The Scorpio Races - Brossura

Stiefvater, Maggie

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1407178962 ISBN 13: 9781407178967

Casa editrice: Scholastic, 2017

Riassunto

 

A breathtaking novel set in the wilds of Ireland, from the bestselling author of Shiver, Linger and Forever.

Stay alive, stay astride, stay out of the water...

Every November, the Scorpio Races are run beneath the chalk cliffs of Skarmouth.

Thousands gather to watch the horses and the sea that washes the blood from the sand.

The mounts are capaill uisce: savage water horses.

There are no horses more beautiful, more fearless, more deadly. To race them can be suicide but the danger is irresistible.

Sean Kendrick knows the dangers of the capaill uisce. With one foot in the ocean and one on land, he is the only man on the island capable of taming the beasts. He races to prove something both to himself and to the horses.

Puck Connolly enters the races to save her family. But the horse she rides is an ordinary little mare, just as Puck is an ordinary girl.

When Sean sees Puck on the beach he doesn't think she belongs. He doesn't realize his fate will become entwined in hers.

They both enter the Races hoping to change their lives. But first they'll have to survive.

• Romantic and steeped in legend
• Maggie Stiefvater is a master at writing both romance and heart-pounding action
• Her books have consistently debuted at #1 on the NYT bestseller list

PRAISE FOR SCORPIO RACES

"If The Scorpio Races sounds like nothing you’ve ever read, that’s because it is. The capaill uisce are exhilarating, frightening creations... Stiefvater has successfully plumbed lesser-known myths and written a complex literary thriller" - New York Times

The bestselling author of Shiver (2009) and Linger (2010) turns the legend of the water horse into a taut, chilling, romantic adventure. The water horses are breathtakingly well-imagined, glorious and untamably violent. The final race, with Sean and Puck each protecting each other but both determined to win, comes to a pitch-perfect conclusion. Masterful. Like nothing else out there now. - Kirkus Review

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Recensione

e "Stiefvater's novel, inspired by Manx, Irish, and Scottish legends of beautiful but deadly fairy horses that emerge from the sea each autumn, begins rivetingly and gets better and better . . . all the way, in fact, to best."
-Horn Book Review, Starred Review

e "Masterful...like nothing else out there now."
-Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

e "A study of courage and loyalty tested...utterly compelling."
-Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

e "A book with cross-appeal to lovers of fantasy, horse stories, romance, and action-adventure, this seems to have a shot at being a YA blockbuster."
-Booklist, Starred Review

e "Upon the sea-battered and wind-swept isle of Thisby, fall brings the famed and feared capaill uisce, or water horses, and with them, death . . . The author takes great liberties with the Celtic myth, but the result is marvelous."
-School Library Journal, Starred Review

"Stiefvater not only steps out of the young adult fantasy box with "The Scorpio Races" but crushes it with pounding hooves.... If "The Scorpio Races" sounds like nothing you've ever read, that's because it is."
-The New York Times Book Review

"Tactile world-building, an island full of compelling characters, and the budding romance between Sean and Puck all make for an unforgettable book that's quite unlike anything else out there."
-NPR Books

"With this beautifully executed drama, Stiefvater has established herself as one of the finest YA novelists writing today."
-Entertainment Weekly

"Tense, atmospheric, and utterly original."
-People Magazine
--People Magazine

L'autore

Maggie Stiefvater is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the novels Shiver, Linger, Forever, and The Scorpio Races. She is also the author of Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception and Ballad: A Gathering of Faerie. She lives in Virginia with her husband and their two children. You can visit her online at www.maggiestiefvater.com.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Scholastic
• Data di pubblicazione: 2017
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1407178962
• ISBN 13: 9781407178967
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 496
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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