A Drop of Night: A Fast-Paced YA Thriller About Teens Trapped in a Deadly French Palace with Invisible Monsters - Couverture souple

Bachmann, Stefan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0062289934 ISBN 13 : 9780062289933

Editeur : Greenwillow Books, 2017

Synopsis

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 Central

Seventeen-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.”―Booklist

The 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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Stefan Bachmann was born in Colorado and spent most of his childhood in Switzerland, where he graduated from Zurich University of the Arts with degrees in music composition and theory. He is the author of The Peculiar, his debut, which was published to international acclaim when he was nineteen years old. His other books include The Whatnot, A Drop of Night, Cinders and Sparrows and Release the Wolves. He is the coauthor (with April Genevieve Tucholke) of The Secret Life of Hidden Places. He lives in Zurich, Switzerland, and Berlin, Germany.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Dear Candidate:

You are cordially invited to apply for a spot on a carefully selected team of gifted young people. After extensive background checks and recommendations from your mentors and professors, we have found you to be superbly qualified.

A subterranean palace dating from the time of the French Revolution has been discovered outside of Paris. The details of this unique archaeological site are strictly confidential. However, if you are interested in further information, please return the enclosed application, together with the completed questionnaire, to our offices. We will be glad to guide you from there.

In anticipation, The Sapani Corporation Patient and strong / In time, the cure (This invitation is nontransferable and is to be handled with the utmost discretion. Do not copy or forward.) Qualification Questionnaire (please answer honestly)

Do you become nervous during tense or uncertain situations?
No

Are you afraid of the dark?
No

Do you have a history of heart problems?
No

Do you love working with new people and have a happy, open personality?
HA! No

Have you ever had the ambition to do something no one has done before?
. . . yes

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Greenwillow Books
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0062289934
• ISBN 13: 9780062289933
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 464
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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