Peculiar, The

Als eine Vogelscheuche über den Gartenzaun klettert und der zwölfjährigen Zita Bridgeborn einen Brief überreicht, beginnt das Abenteuer ihres Lebens. Sie soll ein Schloss geerbt haben und nicht nur das: Eine Hexe soll sie auch noch sein! Doch Zita kennt weder praktische Zaubersprüche, noch hat sie einen fliegenden Besen. Sie weiß auch noch nicht, dass sie bald auf uralte Familiengeheimnisse, Geister und allerhand magische Kreaturen stoßen wird. Kann sie das Erbe von Blackbird Castle retten?

Die Außenseiterin Anouk ist mit vier anderen Kandidaten nach Paris gekommen, um einen lange verschütteten unterirdischen Palast zu erforschen, den ein verrückter Adliger zur Zeit der Französischen Revolution als Versteck für seine Familie erbauen ließ. Doch nachdem die Jugendlichen einmal durch die Tür mit dem Schmetterlingswappen getreten sind, erwartet sie in jedem weiteren Raum ein neuer Abgrund, den sie nur gemeinsam bezwingen können.

Das souveräne Debüt eines 18-Jährigen - ein Bestseller in Amerika und jetzt auch in Deutschland: Ein schüchterner Junge zieht aus, seine Schwester zu suchen, und findet nicht nur einen Freund, sondern muss - vielleicht - auch die Welt retten.

The international bestseller and debut novel by teenage author and classical musician Stefan Bachmann is part murder mystery, part gothic fantasy, part clockwork adventure. Best-selling author Rick Riordan said of The Peculiar, "Stefan Bachmann breathes fresh life into ancient magic."Don't get yourself noticed and you won't get yourself hanged. In the faery slums of Bath, Bartholomew and his little sister Hettie live by these words. Bartholomew and Hettie are Peculiars, and neither faeries nor humans want anything to do with them. But when Peculiars start showing up in London murdered and covered with red tattoos, Bartholomew breaks all the rules and gets himself noticed. Full of magic, dazzling inventions, and intriguing characters such as Mr. Jelliby and Lord Lickerish, this story of friendship, bravery, and nonstop action adventure was hailed by best-selling author Christopher Paolini as "swift, strong, and entertaining. Highly recommended." The Peculiar ends with a spectacular cliff-hanger, and the story concludes in The Whatnot.

A genre-bending thriller from internationally bestselling author Stefan Bachmann perfect for fans of The Maze Runner and Joss Whedon's The Cabin in the Woods. "A fast-paced thrill ride . . . Chilling . . . The suspense begins from the first page. I Know What You Did Last Summer meets Frankenstein."-YA Books CentralSeventeen-year-old Anouk has finally caught the break she's been looking for-she's been chosen to participate in an exclusive program that includes an all-expenses-paid trip to France and a chance to explore the hidden underground Palais du Papillon, or Palace of the Butterfly. Along with four other gifted teenagers, Anouk will be one of the first people to set foot in the palace in more than two hundred years. But the expedition is not all it seems. The students' supposed benefactors are trying to kill them. And so is the palace itself, which is filled with deadly traps and invisible monsters. Can Anouk and the others figure out how to work together and escape? Bachmann's masterful scene-building alternates between Anouk's flight through the palace and the struggles of Aurélie, who escaped the French Revolution by fleeing into the Palais du Papillon in 1789. "Certain to please those who demand constant action blended with their historical fiction."-BooklistThe palace has been waiting for two hundred years. It does not want them to escape.- Deadly Traps: Anouk and four other teenagers think they've won the opportunity of a lifetime. But the Palais du Papillon is a maze of invisible monsters and lethal puzzles, and the only prize is survival.- Historical Fiction Nightmare: Two centuries ago, a young woman named Aurélie fled the French Revolution into the same palace. Her story holds the key to the terrors that wait inside.- Escape Room Thriller: Trapped far beneath France, the group must work together to get out. But their benefactors—and the palace itself—are hunting them.- YA Horror: Perfect for fans of The Maze Runner and The Cabin in the Woods, this genre-bending novel blends heart-pounding action with chilling suspense.