offering salvation to her own. But Celine is missing. Pippa has no idea where her best friend has gone, but she's certain it's in the company of vampire Sébastien Saint Germain and that Arjun can lead her to them. Pippa enjoins the help of Eloise, the daughter of a powerful sorceress, to discover the gateway Arjun uses to travel between worlds. Pippa, tired of hesitating in life, marches right through in search of her friend. But what she discovers on the other side is a dangerous, duplicitous world full of mischief and magic she doesn't understand, and most unexpectedly, she finds love.

Селина чудом выжила после страшных событий в соборе Сен-Луис. Ради спасения Себастьяна ей пришлось пожертвовать своими воспоминаниями. Но и Себастьян заплатил непомерную цену за любовь к Селине: его прокляли и обратили в вампира. Теперь договор между Падшими и Братством оборотней нарушен. Новая война между заклятыми врагами неизбежна. Чтобы не потерять Селину навсегда, Себастьян должен найти бессмертного разрушителя Сюнана. Только он способен избавить юношу от проклятия.

1872 год. Семнадцатилетняя Селина сбегает из Парижа и отправляется в Америку. Она находит приют в женском монастыре Нового Орлеана. Поиски работы приводят ее в заведение «Львиные чертоги», которым владеет загадочный юноша Себастьян. Селине кажется, что все испытания остались в прошлом. Но накануне ежегодного карнавала город взбудоражен жестокими убийствами. Когда в «Львиных чертогах» находят тело девушки из монастыря, подозрения падают на Селину. Теперь ей нужно раскрыть мрачные тайны Нового Орлеана, чтобы спасти свою жизнь.

Following the events of The Beautiful, Sébastien Saint Germain is now cursed and forever changed. The treaty between the Fallen and the Brotherhood has been broken, and war between the immortals seems imminent. The price of loving Celine was costly. But Celine has also paid a high price for loving Bastien.

Still recovering from injuries sustained during a night she can’t quite remember, her dreams are troubled. And she doesn’t know she has inadvertently set into motion a chain of events that could lead to her demise and unveil a truth about herself she’s not quite ready to learn.

Forces hiding in the shadows have been patiently waiting for this moment for centuries. And just as Bastien and Celine begin to uncover the danger around them, they learn their love could tear them apart.

New York Times bestselling author Renée Ahdieh returns with a sumptuous, sultry and romantic new series set in 19th century New Orleans where vampires hide in plain sight. In 1872, New Orleans is a city ruled by the dead. But to seventeen-year-old Celine Rousseau, New Orleans provides her a refuge after she's forced to flee her life as a dressmaker in Paris. Taken in by the sisters of the Ursuline convent along with six other girls, Celine quickly becomes enamored with the vibrant city from the music to the food to the soirées and—especially—to the danger. She soon becomes embroiled in the city's glitzy underworld, known as La Cour des…

For weeks, seventeen-year-old Mariko pretended to be a boy to infiltrate the notorious Black Clan and bring her would-be murderer to justice. She didn't expect to find a place for herself among the group of fighters—a life of usefulness—and she certainly didn't expect to fall in love. Now she heads to the imperial castle to resume a life she never wanted to save the boy she loves.

Ōkami has been captured, and his execution is a certainty. Mariko will do what she must to ensure his survival—even marry the sovereign's brother, saying goodbye to a life with Ōkami forever.

As Mariko settles into her days at court—making both friends and enemies—and attempting Ōkami's rescue at night, the secrets of the royal court begin to unravel as competing agendas collide. One arrow sets into motion a series of deadly events even the most powerful magic cannot contain. Mariko and Ōkami risk everything to right past wrongs and restore the honor of a kingdom thrown into chaos by a sudden war, hoping against hope that when the dust settles, they will find a way to be together.

Set against the backdrop of feudal Japan, Smoke in the Sun is the breathless, romantic, not-to-be-missed fiery conclusion to a spell-binding adventure.

I am surrounded on all sides by a desert. A guest, in a prison of sand and sun. My family is here. And I do not know whom I can trust.
In a land on the brink of war, Shahrzad has been torn from the love of her husband Khalid, the Caliph of Khorasan. She once believed him a monster, but his secrets revealed a man tormented by guilt and a powerful curse-one that might keep them apart forever. Reunited with her family, who have taken refuge with enemies of Khalid, and Tariq, her childhood sweetheart, she should be happy. But Tariq now commands forces set on destroying Khalid's empire. Shahrzad is almost a prisoner caught between loyalties to people she loves. But she refuses to be a pawn and devises a plan.
While her father, Jahandar, continues to play with magical forces he doesn't yet understand, Shahrzad tries to uncover powers that may lie dormant within her. With the help of a tattered old carpet and a tempestuous but sage young man, Shahrzad will attempt to break the curse and reunite with her one true love.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Wrath and the Dawn, comes a sweeping, action-packed YA adventure set against the backdrop of Feudal Japan where Mulan meets Throne of Glass. The daughter of a prominent samurai, Mariko has long known her place-she may be an accomplished alchemist, whose cunning rivals that of her brother Kenshin, but because she is not a boy, her future has always been out of her hands. At just seventeen years old, Mariko is promised to Minamoto Raiden, the son of the emperor's favorite consort-a political marriage that will elevate her family's standing. But en route to the imperial city of Inako, Mariko narrowly escapes a bloody ambush by a dangerous gang of bandits known as the Black Clan, who she learns has been hired to kill her before she reaches the palace. Dressed as a peasant boy, Mariko sets out to infiltrate the Black Clan and track down those responsible for the target on her back. Once she's within their ranks, though, Mariko finds for the first time she's appreciated for her intellect and abilities. She even finds herself falling in love-a love that will force her to question everything she's ever known about her family, her purpose, and her deepest desires.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Wrath and the Dawn, comes a sweeping, action-packed YA adventure set against the backdrop of Feudal Japan where Mulan meets Throne of Glass.

The daughter of a prominent samurai, Mariko has long known her place—she may be an accomplished alchemist, whose cunning rivals that of her brother Kenshin, but because she is not a boy, her future has always been out of her hands. At just seventeen years old, Mariko is promised to Minamoto Raiden, the son of the emperor's favorite consort—a political marriage that will elevate her family's standing. But en route to the imperial city of Inako, Mariko narrowly escapes a bloody ambush by a dangerous gang of bandits known as the Black Clan, who she learns has been hired to kill her before she reaches the palace.
Dressed as a peasant boy, Mariko sets out to infiltrate the Black Clan and track down those responsible for the target on her back. Once she's within their ranks, though, Mariko finds for the first time she's appreciated for her intellect and abilities. She even finds herself falling in love—a love that will force her to question everything she's ever known about her family, her purpose, and her deepest desires.

Forty years. Forty stories.

In honor of the fortieth anniversary of Star Wars: A New Hope, this collection features Star Wars stories by bestselling authors, trendsetting artists, and treasured voices from Star Wars literary history. More than forty authors have lent their unique vision to forty “scenes,” each retelling a different moment from the original Star Wars film, but with a twist: Every scene is told from the point of view of a background character. Whether it’s the X-wing pilots who helped Luke destroy the Death Star or the stormtroopers who never quite could find the droids they were looking for, Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View places the classic movie in a whole new perspective, and celebrates the influence and legacy of the unparalleled cultural phenomenon, Star Wars.

The daughter of a prominent samurai, Mariko has long known her place—she may be an accomplished alchemist, whose cunning rivals that of her brother Kenshin, but because she is not a boy, her future has always been out of her hands. At just seventeen years old, Mariko is promised to Minamoto Raiden, the son of the emperor's favorite consort—a political marriage that will elevate her family's standing. But en route to the imperial city of Inako, Mariko narrowly escapes a bloody ambush by a dangerous gang of bandits known as the Black Clan, who she learns has been hired to kill her before she reaches the palace. Dressed as a peasant boy,…

Jeden Tag erwählt der Kalif ein Mädchen. Jeden Abend nimmt er sie zur Frau. Jeden Morgen lässt er sie hinrichten. Bis die eine auftaucht, die um jeden Preis überleben will. Shahrzad hat ihre beste Freundin an den Kalifen verloren und nun will sie nur noch eins: ihre Freundin rächen. Und so meldet sie sich freiwillig, um den jungen Herrscher zu heiraten. Doch sie hat nicht vor zu sterben. Sie möchte überleben und den Mann töten, der ihr die Freundin genommen hat. Im Angesicht der Morgenröte beginnt sie, ihm eine Geschichte zu erzählen -