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Druhé pokračovanie úžasnej fantasy série z pera Kendare Blake Tri temné koruny si získali srdcia čitateľov. Teraz nastal čas, aby sa tri sestry postavili do boja o temný trón. Po nezabudnuteľných udalostiach beltainských slávností a zahájení Nástupného roka je celý ostrov Fennbirn hore nohami. Budúcnosť ostrova je viac než nejasná. Katharine, kedysi najslabšia a najkrehkejšia sestra, je silná ako nikdy predtým. Arsinoe odhalila pravdu o svojich schopnostiach a musí vymyslieť, ako zo svojho tajomstva vyťažiť maximum. Aspoň kým ju neodhalia. A Mirabella, ktorú všetci donedávna považovali za najmocnejšiu zo sestier a budúcu kráľovnú, čelí nekonečným útokom – útokom, ktorým nevie zabrániť a ktoré ohrozujú ľudí blízkych jej srdcu. Boj o korunu sa už začal, no ktorá z troch sestier zvíťazí?

Cas Lowood zdedil zvláštne životné poslanie: zabíjať mŕtvych. Robil to pred ním aj jeho otec, až kým ho brutálne nezavraždil duch, ktorého mal zabiť. Vyzbrojený otcovou tajomnou a smrtiacou dýkou cestuje po krajine spolu s matkou čarodejnicou a kocúrom, ktorý vie vycítiť duchov. Sledujú stopy miestnych legiend a tradícií a snažia sa držať krok s mŕtvymi vrahmi. Nudné starosti ako budúcnosť a priateľov si držia od tela. Keď prídu do nového mesta, aby našli ducha, ktorého miestni volajú Anna v krvi odetá, Cas očakáva bežnú rutinu: vystopovať, chytiť, zabiť. Namiesto toho však nájde prekliate nahnevané dievča – ducha, s akým sa ešte nikdy nestretol. Šaty, ktoré mala Anna oblečené v deň svojej brutálnej vraždy v roku 1958, boli kedysi biele, teraz sú však na nich červené škvrny a kvapká z nich krv. Od svojej smrti zabila každého, kto sa opovážil vstúpiť do opusteného viktoriánskeho domu, ktorý kedysi nazývala domovom. Z neznámeho dôvodu však Casov život ušetrí…

Prvý diel novej a poriadne temnej fantasy série. Romantiku nečakajte! Na ostrove Fennbirn sa každú generáciu narodia tri výnimočné deti – trojčatá. Tri kráľovné, tri právoplatné dedičky temného trónu. Každej koluje v žilách iná mágia. Mirabella je nebojácna elementalistka, ktorá lusknutím prstov vykreše nenásytné plamene či privolá hromy a blesky. Katharine je travička, ktorá namieša akýkoľvek jed. A naturalistka Arsinoe ovláda faunu a flóru – traduje sa, že pod jej rukami rozkvitne tá najčervenšia ruža a skrotne aj najzúrivejší lev. Ktorá zasadne na temný trón? V deň svojich šestnástych narodenín sa musia sestry podujať na sériu nebezpečných skúšok na život a na smrť. Korunu získa tá, ktorá ostane nažive. V hre je totiž viac než len starodávny trón.

The Queens of Fennbirn contains two gripping stories from the New York Times bestselling Three Dark Crowns universe, written by Kendare Blake.The Young Queens is the story of the three queens when they were born, before they were separated - it gives a short glimpse of the time when they all lived together, loved each other and protected one another. It's also the story of the day they were torn apart and the immediate years that followed before the opening of Three Dark Crowns.The Oracle Queen - historically, baby queens born with the sight gift were drowned. This had been the practice for hundreds of years, so long that few were even born any more, as if the Goddess knew it would be a waste. It is a harsh sentence, but necessary, for it is well-known that in a queen the sight gift will run strong. Strong enough to drive her mad. This is the tale of the last sight-gift queen to be allowed to live. She was overcome by paranoia and false visions, driven past the brink by the phantom thoughts of others in her head, so she set upon the capital with bloody ruin, murdering whole houses, whole family lines, without trial. Or at least, that is how the tale is told. This is her story.

Three dark sisters rise to fight. Allegiances shift. Bonds break. Secrets surface. Mirabella has returned to the capital, seemingly under a banner of truce. Katherine maintains her rule over Fennbirn - for now - but at huge personal cost. Arsinoe is lost, the responsibility of stopping the ravaging mist heavy on her shoulders. As oldest and youngest circle each other, and Katharine begins to yearn for the closeness that Mirabella and Arsinoe share, the dead queens hiss caution. They whisper that Mirabella is not to be trusted. But even they are drawn to her power . . . The fate of the island lies in the hands of its queens. Five Dark Fates is the epic conclusion to Kendare Blake's bestselling Three Dark Crowns series.

Ghost-hunter Cas Lowood returns to find out what happened to Anna Dressed in Blood.

Athena and Hermes' search for the cause of their unexpected, life-threatening illnesses leads them to Cassandra, a former prophetess, who may be key to a war started by Hera and other Olympians who have become corrupt anti-gods determined to destroy their rivals.

For months, a gruesome killer has been plaguing the Midwest. The murderer's calling card? The bodies they leave behind are completely drained of blood. Aspiring journalist Michael Jensen, desperate to escape his small-town life, can hardly believe it when the Bloodless Murders come to sleepy Black Deer Falls, Minnesota. Or that his father, the sheriff, located the only suspect: fifteen-year-old Marie Catherine Hale. Tiny Marie doesn't look capable of committing the grisly, inhumane attacks that are gripping the nation. At least, not on her own. With Marie refusing to talk to anyone but Michael, he agrees to tell her side of the story. But how can Michael trust Marie's confession when it calls into question everything he's ever known . . . when falling for her lies, may cost him his life? All These Bodies by Kendare Blake is the bone-chilling supernatural thriller perfect for fans of Rory Powers.

This epic finale to the Buffy: The Next Generation trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Kendare Blake (Three Dark Crowns) features the next generation of Scoobies and Slayers who must defeat a powerful new evil. For generations, the Slayer was supposed to be the chosen, the one girl in all the world with the power to stand against the vampires, demons, and forces of darkness. When Willow used the scythe to call up all the potential slayers at once, it changed everything. For years, the slayers have been working and fighting together as a team. Then the Darkness came, killing many slayers and trapping the rest in an alternate dimension. And Frankie Rosenberg, the world’s first Slayer-Witch, found herself fighting evil alone. Sort of. After their latest confrontation with the Darkness, the Scooby gang is more fragmented than ever. Jake is having a werewolf identity crisis, and the return of his troublemaker brother Jordy is only making things worse. Hailey is off pretending to be one of the rogue slayers. Sigmund is burying his broken heart in books. And Frankie's mom, Willow, and Watcher, Spike, only seem to care about bringing Buffy back. Now, Frankie must forge her own path, save the slayers, reunite her friends, and lead the charge to defeat the Darkness once and for all.

A brand-new reimagining of the Buffy universe, this YA series by New York Times bestselling author Kendare Blake (Three Dark Crowns) features the next generation of Scoobies and Slayers who must defeat a powerful new evil. "A worthy successor to the Slayer stories." —Booklist (starred review for In Every Generation) Into every generation, a slayer is born. One girl in all the world . . . sort of. Frankie Rosenberg is the world's first slayer-witch, but she doesn't have that slay-life balance figured out just yet. She's still reeling from the deadly explosion at the anual slayer retreat—and new evidence that some slayers may have survived. And while she's defeated her first Big Bad, Frankie soon realizes it was just a warm-up act. Bigger, badder forces of evil are just getting started. The Hellmouth has been reawakened and its calling old friends home. Portals are opening between Sunnydale and other dimensions. And the Scooby Gang has too many demons to contend with—real, metaphorical, and sometimes absurdly hot. Then an oracle warns of a new foe on its way: the Darkness. Could this be what attacked the slayers? And is it coming for Frankie? New York Times best-selling author Kendare Blake takes readers back to the demon capital of the world in this sequel to In Every Generation.