The Young Elites
(Sprache: Englisch)
An explosive new series from New York Times bestselling author of the Legend trilogy, Marie Lu
Darth Vader, Voldemort, Maleficent. Witness the rise of a new villain.
Adelina Amouteru is a survivor of the blood fever. A decade ago, the deadly...
Darth Vader, Voldemort, Maleficent. Witness the rise of a new villain.
Adelina Amouteru is a survivor of the blood fever. A decade ago, the deadly...
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An explosive new series from New York Times bestselling author of the Legend trilogy, Marie Lu Darth Vader, Voldemort, Maleficent. Witness the rise of a new villain.
Adelina Amouteru is a survivor of the blood fever. A decade ago, the deadly illness swept through her nation. Most of the infected perished, while many of the children who survived were left with strange markings. Adelina's black hair turned silver, her lashes went pale, and now she has only a jagged scar where her left eye once was. Her cruel father believes she is a malfetto, an abomination, ruining their family's good name and standing in the way of their fortune. But some of the fever's survivors are rumored to possess more than just scars-they are believed to have mysterious and powerful gifts, and though their identities remain secret, they have come to be called the Young Elites.
Teren Santoro works for the king. As Leader of the Inquisition Axis, it is his job to seek out the Young Elites, to destroy them before they destroy the nation. He believes the Young Elites to be dangerous and vengeful, but it's Teren who may possess the darkest secret of all.
Enzo Valenciano is a member of the Dagger Society. This secret sect of Young Elites seeks out others like them before the Inquisition Axis can. But when the Daggers find Adelina, they discover someone with powers like they've never seen.
Adelina wants to believe Enzo is on her side, and that Teren is the true enemy. But the lives of these three will collide in unexpected ways, as each fights a very different and personal battle. But of one thing they are all certain: Adelina has abilities that shouldn't belong in this world. A vengeful blackness in her heart. And a desire to destroy all who dare to cross her.
It is my turn to use. My turn to hurt.
Books in the series:
The Young Elites (The First Book of The Young Elites)
The Rose Society (The Second Book of The Young Elites)
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13 Juno, 1361City of Dalia
Southern Kenettra
The Sealands
* * *
Some hate us, think us outlaws to hang at the gallows.
Some fear us, think us demons to burn at the stake.
Some worship us, think us children of the gods.
But all know us.
Unknown source on the Young Elites
Adelina Amouteru
I m going to die tomorrow morning.
That s what the Inquisitors tell me, anyway, when they visit my cell. I ve been in here for weeks I know this only because I ve been counting the number of times my meals come.
One day. Two days.
Four days. A week.
Two weeks.
Three.
I stopped counting after that. The hours run together, an endless train of nothingness, filled with different slants of light and the shiver of cold, wet stone, the pieces of my sanity, the disjointed whispers of my thoughts.
But tomorrow, my time ends. They re going to burn me at the stake in the central market square, for all to see. The Inquisitors tell me a crowd has already begun to gather outside.
I sit straight, the way I was always taught. My shoulders don t touch the wall. It takes me a while to realize that I m rocking back and forth, perhaps to stay sane, perhaps just to keep warm. I hum an old lullaby too, one my mother used to sing to me when I was very little. I do my best to imitate her voice, a sweet and delicate sound, but my notes come out cracked and hoarse, nothing like what I remember. I stop trying.
It s so damp down here. Water trickles from above my door and has painted a groove into the stone wall, discolored green and black with grime. My hair is matted, and my nails are caked with blood and dirt. I want to scrub them clean. Is it strange that all I can think about on my last day is how filthy I am? If my little sister were here, she d murmur something reassuring and soak my hands in warm water.
I can t stop wondering if she s okay. She hasn t come to see me.
I lower my
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head into my hands. How did I end up like this?
But I know how, of course. It s because I m a murderer.
* * *
It happened several weeks earlier, on a stormy night at my father s villa. I couldn t sleep. Rain fell and lightning reflected off the window of my bedchamber. But even the storm couldn t drown out the conversation from downstairs. My father and his guest were talking about me, of course. My father s late-night conversations were always about me.
I was the talk of my family s eastern Dalia district. Adelina Amouteru? they all said. Oh, she s one of those who survived the fever a decade ago. Poor thing. Her father will have a hard time marrying her off.
No one meant because I wasn t beautiful. I m not being arrogant, only honest. My nursemaid once told me that any man who d ever laid eyes on my late mother was now waiting curiously to see how her two daughters would blossom into women. My younger sister, Violetta, was only fourteen and already the budding image of perfection. Unlike me, Violetta had inherited our mother s rosy temperament and innocent charm. She d kiss my cheeks and laugh and twirl and dream. When we were very small, we d sit together in the garden and she would braid periwinkles into my hair. I would sing to her. She would make up games.
We loved each other, once.
My father would bring Violetta jewels and watch her clap her hands in delight as he strung them around her neck. He would buy her exquisite dresses that arrived in port from the farthest ends of the world. He would tell her stories and kiss her good night. He would remind her how beautiful she was, how far she would raise our family s standing with a good marriage, how she could attract
But I know how, of course. It s because I m a murderer.
* * *
It happened several weeks earlier, on a stormy night at my father s villa. I couldn t sleep. Rain fell and lightning reflected off the window of my bedchamber. But even the storm couldn t drown out the conversation from downstairs. My father and his guest were talking about me, of course. My father s late-night conversations were always about me.
I was the talk of my family s eastern Dalia district. Adelina Amouteru? they all said. Oh, she s one of those who survived the fever a decade ago. Poor thing. Her father will have a hard time marrying her off.
No one meant because I wasn t beautiful. I m not being arrogant, only honest. My nursemaid once told me that any man who d ever laid eyes on my late mother was now waiting curiously to see how her two daughters would blossom into women. My younger sister, Violetta, was only fourteen and already the budding image of perfection. Unlike me, Violetta had inherited our mother s rosy temperament and innocent charm. She d kiss my cheeks and laugh and twirl and dream. When we were very small, we d sit together in the garden and she would braid periwinkles into my hair. I would sing to her. She would make up games.
We loved each other, once.
My father would bring Violetta jewels and watch her clap her hands in delight as he strung them around her neck. He would buy her exquisite dresses that arrived in port from the farthest ends of the world. He would tell her stories and kiss her good night. He would remind her how beautiful she was, how far she would raise our family s standing with a good marriage, how she could attract
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Autoren-Porträt von Marie Lu
Marie Lu (www.marielu.org) is the author of the New York Times bestselling Legend series. She graduated from the University of Southern California and jumped into the video game industry, working for Disney Interactive Studios as a Flash artist. Now a full-time writer, she spends her spare time reading, drawing, playing Assassin’s Creed, and getting stuck in traffic. She lives in Los Angeles, California (see above: traffic), with one husband, one Chihuahua mix, and two Pembroke Welsh corgis.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Marie Lu
- Altersempfehlung: Ab 12 Jahre
- 2015, 400 Seiten, Maße: 13,9 x 20,8 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Speak
- ISBN-10: 0147511682
- ISBN-13: 9780147511683
- Erscheinungsdatum: 03.09.2015
Sprache:
Englisch
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Praise for Marie Lu s The Young Elites:A New York Times bestseller!
Five starred reviews!
An Amazon Best Book of 2014 Teen & Young Adult!
An Amazon Best Book of the Month, October 2014!
By permitting her characters some grand failures, she raises the stakes in the best way possible There is clearly more to know, and I look forward to it. This is a world worth revisiting. The New York Times Book Review
Lu pivots from the coming of age via romance formula to pry apart the many emotions that pass under the rubric of love There s nothing easy here, for Adelina or readers there are no safe places where the pressures of betrayal, death threats, and rejection aren t felt. Publishers Weekly, starred review
Readers should prepare to be captivated and to look forward to a continuation of the Young Elites series. Booklist, starred review
A must for fans of totally immersive fantasies. Kirkus Reviews, starred review
A Game of Thrones meets X-Men in this 14th-century fantasy from Marie Lu (the Legend trilogy), in a world where fear is power. The overriding epic fantasy will keep readers hooked for book two, which teases to be a game-changer. Bring it on. Shelf Awareness, starred review
The taut, tightly packed narrative provides an engaging mix of pulse-quickening fight scenes, heart-stopping near escapes, touching interpersonal interludes, and devastating betrayals. BCCB, starred review
Lu weaves her magic across the page as she unfolds the story of Adelina and the Young Elites. Nothing is as it is expected. VOYA
Lu seamlessly melds an unforgettable and intoxicating historical fantasy narrative with a strong female protagonist that grapples with an issue experienced by all young adults acceptance of one s self Lu s new series will be a surefire hit with old and new fans alike. School Library Journal
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