Critical Role: Vox Machina - Kith & Kin

10.00 UhrDie Direktorin spricht den letzten Satz ihrer Begrüßungsrede zum neuen Schuljahr.10.02 UhrDie Schüler stehen auf und machen sich auf den Weg in die Klassenräume.10.03 UhrDie Türen der Aula sind blockiert, Unruhe bricht aus.10.05 UhrEine Tür geht auf. Jeder hat Angst vor dem Jungen mit der Waffe. 'Peng, peng, du bist tot', sagt Tyler, dann drückt er ab.54 Minuten. So lange dauert der Amoklauf an der örtlichen Highschool einer fiktiven Kleinstadt in den USA. Ein exakt durchkomponierter Racheakt - erzählt aus vier Perspektiven. Erschreckend, atemlos und emotionsgeladen. Dieser Roman lässt seine Leser mit gebrochenem Herzen zurück.In den USA stand der Roman wochenlang auf der Bestsellerliste.

Fans of The Legend of Vox Machina, the record-breaking animated series from Critical Role and Amazon Studios, won’t want to miss the second of three interconnected prequel stories!<BR> <BR>Written by Marieke Nijkamp (This Is Where It Ends, The Oracle Code, Hawkeye: Kate Bishop), with art by Travis Hymel, colors by Diana Sousa, and letters by Comicraft, all in collaboration with the cast of Critical Role, this original graphic novel shines light on the off-screen storylines of the show!<BR><BR>Critically injured and seemingly abandoned by her brother after the murder of her family, Cassandra de Rolo finds herself at the mercy of Whitestone’s usurpers. Much to her shock, Delilah and Sylas Briarwood treat her with the utmost care—almost like a daughter—as she recovers within the relative safety of her own childhood bedroom. On edge and suspicious of their motives, Cassandra adapts to survive while processing the trauma of her family’s demise and Percy’s abandonment.<BR><BR>The Briarwoods delight in parading Cassandra around the city in an attempt to convince the despairing populace of their benevolence. Instead of becoming their paragon of obedience, Cassandra unwittingly becomes the guiding light of the rebellion attempting to rescue Whitestone: particularly in the eyes of her childhood friend and rebel leader, Archie. Cassandra vows to do whatever she can to help her beloved home, but are the ghosts of her past powerful enough to overcome the ghosts in her present, or will the Briarwoods’ brainwashing drown out all reason?

The reviews are in! This Is Where It Ends, the #1 New York Times bestseller and one of the Best Books of the Decade (Buzzfeed, Paste Magazine, BookRiot), "could break you." "I am speechless." "The saddest book I have ever read." "Literally tore my heart out."Go inside a heartbreaking fictional school shooting, minute-by-terrifying-minute. Everyone has a reason to fear the boy with the gun...10:00 a.m.: The principal of Opportunity, Alabama's high school finishes her speech, welcoming the entire student body to a new semester and encouraging them to excel and achieve.10:02 a.m.: The students get up to leave the auditorium for their next class.10:03 a.m.: The auditorium doors won't open.10:05 a.m.: Someone starts shooting.Over the course of 54 minutes, four students must confront their greatest hopes, and darkest fears, as they come face-to-face with the boy with the gun. In a world where violence in schools is at an all-time high and school shootings are a horrifyingly common reality for teenagers, This Is Where It Ends is a rallying cry to end the gun violence epidemic for good.Praise for This Is Where It Ends:- A Buzzfeed Best Young Adult Book of the Decade- A Paste Magazine Best Teen Book of the Decade- A Book Riot Biggest YA Book of the Decade- A Professional Book Nerds Best Book of the Decade- A Bustle.com Most-Anticipated YA Novel- A Goodreads YA Best Books Pick- A Goodreads Choice Award Finalist for Young Adult Fiction- Kids Indie Next List Pick"Marieke Nijkamp's brutal, powerful fictional account of a school shooting is important in its timeliness." -Bustle.com"A gritty, emotional, and suspenseful read and although fictionalized, it reflects on a problematic and harrowing issue across the nation." -Buzzfeed"A compelling, brutal story of an unfortunately all-too familiar situation: a school shooting. Nijkamp portrays the events thoughtfully, recounting fifty-four intense minutes of bravery, love, and loss." -BookRiot

She deserved more. They all did. A gripping and emotional new suspense novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of This is Where it Ends.A terrible accident. A horrible loss. A regrettable tragedy. That's all anyone in Fenix can talk about when a fire consumes the local high school, taking the life of a student. The town mourns, except who really knew-let alone cared about-Eden when she was alive? And why was she in the building that night?Five teens each hold a piece of the truth about what happened. They also have their own secrets, secrets they will fight to protect with the same fury as the blaze that killed Eden. But silence is meant to be broken, and this story can't be extinguished...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of This Is Where It Ends comes another heartbreaking, emotional and timely page-turner that will keep you on the edge of your seat.<BR><BR>The Hope Juvenile Treatment Center is ironically named. No one has hope for the delinquent teenagers who have been exiled there; the world barely acknowledges that they exist.<BR><BR>Then the guards at Hope start acting strange. And one day...they don't show up. But when the teens band together to make a break from the facility, they encounter soldiers outside the gates. There's a rapidly spreading infectious disease outside, and no one can leave their houses or travel without a permit. Which means that they're stuck at Hope. And this time, no one is watching out for them at all.<BR><BR>As supplies quickly dwindle and a deadly plague tears through their ranks, the group has to decide whom among them they can trust - and figure out how they can survive in a world that has never wanted them in the first place.<BR><BR>Gripping, emotional and fiercely compelling, At the End of Everything is a powerful exploration of societal neglect and the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity.<BR><BR>Tropes<BR>Young Adult<BR>Dystopian Thriller<BR>Post-Apocalyptic Survival<BR>Suspense<BR>Deadly Plague<BR><BR>Also by Marieke Nijkamp:<BR>This Is Where It Ends<BR>Even If We Break<BR>Before I Let Go<BR><BR>Praise for Marieke Nijkamp:<BR>"Immersive and captivating. Thrilling in every sense of the word." - Karen M. McManus, #1 New York Times bestselling author of One of Us is Lying on Even If We Break<BR><BR>"With exceptional handling of everything from mental illness to guilt and a riveting, magic realist narrative, this well wrought, haunting novel will stick with readers long after the final page." - Booklist on Before I Let Go *STARRED REVIEW*<BR><BR>"A compelling, brutal story of an unfortunately all-too familiar situation: a school shooting. Nijkamp portrays the events thoughtfully, recounting fifty-four intense minutes of bravery, love, and loss." - BookRiot on This Is Where It Ends

Fans of The Legend of Vox Machina, the record-breaking Prime Video animated series from Critical Role and Amazon Studios, won’t want to miss the third volume of the interconnected prequel stories!<BR> <BR>Written by Marieke Nijkamp, with art by Aviv Or, colors by Diana Sousa, and letters by Comicraft, all in collaboration with the cast of Critical Role, this original graphic novel shines light on the off-screen storylines of the show!<BR><BR>How did Delilah Briarwood come to be known as a powerful necromancer?<BR><BR>As a student at the Alabaster Lyceum, Delilah was a strategic and cunning mage with deadly ambitions. Her tactical elegance and cold confidence eventually led her to a position at the Soltryce Academy, which provided her a place to conduct her research as well as the opportunity to rub elbows with the rich and powerful of the Dwendalian Empire. With her unwavering focus, everything was going to plan…that is, until she met Sylas Briarwood.<BR><BR>They quickly fell in love and were married, but the two's life of wedded bliss is tragically upended when Sylas falls ill, succumbing to his rare disease before Delilah can find a cure. Heartbroken and beyond desperate, Delilah turns to a powerful being that ultimately reunites her with her soulmate…with a few monstrous caveats.<BR><BR>Though they can pretend that their life together is back to the way it once was, Delilah and Sylus must now walk down the path of no return. What obstacles will befall the Briarwoods as they attempt to resurrect the Whispered One?