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Three months ago, following his defeat at the hands of Prince Maxim Maresh, Rowan – the powerful Antari magician and mastermind behind the Night of Knives tournament – forcibly took control of a rag-tag pirate fleet known as the Rebel Army. Quickly he transformed it into a formidable and ruthless military machine and began attacking the settlements along the Blood Coast. Each town he landed at was offered a simple choice – join the Rebel Army or face utter annihilation. With each new conquest, Rowan conscripted magicians. The willing joined his cause and his army grew, until its might began to rival that of the Maxim Empire. Learning of the Rebel Army’s unchecked advance, Prince Maxim Maresh tried to send help to the neighboring coastal town of Milos. Before it could arrive, Milos was destroyed in a single terror-filled night of violence and death, leaving the fate of Verose and the defence of the entire Maresh Empire solely in the hands of Maxim and his Garrison…

Led by the Antari magician Rowan, the Rebel Army’s wave of chaos has surged along the Blood Coast, decimating everything in its path. With each conquest, they offer a simple choice: join, and choose the path of power and freedom from a cold and distant crown, or die. With ranks bolstered by their conscripts, the Rebel Army mercilessly razed three cities, in a single night of terror and devastation. Now, a messenger has been sent ahead to Verose, promising the city that they too will be swept away by their might. Having failed to save the town of Milos, and the rest of the Blood Coast, Prince Maxim Maresh knows that this will be his last chance to quell the tide of the Rebel Army, or else risk the destruction of the entire Maresh Empire. But will the people of Verose stand with their Prince, or will Maxim and his Garrison have to face down Rowan and the Rebel Army alone?

Decades after the worlds have come apart, Red London is peaceful and thriving under the Maresh Empire. Believing that one day the magic separating the different worlds would come undone, Prince Maxim is searching the land for powerful magicians who can travel between those realms. Frustrated by his son’s negligence of their own kingdom, King Nokil banishes Maxim to Verose, also known as the Blood Coast, to redirect his focus. Upon his arrival, Maxim encounters rough bandits, hoodlums, and worst of all, the unruly soldiers of the royal military. However, his troubles don’t end there, as a ship with a dangerous looking crew has docked at the harbour…

Arisa Rasora, reine pirate et tante de d’Isra, a été vaincue, et le roi Nokil Maresh a invité son fils à rentrer de son exil forcé. Mais pour le prince Maxim, l’heure n’est pas encore venue de retrouver le royaume du Londres Rouge. Il doit d’abord faire ses preuves à Verose, et prouver à tous qu’il n’est pas qu’un héritier sans talent. Lorsqu’il entend parler d’un tournoi appelé « la Nuit des couteaux », il y voit l’occasion rêvée d’enfin affirmer sa bravoure et son honneur aux yeux de tous. Déterminé, il a bien l’intention de se présenter aux épreuves parmi les soldats, les pirates, les voleurs et les citoyens en tous genres, et de remporter cette joute magique durant laquelle tant ont déjà perdu la vie. Personne n’a jamais atteint la dernière étape. Il veut être le premier. L’avenir du prince se joue maintenant.

Dans les mois qui ont suivi sa défaite durant la Nuit des couteaux et la révélation de son identité par le prince Maxim Maresh, Rowan, Antari et architecte de ce tournoi, a pris par la force la tête d’une flotte de pirates hétéroclite surnommée « l’armée rebelle ». Au terme d’une campagne de pillages et d’enrôlement des villes côtières d’Arnes, Rowan a transformé l’armée rebelle en une force suffisamment puissante pour usurper la place d’un prince et détruire un empire. À présent, le seul obstacle à la chute de la maison Maresh et au sac du Londres rouge est Maxim et sa garnison. Pour cela, il faudra que ce dernier parvienne à gagner le cœur pour les rallier à sa cause dans l’ultime bataille contre le magicien le plus puissant qu’il ait jamais affronté.

Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which they rest is the Archive.Last summer, Mackenzie Bishop, a Keeper tasked with stopping violent Histories from escaping the Archive, almost lost her life to one. Now, as she starts her junior year at Hyde School, she''s struggling to get her life back. But moving on isn''t easy, not when her dreams are haunted by what happened. She knows the past is past, knows it cannot hurt her, but it feels so real. When her nightmares begin to creep into her waking hours, she starts to wonder if she''s truly safe.Meanwhile, people are vanishing without a trace, and the only thing they seem to have in common is Mackenzie. She''s sure the Archive knows more than they are letting on, but before she can prove it, she becomes the prime suspect. Unless Mac can track down the real culprit, she''ll lose everything: not only her role as Keeper, but her memories – and even her life. Can Mackenzie untangle the mystery before she herself unravels?

Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which they rest is the Archive. Da first brought Mackenzie Bishop four years ago, when she was twelve years old, frightened but determined to prove herself. Now Da is dead, and Mac has grown into what he once was: a ruthless Keeper, tasked with stopping often-violent Histories from waking up and getting out. Because of her job, she lies to the people she loves, and she knows fear for what it is: a useful tool for staying alive. Being a Keeper isn''t just dangerous – it''s a constant reminder of those Mac has lost. Da''s death was hard enough, but now that her little brother is gone too, Mac starts to wonder about the boundary between living and dying, sleeping and waking. In The Archive, the dead must never be disturbed. And yet, someone is deliberately altering Histories, erasing essential chapters. Unless Mac can piece together what remains, the Archive itself may crumble and fall.

Il destino di Victor è intrecciato a quello di Eli sin dai tempi dell’università, quando la loro comune sete di conoscenza, unita a una sfrenata ambizione, si rivelò fatale. Gettandosi a capofitto in una ricerca sull’adrenalina e le esperienze ai confini della morte, fecero una straordinaria scoperta: a determinate condizioni, è possibile sviluppare poteri soprannaturali. Ma le cose precipitarono... Sono passati dieci anni da allora e Victor è evaso di prigione, determinato a trovare il suo vecchio amico. Eli ha dedicato la sua vita a cercare di rimediare al loro errore, dando la caccia a chiunque abbia sviluppato dei poteri soprannaturali. Il sodalizio di un tempo si è tramutato in rivalità e i due arcinemici sono pronti a fronteggiarsi una volta per tutte, mentre all’orizzonte si prospetta uno scontro di forze terribili. Una battaglia che cambierà per sempre il destino del mondo. Un’autrice numero 1 nelle classifiche del New York Times Mezzo milione di copie vendute Tradotta in 15 Paesi «V.E. Schwab sa gestire sapientemente una trama ricca di colpi di scena e questo la rende la naturale erede al trono del fantasy contemporaneo.» The Independent «I personaggi vivono di vita propria, senza mai appiattirsi su uno stereotipo. Questo libro è una di quelle rarissime storie di supereroi che riesce a essere avvincente come i classici di un tempo. Tradimento, rimorso e istinto di sopravvivenza sono le colonne portanti di questo romanzo, che appassionerà i lettori.» Publishers Weekly V.E. Schwab È un’autrice di romanzi per ragazzi e YA. Molto amata da critica e pubblico, sta attualmente collaborando con la Sony Pictures alla stesura della sceneggiatura per il film tratto dal suo romanzo Magic. La Newton Compton ha pubblicato Magic e Legend. «Entertainment Weekly» l’ha inserita tra le trenta autrici più influenti di fantasy e sci-fi.