Inhalt: The highly anticipated third book in Sabaa Tahir's New York Times bestselling Ember Quartet. Beyond the Empire and within it, the threat of war looms ever larger. The Blood Shrike, Helene Aquilla, is assailed on all sides. Emperor Marcus, haunted by his past, grows increasingly unstable, while the Commandant capitalizes on his madness to bolster her own power. As Helene searches for a way to hold back the approaching darkness, her sister's life and the lives of all those in the Empire hang in the balance. Far to the east, Laia of Serra knows the fate of the world lies not in the machinations of the Martial court, but in stopping the Nightbringer. But while hunting for a way to bring him down, Laia faces unexpected threats from those she hoped would aid her, and is drawn into a battle she never thought she'd have to fight. And in the land between the living and the dead, Elias Veturius has given up his freedom to serve as Soul Catcher. But in doing so, he has vowed himself to an ancient power that will stop at nothing to ensure Elias's devotion - even at the cost of his humanity. Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek ISBN: 978-0-00-828877-8
Inhalt:Prepare for the jaw-dropping finale of Sabaa Tahir's beloved New York Times bestselling An Ember in the Ashes fantasy series, and discover: Who will survive the storm? Picking up just a few months after A Reaper at the Gates left off... The long-imprisoned jinn are on the attack, wreaking bloody havoc in villages and cities alike. But for the Nightbringer, vengeance on his human foes is just the beginning. By his side, Commandant Keris Veturia declares herself Empress, and calls for the heads of any and all who defy her rule. At the top of the list? The Blood Shrike and her remaining family. Laia of Serra, now allied with the Blood Shrike, struggles to recover from the loss of the two people most important to her. Determined to stop the approaching apocalypse, she throws herself into the destruction of the Nightbringer. In the process, she awakens an ancient power that could lead her to victory—or to an unimaginable doom. And deep in the Waiting Place, the Soul Catcher seeks only to forget the life—and love—he left behind. Yet doing so means ignoring the trail of murder left by the Nightbringer and his jinn. To uphold his oath and protect the human world from the supernatural, the Soul Catcher must look beyond the borders of his own land. He must take on a mission that could save—or destroy—all that he knows. Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek ISBN: 978-0-448-49455-5
Inhalt: Prepare for the jaw-dropping finale of Sabaa Tahir's beloved New York Times bestselling An Ember in the Ashes fantasy series, and discover: Who will survive the storm? Picking up just a few months after A Reaper at the Gates left off... The long-imprisoned jinn are on the attack, wreaking bloody havoc in villages and cities alike. But for the Nightbringer, vengeance on his human foes is just the beginning. At his side, Commandant Keris Veturia declares herself Empress, and calls for the heads of any and all who defy her rule. At the top of the list? The Blood Shrike and her remaining family. Laia of Serra, now allied with the Blood Shrike, struggles to recover from the loss of the two people most important to her. Determined to stop the approaching apocalypse, she throws herself into the destruction of the Nightbringer. In the process, she awakens an ancient power that could lead her to victory - or to an unimaginable doom. And deep in the Waiting Place, the Soul Catcher seeks only to forget the life - and love - he left behind. Yet doing so means ignoring the trail of murder left by the Nightbringer and his jinn. To uphold his oath and protect the human world from the supernatural, the Soul Catcher must look beyond the borders of his own land. He must take on a mission that could save - or destroy - all that he knows. Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek ISBN: 978-0-00-841167-1
Inhalt: 'Tahir spins a captivating, heart-pounding fantasy' - Us Weekly The sequel to the explosive New York Times bestselling debut An Ember in the Ashes, that's captivated readers worldwide. A Torch Against the Night takes readers into the heart of the Empire as Laia and Elias fight their way north to liberate Laia's brother from the horrors of Kauf Prison. Hunted by Empire soldiers, manipulated by the Commandant, and haunted by their pasts, Laia and Elias must outfox their enemies and confront the treacherousness of their own hearts. In the city of Serra, Helene Aquilla finds herself bound to the will of the Empire's twisted new leader, Marcus. When her loyalty is questioned, Helene finds herself taking on a mission to prove herself - a mission that might destroy her, instead. Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek ISBN: 978-0-00-816036-4
Inhalt:National Book Award WINNER Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature WINNER An INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! An INSTANT INDIE BESTSELLER! "All My Rage is a love story, a tragedy and an infectious teenage fever dream about what home means when you feel you don’t fit in." — New York Times Book Review From #1 New York Times bestselling author Sabaa Tahir comes a brilliant, unforgettable, and heart-wrenching contemporary novel about family and forgiveness, love and loss, in a sweeping story that crosses generations and continents. Lahore, Pakistan. Then. Misbah is a dreamer and storyteller, newly married to Toufiq in an arranged match. After their young life is shaken by tragedy, they come to the United States and open the Clouds' Rest Inn Motel, hoping for a new start.
Juniper, California. Now. Salahudin and Noor are more than best friends; they are family. Growing up as outcasts in the small desert town of Juniper, California, they understand each other the way no one else does. Until The Fight, which destroys their bond with the swift fury of a star exploding.
Now, Sal scrambles to run the family motel as his mother Misbah’s health fails and his grieving father loses himself to alcoholism. Noor, meanwhile, walks a harrowing tightrope: working at her wrathful uncle’s liquor store while hiding the fact that she’s applying to college so she can escape him—and Juniper—forever.
When Sal’s attempts to save the motel spiral out of control, he and Noor must ask themselves what friendship is worth—and what it takes to defeat the monsters in their pasts and the ones in their midst.
From one of today’s most cherished and bestselling young adult authors comes a breathtaking novel of young love, old regrets, and forgiveness—one that’s both tragic and poignant in its tender ferocity. Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek ISBN: 978-0-593-20235-7
Inhalt: 'Tahir spins a captivating, heart-pounding fantasy' - Us Weekly Read the explosive New York Times bestselling debut that's captivated readers worldwide. Set to be a major motion picture, An Ember in the Ashes is the book everyone is talking about. What if you were the spark that could ignite a revolution? For years Laia has lived in fear. Fear of the Empire, fear of the Martials, fear of truly living at all. Born as a Scholar, she's never had much of a choice. For Elias it's the opposite. He has seen too much on his path to becoming a Mask, one of the Empire's elite soldiers. With the Masks' help the Empire has conquered a continent and enslaved thousands of Scholars, all in the name of power. When Laia's brother is taken she must force herself to help the Resistance, the only people who have a chance of saving him. She must spy on the Commandant, ruthless overseer of Blackcliff Academy. Blackcliff is the training ground for Masks and the very place that Elias is planning to escape. If he succeeds, he will be named deserter. If found, the punishment will be death. But once Laia and Elias meet, they find that their destinies are intertwined and that their choices will change the fate of the Empire. In the ashes of a broken world one person can make a difference. One voice in the dark can be heard. The price of freedom is always high and this time that price might demand everything, even life itself. Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek ISBN: 978-0-00-812507-3
Inhalt: Die lang erwartete Fortsetzung von Elias & Laia - Die Herrschaft der Masken. Das Schicksal hat Elias und Laia zueinander geführt und im Kampf gegen das Imperium geeint. Laia hat Elias vor der Hinrichtung bewahrt, und als Gegenleistung hilft Elias ihr, durch die Tunnel unterhalb von Schwarzkliff zu fliehen. Der Plan: Sie wollen die Stadt verlassen und den weiten Weg durch die Wüste bis nach Kauf einschlagen. Dort sitzt Laias Bruder im Gefängnis. Um ihn zu befreien, braucht Laia Elias' Hilfe. Auf ihrer Flucht bleibt kaum Zeit für die Frage, was sie außer dem gemeinsamen Feind noch miteinander teilen. Doch noch immer ist da dieses Gefühl, das sie vom ersten Moment zueinander hingezogen hat ... Schlagworte:Y Kinder, Jugendliche und Bildung, YF Kinder/Jugendliche: Romane, Erzählungen, Tatsachenberichte, YFH Kinder/Jugendliche: Fantasy Umfang: 512 S. ISBN: 978-3-7325-2944-5
Inhalt: Wo Leben ist, ist Hoffnung Das Martialenimperium steht am Abgrund: Imperator Marcus überzieht das Land mit dem Blut der Unschuldigen, während Blutgreif Helena diese zu schützen versucht. Weit im Osten weiß Laia, dass sie den Nachtbringer aufhalten muss, und das ohne Elias. Denn Elias ist nun als Seelenfänger an die Zwischenstatt, das Geisterreich, gebunden. Dazu verdammt, einer uralten Macht bedingungslos zu dienen - auch wenn dies bedeutet, die Frau aufzugeben, die er liebt. Schlagworte:YFHR Kinder/Jugendliche: Fantasy Romance Umfang: 528 S. ISBN: 978-3-7325-7334-9
Inhalt: Ein atemberaubender Roman über junge Liebe, späte Reue und Vergebung +++ Ausgezeichnet mit dem Printz Award und dem National Book Award for Young People's Literature Salahudin und Noor sind mehr als beste Freunde: Beide sind pakistanische Migranten und gemeinsam in einem kleinen Ort in der Wüste Kaliforniens aufgewachsen. Sie verstehen einander wie sonst niemand. Doch ein Streit letzten Sommer hat alles zerstört. Nun kämpft Sal allein darum, das Motel der Familie am Laufen zu halten, während es seiner kranken Mutter Misbah immer schlechter geht und sein Vater den Kummer im Alkohol ertränkt. Noor dagegen arbeitet im Spirituosengeschäft ihres strengen Onkels und versucht gleichzeitig, sich heimlich für ein College zu bewerben, um dem Onkel und diesem Ort für immer Lebewohl sagen zu können. Als Sals Versuche, das Motel zu retten, außer Kontrolle geraten, müssen er und Noor sich fragen, was Freundschaft wert ist und was nötig ist, um die Monster der Vergangenheit zu besiegen ? und die mitten unter ihnen. Sabaa Tahir wurde mit der Platz-1-New-York-Times-Bestsellerreihe »Elias und Laia« als Schöpferin epischer Fantasywelten bekannt. In ihrem großen neuen Roman zeigt Tahir, dass sie ebenso grandiose Geschichten in der realen Welt erschaffen kann, mit unvergesslichen Figuren und starken Bildern ? tragisch und doch voller Hoffnung. Für »So viel Zorn und so viel Liebe«, ebenfalls New-York-Times-Bestseller, erhielt Sabaa Tahir den National Book Award 2022 und den Printz Award 2023. Ein packender All-Age-Roman für Fans von Angie Thomas, Amy Giles und Angeline Boulley. Schlagworte:FBA Moderne und zeitgenössische Belletristik: allgemein und literarisch, FXB Belletristik: Themen, Stoffe, Motive: Heranwachsen, FYT Belletristik in Übersetzung, YFB Kinder/Jugendliche: Allgemeine, moderne und zeitgenössische Belletristik, YFM Kinder/Jugendliche: Beziehungsgeschichten - Romantik, Liebe oder Freundschaf, YNRP Kinder/Jugendliche: Allgemeine Interessen: Islam, YXJ Kinder/Jugendliche: Persönliche und soziale Themen: Drogen und Sucht, YXQ Kinder/Jugendliche: Persönliche und soziale Themen: Mobbing, Gewalt, Missbra Umfang: 416 S. ISBN: 978-3-641-29611-7
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