Новинки Роберта Битти

NOTE: Willa of Dark Hollow is a stand-alone story that does not require reading any of the author's previous books.
Plunge into an exciting story of history, mystery, & magic from the best-selling author of the Serafina series. Loved by adults and young readers alike, Kirkus Reviews has awarded Dark Hollow the prestigious Kirkus Star, calling it "a captivating, stirring tale of family and friendship."
The Great Smoky Mountains. 1901. Willa and her clan are the last of the Faeran, an ancient race of forest people who have lived in the mountains for as long as the trees have grown there. But as crews of newly arrived humans start cutting down great swaths of the forest she loves, Willa is helpless to stop them. How can she fight the destroyers of the forest and their powerful machines? When Willa discovers a mysterious dark hollow filled with strange and beautiful creatures, she comes to realize that it contains a terrifying force. Is unleashing these dangerous spirits the key to stopping the loggers? Willa must find a way to save the people and animals she loves and take a stand against an all-consuming darkness that threatens to destroy her world.
For readers from 8 to 108.

Книга 1. Cерафіна і Чорна мантія
Серафіна завжди слідувала напучуванням батька: була слухняною, не потрапляла на очі мешканцям маєтку Білтмор, в підвалі якого таємно мешкала, та ніколи не заходила до страшного лісу, що неподалік. Дівчинці й без того було що досліджувати у великому будинку з безліччю таємних коридорів та тунелів, встигаючи при цьому полювати на щурів. Відтак

Після перемоги над чоловіком у Чорній мантії Серафіна виходить з тіні підвалу до людей. Відтепер дівчинка — повноправна захисниця маєтку. Проте смерть пана Торна, колишнього володаря Чоної мантії, привела до маєтку детектива. Його способи розслідування та питання всім здаються підозрілими. Що замислив чоловік та чи впорається Серафіна
з новою небезпекою, що загроджує всім мешканцям Білтмора?

Серафіна завжди слідувала напучуванням батька: була слухняною, не потрапляла на очі мешканцям маєтку Білтмор, в підвалі якого таємно мешкала, та ніколи не заходила до страшного лісу, що неподалік. Дівчинці й без того було що досліджувати у великому будинку з безліччю таємних коридорів та тунелів, встигаючи при цьому полювати на щурів. Відтак, коли маєток знову накрила глуха ніч, Серафіна виходить з укриття та на власні очі бачить страшний злочин. Химерна Чорна мантія схопила маленьку дівчинку та повністю розчинила її в собі.
Відтоді діти зникають щоночі, і Серафіна ставить нову ціль: понад усе викрити злодія та знищити цього щура назавжди!

Serafina, the Guardian of Biltmore Estate, has won battle after battle against the dark forces encroaching on her home. Now, tranquility has returned to Biltmore. Serafina doesn't trust it. She patrols the grounds night and day, hardly sleeping, uncertain of her place after her best friend Braeden Vanderbilt's departure for boarding school in New York.

When Mr. Vanderbilt, the kind master of Biltmore, asks Serafina to move upstairs into one of the house's grandest rooms, she's sure it's to keep an eye on the guests who have arrived for the estate's annual hunt.

But as Serafina investigates, she becomes more and more unsettled by what Biltmore has become-a place haunted by nameless terrors where no dark corridor is safe. Even worse, she begins to doubt her own senses. Is Braeden really hundreds of miles away, or did he return to Biltmore for one strange night before vanishing? Is the bond between them truly broken or is it stronger than ever?

Then Serafina witnesses a crime that turns her world upside down. How can all that once seemed good and worthy of protection now be evil? And how can she guard those around her when she can't even be sure of the truth of her own heart?

Serafina and the Seven Stars marks the return of a heroine like no other, as master storyteller Robert Beatty weaves his darkest, most astonishing tale yet.

The storms are coming....

Something has happened to Serafina. She has awoken into a darkness she does not understand, scarred from a terrible battle, only to find that life at Biltmore Estate has changed in unimaginable ways. Old friends do unthinkable things and enemies seem all around.

A mysterious threat moves towards Biltmore, a force without a name, bringing with it violent storms and flooding that stands to uproot everything in its path. Serafina must uncover the truth about what has happened to her and find a way to harness her strange new powers before it's too late.

With only days to achieve the impossible, Serafina fights to reclaim herself as the Guardian of Biltmore, friend of Braeden, daughter of her Pa, and heroine of the Blue Ridge Mountains and all the folk and creatures that call it home.

In the epic third installment of Robert Beatty's #1 bestselling series, Serafina takes her rightful place among literary champions as she battles fiercely to defend all she loves and become everything that she is meant to be.

Willa, a young night-spirit, is her clan's best thief. She creeps into the cabins of the day-folk under cover of darkness and takes what they won't miss. It's dangerous work--the day-folk kill whatever they don't understand--but Willa will do anything to win the approval of the padaran, the charismatic leader of the Faeran people. When Willa's curiosity leaves her hurt and stranded in the day-folk world, she calls upon the old powers of her beloved grandmother, and the unbreakable bonds of her forest allies, to escape. Only then does she begin to discover the shocking truth: that not all of her day-folk enemies are the same, and that the…

Таинственная угроза надвигается на Билтмор… Неизвестная сила вызывает жестокие ураганы, что сметают всё на своем пути. Серафина, очнувшись в полной темноте, должна узнать правду о том, что с ней случилось. И, пока не станет слишком поздно, научиться управлять своими новыми силами. У нее так мало времени, а совершить предстоит невозможное. Серафина старается вновь стать защитницей Билтмора, другом Брэдена, дочерью папаши и героиней Синих гор, а также всех людей и созданий, которые зовут это место своим домом. Впервые на русском языке третья книга серии бестселлеров Роберта Битти о приключениях юной Серафины.

Serafina's defeat of the Man in the Black Cloak has brought her out of the shadows and into the daylight realm of her home, Biltmore Estate. Every night she visits her mother in the forest, eager to learn the ways of the catamount. But Serafina finds herself caught between her two worlds: she's too wild for Biltmore's beautifully dressed ladies and formal customs, and too human to fully join her kin.

When a mysterious series of attacks test Serafina's role as Biltmore's protector, she finds herself torn from the side of her best friend and only ally, Braeden Vanderbilt. Heartbroken, she flees.

Deep in the forest, Serafina comes face-to-face with the evil infecting Biltmore-and discovers its reach is far greater than she'd ever imagined. All the humans and creatures of the Blue Ridge Mountains are in terrible danger. For Serafina to defeat this new evil before it engulfs her beloved home, she must search deep inside herself and embrace the destiny that has always awaited her.

Приключения Серафины, удивительного крысолова, продолжаются спустя несколько недель после победы над Человеком в черном плаще, похищавшим детей из поместья Билтмор. Девочка, совсем недавно открывшая тайну своего происхождения, стремится узнать больше. На этом трудном пути ее ждут не только невероятные события, но и новые злодеи. Дружба подвергается нелегким испытаниям, но Серафина не сдается и идет к своей судьбе.

В роскошном особняке мистера Вандербильта всегда множество гостей — богатых, знатных, знаменитых. Но никто не догадывается, что в подвале огромного дома живет очень необычная маленькая девочка Серафина, которая умеет отлично ловить мышей и крыс. Когда в дом приходит беда и начинают пропадать дети, именно Серафина решает найти похитителя и сразиться с ним. Ее лучшими друзьями и помощниками становятся племянник хозяина дома Брэден и его черный доберман Гидеан. Борясь за жизнь и счастье окружающих, Серафина неожиданно узнает удивительную тайну своего происхождения и находит собственное место в мире.

Serafina has never had a reason to disobey her pa and venture beyond the grounds of Biltmore Estate. There's plenty to explore in Mr. and Mrs. Vanderbilt's vast and oppulent home, but she must take care to never be seen. None of the rich folk upstairs know that Serafina exists; she and her pa, the estate's maintenance man, have lived in the basement for as long as Serafina can remember. She has learned to prowl through the darkened corridors at night, to sneak and hide, using the mansion's hidden doors and secret passageways.

But when children at the estate start disappearing, only Serafina knows the clues to follow. A terrifying man in a black cloak stalks Biltmore's corridors at night. Following her own harrowing escape, Serafina risks everything by joining forces with Braeden Vanderbilt, the young nephew of Biltmore's owners. Braeden and Serafina must uncover the Man in the Black Cloak's true identity before all of the children vanish one by one.

Serafina's hunt leads her into the very forest that she has been taught to fear, where she discovers a forgotten legacy of magic. In order to save the children of Biltmore, Serafina must not only face her darkest enemy, but delve into the strange mystery of her own identity.