The Shape Stealer - Couverture souple

Carroll, Lee

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0593066294 ISBN 13 : 9780593066294

Editeur : Bantam Press, 2013

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Garet James and Will Hughes find themselves back in 21st century Paris, each with an unusual romantic quandary. The 400 year-old remorseful vampire that Garet still loves remains trapped in time, in 1602, as is Marguerite, the young Will's love, who might reconsider her decision to reject him now that he has become an unvampire. Their time reversing prospects include guidance from the Institut Chronologique and from another time-traveller, the astronomer Johannes Kepler who Will encounters on one of the bridges across the Seine. It is by no means an easy task. And complicating things further is the fact that they appear to have brought with them a monster from the past: the shape-shifting, blood-drinking Marduk.

They set out to find Marduk, but it's not easy to find a creature who can change shape at will. When they realize that Marduk has not only stolen Will Hughes' face, but also his identity, they fear that he has teamed up with their old nemeses John Dee and Cosimo Ruggieri to gain control of - and destroy - the world's financial markets. And when they learn that Marduk is on his way to New York, Garet fears that her family and friends will be his next target. Will and Garet leave Paris for New York, where they also hope to resolve their own romantic dilemmas. Which Will does Garet really love? The innocent young man - or the man wracked with remorse for his history of violence and bloodshed? And does Will still love Marguerite? Or has he fallen in love with her time-travelling descendant?

Quatrième de couverture :

Garet James is the watchtower – the last in a long line of powerful women sworn to protect our world from evil...

. . . but her pursuit of the man she loves – the centuries-old vampire Will Hughes – has unleashed an ages-old entity into our time – a being that threatens everything and everyone.

His name is Marduk and he is the descendant of a demonic Babylonian deity. He has sought out the sorcerer Dr John Dee and together they have hatched a plan that will create chaos and ensure ruin.

It is for Garet to confront this new threat. Around her she gathers a band of modern-day knights – a brotherhood dedicated to preserving the sanctity of the time-line. But there are those who would see her fail. And they will stop at nothing to bring an end to everything she – and we – hold dear . . .

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Bantam Press
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0593066294
• ISBN 13: 9780593066294
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352