Heart of Dread - Frozen
(Sprache: Englisch)
Welcome to New Vegas, a city once covered in bling, now blanketed in ice. Like much of the planet, New Vegas knows only one temperaturefreezing.
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Welcome to New Vegas, a city once covered in bling, now blanketed in ice. Like much of the planet, New Vegas knows only one temperaturefreezing.
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From New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz and Michael Johnston comes this remarkable first book in a spellbinding new series about the dawn of a new kind of magic that has been compared to Game of Thrones.Welcome to New Vegas, a city once covered in bling, now blanketed in ice. Like much of the destroyed planet, the place knows only one temperature-freezing. But some things never change. The diamond in the ice desert is still a 24-hour hedonistic playground and nothing keeps the crowds away from the casino floors, never mind the rumors about sinister sorcery in its shadows.
At the heart of this city is Natasha Kestal, a young blackjack dealer looking for a way out. Like many, she's heard of a mythical land simply called "the Blue." They say it's a paradise, where the sun still shines and the waters are turquoise. More importantly, it's a place where Nat won't be persecuted, even if her darkest secret comes to light.
But passage to the Blue is treacherous, if not impossible, and her only shot is to bet on a ragtag crew of mercenaries led by a cocky runner named Ryan Wesson to take her there. Danger and deceit await on every corner, even as Nat and Wes find themselves inexorably drawn to each other. But can true love survive the lies? Fiery hearts collide in this fantastic tale of the evil men do and the awesome power within us all.
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Some say the world will end in fire,Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
-Robert Frost, "Fire and Ice"
It's time to begin.
-Imagine Dragons, "It's Time"
THE VOICE OF THE MONSTER
They were coming for her. She could hear their heavy footsteps echoing in the concrete hallway. In a way, the sound was a relief. For days upon days she had been left in the room, alone, in total silence, with little food and water, the weight of solitude becoming ever more oppressive, the silence a heaviness that she could not shake, punishment for refusing to do as she was told, punishment for being what she was.
She had forgotten how many days, how many months, she had been left here, alone with only her thoughts for company.
But not quite alone.
I warned you about waiting, rumbled the voice in her head. The voice that she heard in her dreams, whose words echoed like thunder, thunder and ash, smoke and flame. When it spoke, she saw a beast through the inferno, carrying her aloft on black wings through dark skies as it rained fire upon its enemies. The fire that raged within her. The fire that destroyed and consumed. The fire that would destroy and consume her if she let it.
Her destiny. A destiny of rage and ruin.
Fire and pain.
The voice in her head was the reason her eyes were not brown or gray. Her clear tiger eyes-hazel-green with golden pupils-told the world she carried a mark on her skin, one that she kept hidden, one that was shaped like a flame and hurt like a burn, right above her heart. The reason she was imprisoned, the reason they wanted her to do as she was told.
The girl did not want to be different. She did not want to be marked. She did not want to be what the voice said she was. What the commander and the doctors believed she was. A freak. A monster.
Let me
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go-she had implored the first time she had been brought to this place-I'm not what you think I am. She had insisted they were wrong about her from the beginning of her captivity.
What is your talent? they had demanded. Show us.
I have none, she had told them. I have no ability. I can do nothing. Let me go. You're wrong. Let me go.
She never told them about the voice in her head.
But they found ways to use her anyway.
Now they were coming, their heavy footsteps plodding against the stone. They would make her do what they wanted, and she would not be able to refuse. It was always this way. She resisted at first, they punished her for it, and finally she gave in.
Unless . . .
Unless she listened to the voice.
When it spoke to her, it always said the same thing: I have been searching for you, but now it is you who must find me. The time has come for us to be one. The map has been found. Leave this place. Journey to the Blue.
Like others she had heard the legends of a secret doorway in the middle of the ruined Pacific that led to a place where the air was warm and the water was turquoise. But the way was impossible-the dark oceans treacherous, and many had perished attempting to find it.
But perhaps there was hope. Perhaps she would find a way to do what it sought.
Out there.
In New Vegas.
Outside her window, far away, she could see the glittering lights of the city shining through the gray. Before the ice, night skies were supposedly black and infinite, dotted with stars that shone as sharp as diamonds against velvet. Looking up into that dark expanse you could imagine traveling to distant lands, experiencing the vastness of the universe, and understanding your own small part in it. But now the sky was glassy and opaque at night, a reflection of the bright white snow that covered the ground and s
What is your talent? they had demanded. Show us.
I have none, she had told them. I have no ability. I can do nothing. Let me go. You're wrong. Let me go.
She never told them about the voice in her head.
But they found ways to use her anyway.
Now they were coming, their heavy footsteps plodding against the stone. They would make her do what they wanted, and she would not be able to refuse. It was always this way. She resisted at first, they punished her for it, and finally she gave in.
Unless . . .
Unless she listened to the voice.
When it spoke to her, it always said the same thing: I have been searching for you, but now it is you who must find me. The time has come for us to be one. The map has been found. Leave this place. Journey to the Blue.
Like others she had heard the legends of a secret doorway in the middle of the ruined Pacific that led to a place where the air was warm and the water was turquoise. But the way was impossible-the dark oceans treacherous, and many had perished attempting to find it.
But perhaps there was hope. Perhaps she would find a way to do what it sought.
Out there.
In New Vegas.
Outside her window, far away, she could see the glittering lights of the city shining through the gray. Before the ice, night skies were supposedly black and infinite, dotted with stars that shone as sharp as diamonds against velvet. Looking up into that dark expanse you could imagine traveling to distant lands, experiencing the vastness of the universe, and understanding your own small part in it. But now the sky was glassy and opaque at night, a reflection of the bright white snow that covered the ground and s
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Autoren-Porträt von Melissa De la Cruz, Michael Johnston
Melissa de la Cruz is the author of many best-selling novels. She is also a frequent contributor to Glamour, Marie Claire, Teen Vogue, and Cosmopolitan. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autoren: Melissa De la Cruz , Michael Johnston
- Altersempfehlung: Ab 12 Jahre
- 2013, 320 Seiten, Maße: 13,9 x 20,8 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Putnam
- ISBN-10: 0399166629
- ISBN-13: 9780399166624
- Erscheinungsdatum: 15.08.2013
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
Praise for Heart of Dread Book 1: Frozen :"The mix of adventure and fantasy will have you addicted!"- Seventeen.com
"A one-sitting read. The world-building in Frozen is absolutely addictive. You'll really feel like you're traveling through this frozen, post-apocalyptic country (with) the setting, the realistic characters and the fast pace."- Romantic Times
"The well-paced action is taut, the characters diverse and finely drawn. And while this is a multiple book series, the ending of this first story is fully satisfying and doesn't leave the reader dangling until the sequel comes out."- New York Journal of Books
"Fans of The Hunger Games will no doubt enjoy sinking their teeth into this exciting book."
- School Library Journal
"De la Cruz and Johnston score a hit. The action soon accelerates and readers will find themselves completely immersed in the authors' dangerous world. Lots of fun."
- Kirkus Reviews
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