Gallant

Resumen del libro

The Number 1 Sunday Times-bestselling novel, from the author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, and A Darker Shade of Magic. A darkly magical and thrilling tale of a young woman caught between the world and its shadows, who must embrace her legacy to stop the approaching darkness. The Secret Garden meets Crimson Peak, perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman, Holly Black and Susan Cooper.

Fourteen-year-old Olivia Prior is missing three things: a mother, a father, and a voice. Her mother vanished all at once, and her father by degrees, and her voice was a thing she never had to start with. She grew up at Merilance School for Girls.

Now, nearing the end of her time there, Olivia receives a letter from an uncle she's never met, her father's older brother, summoning her to his estate, a place called Gallant. But when she arrives, she discovers that the letter she received was several years old. Her uncle is dead.

The estate is empty, save for the servants. Olivia is permitted to remain, but must follow two rules: don't go out after dusk, and always stay on the right side of a wall that runs along the estate's western edge. Beyond it is another realm, ancient and magical, which calls to Olivia through her blood...

Biografía del autor

Victoria E. Schwab (1987) es una escritora estadounidense con varios números 1 en el New York Times y un Goodreads Choice Award (Best Science Fiction). Entre sus obras destacan la bilogía El Archivo o la trilogía Sombras de Magia (Minotauro, 2019).<br> Su catálogo ha sido traducido exitosamente a más de 15 idiomas. Además, tiene varios proyectos para adaptar sus novelas al mundo audiovisual: El universo de El Archivo está siendo desarrollado por la cadena de televisión CW y Sombras de Magia por Sony Pictures.<br> Por todo ello, Schwab está considerada una de las autoras principales de Fantasía y Ciencia Ficción de la actualidad.