Ava Reid

Una fantasía gótica visionaria y evocadora sobre nigromancia, venganza y un amor que consume hasta el almaHabía una isla donde los muertos caminaban sobre la tierra, y siete casas nobles gobernaban empleando los secretos arcanos de la nigromancia. Pero la espada de un conquistador los hizo caer. Quemaron sus bibliotecas, mataron a sus señores y extinguieron su magia.Pero la Casa de los Dientes se alza desafiante contra el nuevo orden. Sus ultimos miembros con vida son la hermosa Marozia, la heredera de la Casa, y su prima, la insolita lady Agnes.Aunque lleva siete años sin pronunciar palabra, Agnes es quien carga de verdad con el legado de la Casa. Y tiene sus propias ordenes. Debe recuperar los secretos de la magia de la muerte y vengar el honor perdido de su familia. Debe organizar el compromiso de su querida prima Marozia con Liuprand, heredero al trono del conquistador, para obtener acceso a la biblioteca prohibida de su castillo grotescamente grandioso.La sed de venganza arde en el corazon de Agnes, pero tambien lo hacen unas pasiones mas extrañas; y es Liuprand, el principe dorado, quien toca su alma. Pero esta pasion, tan traicionera como poderosa, envenenara las raices del reino ya de por si destrozado y amenazara con partirlo en dos.Y es que la orden final de Agnes es la mas importante de todas: no debe enamorarse.

TODAS LAS HISTORIAS TIENEN UN FINALEffy lo descubrió cuando derrotó al rey de las hadas. Aunque quizá nunca entienda lo que ocurrió en Hiraeth, se ha liberado de sus pesadillas y ha escrito una tesis con Preston sobre Angharad, el cuento de hadas tan aclamado en su pais. Ha conseguido por fin plaza en la Facultad de Literatura y se ha convertido en la primera mujer de la historia en hacerlo.Pero algunos sueños son peligrosos, sobre todo cuando se hacen realidad. Toda la universidad (y, pronto, toda la nacion) espera que fracase. Tras exponer el legado de Myrddin, Effy ya no puede escapar a su mundo fantastico. ¿Quien es ella en realidad sin sus historias?Con Effy en peligro, a Preston le sorprende descubrir la rabia que arde en su interior y que resuena en sus oidos como campanas. Empieza a soñar con un palacio debajo del mar, un mundo en el que el es el rey. Y esas visiones lo persiguen incluso cuando esta despierto.Con el avance de la guerra entre Llyr y Argant, Effy y Preston acaban en la linea de fuego: Effy pierde sus sueños, mientras que Preston se pierde dentro de los suyos.¿ACASO LOS SUEÑOS SON SOLO SUEÑOS?

Una fantasía gótica visionaria y evocadora sobre nigromancia, venganza y un amor que consume hasta el alma; la primera parte de una bilogía de la autora best seller nº 1 del New York Times de El arte de ahogarse y Lady Macbeth.Habia una isla donde los muertos caminaban sobre la tierra, y siete casas nobles gobernaban empleando los secretos arcanos de la nigromancia.La espada de un conquistador los hizo caer. Quemaron sus bibliotecas, mataron a sus señores y extinguieron su magia sobrenatural.Pero la Casa de los Dientes se alza desafiante contra el nuevo orden. Sus ultimos miembros con vida son la hermosa Marozia, la heredera de la Casa, y su prima, la insolita lady Agnes.Aunque lleva siete años sin pronunciar ni una palabra, Agnes es quien carga de verdad con el legado de la Casa. Y tiene sus ordenes. Debe recuperar los secretos de la magia de muerte y vengar el honor perdido de su familia. Debe organizar el compromiso de su querida prima Marozia con Liuprand, heredero al trono del conquistador, para obtener acceso a la biblioteca prohibida de su castillo grotescamente grandioso.La sed de venganza arde en el corazon de Agnes, pero tambien lo hacen unas pasiones mas extrañas; y es Liuprand, el principe dorado, quien toca su alma. Pero esta pasion, tan traicionera como poderosa, envenenara las raices del reino ya de por si destrozado y amenazara con partirlo en dos.Y es que la orden final de Agnes es la mas importante de todas: no debe enamorarse.

THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NO 1 NYT BESTSELLING NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE WOLF AND THE WOODSMAN A love letter to stories and to everyone silenced or forgotten in their retelling Allison Saft author of A Far Wilder MagicEffy has always believed in fairy tales She s had no choice Since childhood she s been haunted by visions of the Fairy King She s found solace only in the pages of Angharad a beloved epic about a mortal girl who falls in love with the Fairy King and then destroys him Effy s tattered copy is all that s keeping her afloat through her stifling first term her prestigious architecture college So when the late author s family announces a contest to design his house Effy fells certain this is her destiny But Hiraeth Manor is an impossible task a musty decrepit estate on the brink of crumbling into a hungry sea And when Effy arrives she finds she isn t the only one who s made a temporary home there Preston Hloury a stodgy young literature scholar is studying Myrddin s papers and is determined to prove her favourite author is a fraud As the two rival students investigate the reclusive author s legacy piecing together clues through his letters books and diaries they discover that the house s foundation isn t the only thing that can t b

Un romance distópico sobre la supervivencia, el sacrificio y el amor que lo arriesga todo, con lo mejor de The Last Of Us y Balada de pájaros cantores y serpientes.La gran empresa Caerus controla todos los aspectos de la sociedad y a las clases bajas mediante la acumulacion masiva de deudas.Inesa vive con su hermano en un pueblo medio sumergido donde consiguen sobrevivir gracias a su taller de taxidermia. Aunque ella lo desconoce, su cruel e indolente madre ha acumulado una deuda enorme, la suficiente para ofrecer a uno de sus hijos al espectaculo letal que Caerus retransmite en directo: el Desafio del Cordero.Melinoe es una asesina de Caerus a la que han entrenado para rastrear y matar a los Corderos de los sacrificios. Es un arma viviente, creada mediante reacondicionamiento neuronal y alteraciones fisicas. Se la conoce por su fria brutalidad y belleza letal. Nunca ha fracasado a la hora de matar a sus objetivos.Cuando Inesa descubre que su madre la ha ofrecido como sacrificio, se desespera, ya que los Desafios siempre son un baño de sangre para los pobres. Sin embargo, ha sobrevivido durante años en el terreno baldio y, con la ayuda de su hermano cazador, quizas tenga una oportunidad.Melinoe, mientras tanto, no puede permitirse perder. A pesar de su reputacion como asesina despiadada, sufre unos recuerdos dolorosos. Despues de su ultimo Desafio, donde se derrumbo en directo, necesita redimirse.A medida que Mel persigue a Inesa por el paisaje postapocaliptico, ambas chicas empiezan a cuestionarlo todo: Inesa se pregunta si existe algo mas aparte de sobrevivir, mientras que Mel no sabe si es capaz de hacer algo que no sea matar.Y, contra todo pronostico, puede que ambas se esten enamorando.

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF LADY MACBETH AND A STUDY IN DROWNING'There's one thing about Ava Reid; she doesn't miss.' Sasha Peyton Smith'You'll start saving space on your shelf for Ava Reid.' Kendare Blake---------The Last of Us meets The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes in this stand-alone dystopian romance about survival, sacrifice, and love that risks everything.By encouraging massive accumulations of debt from its underclass, a single corporation, Caerus, controls all aspects of society.Inesa lives with her brother in a half-sunken town where they scrape by running a taxidermy shop. Unbeknownst to Inesa, their cruel and indolent mother has accrued an enormous debtenough to qualify one of her children for Caeruss livestreamed assassination spectacle: the Lambs Gauntlet.Melinoe is a Caerus assassin, trained to track and kill the sacrificial Lambs. The product of neural reconditioning and physiological alteration, she is a living weapon, known for her cold brutality and deadly beauty. She has never failed to assassinate one of her marks.When Inesa learns that her mother has offered her as a sacrifice, at first she despairsthe Gauntlet is always a bloodbath for the impoverished debtors. But shes had years of practice surviving in the apocalyptic wastes, and with the help of her hunter brother, she might stand a chance of staying alive.For Melinoe, this is a game she cant afford to lose. Despite her reputation for mercilessness, she is haunted by painful flashbacks. After her last Gauntlet, where she broke down on livestream, she desperately needs redemption.As Mel pursues Inesa across the wasteland, both girls begin to question everything: Inesa wonders if theres more to life than survival, while Mel wonders if shes capable of more than killing.And both wonder if, against all odds, they might be falling in love.

UNA TERRIBLE MALDICIÓN.UNA CIUDAD AGITADA.UN MONSTRUO CON UN APETITO INSACIABLE.Marlinchen y sus dos hermanas viven con su padre hechicero en una ciudad que está cambiando la magia por la industria. Como las ultimas verdaderas brujas de Oblya, ella y sus hermanas no son mas que una atraccion turistica mientras tratan a sus clientes con remedios arcaicos, y los engatusan con un encanto nostalgico. Marlinchen se pasa los dias descubriendo secretos a cambio de unos rublos, y tratando de aplacar a su tiranico y xenofobo padre, quien mantiene a sus hijas aisladas del mundo exterior. Pero de noche, Marlinchen y sus hermanas salen a escondidas para disfrutar de los servicios de la ciudad y deleitarse con las emociones que esta ofrece, en especial con el recien establecido teatro de ballet, donde Marlinchen conoce a un bailarin que enseguida atrapa su corazon.A medida que los encuentros nocturnos de Marlinchen se vuelven mas apasionados y frecuentes, tambien lo hace la amenaza de la ira y magia de su padre. Y mientras que la cultura de Oblya florece y su industria aumenta, un monstruo acecha entre todo ello, nacido de la intolerancia y el resentimiento, y bañado con un poder procedente del viejo mundo. Marlinchen, atrapada entre la historia y el progreso, la sangre y el deseo, debera recurrir a su propia magia para mantener a la ciudad a salvo y encontrar su lugar en ella.Increiblemente extraordinaria. Esta experta y compleja adaptacion evoca el horror puro de la impotencia a medida que la modernidad choca contra la tradicion, y los cuerpos se transforman y consumen. Enebro & Espina es un cuento de hadas oscuro llevado a la perfeccion: terrible, realista, y lleno de fuerza.SHELLEY PARKER-CHAN, autora best seller de Ella que llego a ser el sol

Elle connaît cette histoire : son regard rend les hommes fous.Elle sait quelle va être mariée à une brute venue dÉcosse qui ne rend jamais les armes. Elle sait que la cour hostile quil lui fera sera

Na releitura de uma das tragédias shakespearianas mais famosas do mundo, Ava Reid transforma a icônica vilã Lady Macbeth em uma protagonista de sua própria história. Uma fantasia histórica, recheada

Les fonds marins sont un tombeau pour les rêvesDe retour à Caer-Isel, Effy est enfin libérée du roi des fées. Avec Preston, elle a révélé quAngharad Myrddin est la véritable autrice de son roman préf

Seule la mer est notre ennemie.Effy Sayre a toujours cru aux légendes du Petit Peuple. Hantée depuis son enfance par des visions du roi des fées, elle ne trouve de réconfort que dans les pages dAngharad, lepopee dEmrys Myrddin, son auteur prefere. Le livre en lambeaux est tout ce qui lui permet de survivre a ses etudes darchitecture. Aussi, lorsquelle remporte un concours pour restaurer le manoir du defunt Myrddin, elle est persuadee que cest un signe du destin.Domaine decrepit sur le point de seffondrer dans une mer affamee, le Manoir dHiraeth est un lieu perche a la frontiere entre les mondes, peuple detres mysterieux. Parmi eux se trouve Preston Heloury, jeune etudiant en litterature, bien determine a prouver que Myrddin est un imposteur.Enquetant sur lheritage de lecrivain, les deux etudiants decouvriront peu a peu que des forces obscures conspirent contre eux, et que la verite pourrait les mener a la ruine.Traduit de langlais par Michelle Charrier

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF LADY MACBETH AND A STUDY IN DROWNING'There's one thing about Ava Reid; she doesn't miss.' Sasha Peyton Smith'You'll start saving space on your shelf for Ava Reid.' Kendare Blake---------The Last of Us meets The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes in this stand-alone dystopian romance about survival, sacrifice, and love that risks everything.By encouraging massive accumulations of debt from its underclass, a single corporation, Caerus, controls all aspects of society.Inesa lives with her brother in a half-sunken town where they scrape by running a taxidermy shop. Unbeknownst to Inesa, their cruel and indolent mother has accrued an enormous debtenough to qualify one of her children for Caeruss livestreamed assassination spectacle: the Lambs Gauntlet.

An instant Indie and #1 New York Times bestseller!Achingly atmospheric and beautifully sharp, A Study in Drowning will draw you in from the first page. Rory Power, New York Times bestselling author of Wilder GirlsBestselling author Ava Reidmakes her YA debut in this dark academic fantasy perfect for fans of Melissa Albert and Elana K. Arnold.Effy Sayre has always believed in fairy tales. Haunted by visions of the Fairy King since childhood, shes had no choice. Her tattered copy of AngharadEmrys Myrddins epic about a mortal girl who falls in love with the Fairy King, then destroys himis the only thing keeping her afloat. So when Myrddins family announces a contest to redesign the late authors estate, Effy feels certain its her destiny.

LÉpreuve est une émission mortelle diffusée en live dans tout le pays. Et une nouvelle proie a été sélectionnée...Dans un monde où lentreprise Kairos contrôle chaque sphère de la société, Inesa et sa

Na sequência do best-seller Lições sobre afogamentos, Effy e Preston retornam ao campus — e ao caos. As consequências das revelações e dos perigos que enfrentaram os perseguem na vida real e também n

In the vein of Naomi Noviks New York Times bestseller Spinning Silver and Katherine Ardens national bestseller The Bear and the Nightingale, this unforgettable historical fantasy debuta story inspired by Hungarian folklore and Jewish mythologyfollows a young pagan woman with hidden powers and a one-eyed captain of the Woodsmen as they form an unlikely alliance to thwart a tyrant. In her forest-veiled pagan village, Evike is the only woman without power, making her an outcast clearly abandoned by the gods. The villagers blame her corrupted bloodlineher father was a Yehuli man, one of the much-loathed servants of the fanatical king. When soldiers arrive from the Holy Order of Woodsmen to claim a pagan girl for the kings blood sacrifice, Evike is betrayed by her fellow villagers and surrendered. But when monsters attack the Woodsmen and their captive en route, slaughtering everyone but Evike and the cold, one-eyed captain, they have no choice but to rely on each other. Except hes no ordinary Woodsmanhes the disgraced prince, Gaspar Barany, whose father needs pagan magic to consolidate his power. Amidst rising political intrigue, Gaspar fears that his cruelly zealous brother plans to seize the throne and instigate a violent reign that would damn the pagans and the Yehuli alike. As the son of a reviled foreign queen, Gaspar understands what its like to be an outcast, and he and Evike make a tenuous pact to stop his brother. As their mission takes them from the bitter northern tundra to the smog-choked capital, their mutual loathing slowly turns to affection in a slow burn romance bound by a shared history of alienation and oppression. However, trust can easily turn to betrayal, and as Evike reconnects with her estranged father and discovers her own hidden magic, she and Gaspar need to decide whose side theyre on, and what theyre willing to give up for a nation that never cared for them at all.

The aftermath of their first discovery pulls Effy and Preston on a final adventure and brings their haunting love story to its end in this stunning sequel and final book in the duology.RETURN TO THE DREAMLIKE WORLD OF THE INSTANTLY BESTSELLING DARK ACADEMIA FANTASY A STUDY IN DROWNING_________ All stories come to an end. An academic treat, gowned in gothic darknessDaily MailReid is a singular, extraordinary talentSasha Peyton Smith, The Rose BargianWeve been counting down the days until we can find ourselves reunited with Effy and PrestonCosmopolitanEffy learned that when she defeated the Fairy King. Even though she may never know exactly what happened at Hiraeth, she is free of her nightmares and is able to pen a thesis with Preston on the beloved national fairytale Angharad. She has finally earned a spot at the literature college, making her the first woman in history to enroll.But some dreams are dangerous, especially when they come true. The entire university - and soon the entire nation - is waiting for her to fail. With the Fairy King defeated and Myrddins legacy exposed, Effy can no longer escape into fantasy. Who is she without her stories?With Effy under threat, Preston is surprised to discover a rage simmering inside him, ringing in his ears like bells. He begins to dream of a palace under the sea, a world where he is king - visions that start to follow him even in waking.As the war between Llyr and Argant explodes, Effy and Preston find themselves caught in the crossfire: Effy losing her dreams and Preston losing himself in his.Are dreams ever truly just dreams?__________PRAISE FOR A STUDY IN DROWNINGA love letter to stories - and to everyone silenced of forgotten in their retelling. ALLISON SAFTAs merciless as a rising tide and as beguiling as a fairys bargain. MELISSA ALBERTA spell-binding mix of magic, myth and mystery. RORY POWERDarkly romantic and unsettlingly eerie ERIN. A CRAIGLyrical, incisive, and tragically beautiful, this book will haunt your dreams. VAISHNAVI PATELReid is a singular, extraordinary talent. SASHA PEYTON-SMITHI could read this book again and again - absolute perfection. COURTNEY GOULDIncandescent, tender, and fierce. This is a story that lingers, long after the last word. REBECCA ROSSREADERS ABSOLUTELY ADORE A STUDY IN DROWNING...***** I was enraptured from the first few chapters***** haunting and atmospheric***** Ava Reid has a magical way with words***** There is something about the way Reid creates an atmosphere that I find completely immersive***** This book is truly mesmerising***** Beautifully written***** I will read ANYTHING that Ava Reid writes***** Ava Reids writing is extraordinary and beautiful 5****** Prepare to be drawn into the most thrilling, dark, subversive world imaginable.***** My mind is blown away and my heart is full to the brim

A tale of fear and survival, hope and yearning and defiance, in timelessly elegant prose. It will enchant you, break your heart, and chill you to the very marrow. Samantha Shannon on The Wolf and the WoodsmanFrom the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Wolf and the Woodsman comes a gothic retelling of The Juniper Tree, where a young witch seeks to discover her identity and escape the domination of her abusive wizard father. Perfect for fans of Angela Carter, Catherynne M. Valente and Shirley Jackson_________________________________A gruesome curse. A city in upheaval. A monster with unquenchable appetites.Marlinchen and her sisters are the last true witches in a city shifting from magic to industry. Viewed as little more than tourist traps, they spend their days treating clients with archaic remedies and nostalgic charm, while attempting to placate their tyrannical, xenophobic wizard father, who keeps his daughters locked away in their crumbling home.But at night, they sneak out to revel in the citys thrills, particularly the recently established ballet theatre, where Marlinchen meets a dancer who quickly captures her heart. But as their late-night trysts grow more fervent and frequent, so does the threat of her fathers rage. And while their city flourishes, a monster lurks in its midst, borne of intolerance and resentment and suffused with old-world power.Sunday Times bestseller, June 2022 (w/c 27th June 2022)

The Last of Us meets The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes in this stand-alone dystopian romance about survival, sacrifice, and love that risks everything. By encouraging massive accumulations of debt from its underclass, a single corporation, Caerus, controls all aspects of society.Inesa lives with her brother in a half-sunken town where they scrape by running a taxidermy shop. Unbeknownst to Inesa, their cruel and indolent mother has accrued an enormous debtenough to qualify one of her children for Caeruss livestreamed assassination spectacle: the Lambs Gauntlet.Melinoe is a Caerus assassin, trained to track and kill the sacrificial Lambs. The product of neural reconditioning and physiological alteration, she is a living weapon, known for her cold brutality and deadly beauty. She has never failed to assassinate one of her marks.When Inesa learns that her mother has offered her as a sacrifice, at first she despairsthe Gauntlet is always a bloodbath for the impoverished debtors. But shes had years of practice surviving in the apocalyptic wastes, and with the help of her hunter brother she might stand a chance of staying alive.For Melinoe, this is a game she cant afford to lose. Despite her reputation for mercilessness, she is haunted by painful flashbacks. After her last Gauntlet, where she broke down on livestream, she desperately needs redemption.As Mel pursues Inesa across the wasteland, both girls begin to question everything: Inesa wonders if theres more to life than survival, while Mel wonders if shes capable of more than killing.And both wonder if, against all odds, they might be falling in love. Indie Next PickCBC Hot off the Press PickCCBC Choices 2026NAIBA Book of the Year Finalist

From highly acclaimed, bestselling author Ava Reid comes a gothic horror retelling of The Juniper Tree, set in another time and place within the world of The Wolf and the Woodsman, where a young witch seeks to discover her identity and escape the domination of her abusive wizard father, perfect for fans of Shirley Jackson and Catherynne M. Valente.A gruesome curse. A city in upheaval. A monster with unquenchable appetites. Marlinchen and her two sisters live with their wizard father in a city shifting from magic to industry. In this atmospheric historical fantasy, she and her sisters are little more than a tourist trap as they treat their clients with archaic remedies and beguile them with nostalgic charm. Marlinchen spends her days divining secrets in exchange for rubles and trying to placate her tyrannical, xenophobic father, who keeps his daughters sequestered from the outside world. But at night, Marlinchen and her sisters sneak out to enjoy the citys amenities and revel in its thrills, particularly the recently established ballet theater, where Marlinchen begins a dangerous dark romance with a dancer who captures her heart.As Marlinchens late-night trysts grow more fervent and frequent, so does the threat of her fathers rage and magic. And while Oblya flourishes with culture and bustles with enterprise, a monster lurks in its midst, borne of intolerance and resentment and suffused with the power of dark Slavic folklore. Caught between history and progress and blood and desire, Marlinchen must draw upon her own magic to keep her city safe and find her place within it.