Valiant - Couverture souple

Black, Holly

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1847393438 ISBN 13 : 9781847393432

Editeur : Pocket Books, 2009

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

When seventeen-year-old Valerie Russell discovers her boyfriend is secretly screwing her mother, her life falls apart. Betrayed and angry, she flees to New York City, where she takes up with a feral trio who have made their home in a network of abandoned subway tunnels. She finds their friendship eerily beguiling, as they drag her deeper into their damaged world. Impulsive Lolli talks of monsters in the subway and shoots up a shimmery amber-coloured powder that makes the shadows around her dance. Severe Luis claims he can make deals with creatures no one else can see. And then there is Dave, Luis's brother, who makes the mistake of letting Val tag along as he makes a delivery to a woman who turns out to have goat hooves instead of feet. For other exiles inhabit the hidden corners of the city -- isolated fey who have offended their Courts and been sentenced to live out their banishment surrounded by the stench of iron and steel. Ravus the troll is one such, and when Lolli unwisely steals from him, Val becomes bound to his service in recompense. But as he begins to unbend to her, she realises that beneath his embittered exterior there beats a lonely and vulnerable heart. And when an old enemy threatens him, and with him their fragile and blossoming relationship, Val's fierce certainty propels her beyond fear and into the dark depths of the Night Court -- where no price is too high for her to save him.

Quatrième de couverture

Escaping from a life that has utterly betrayed her, seventeen year old Valerie Russell flees to New York City where she takes up with a feral trio who have made their home in the labyrinthine subway system. Impulsive Lolli talks of monsters in the tunnels and shoots up a shimmery amber powder that makes shadows dance. Severe Luis claims he can make deals with creatures no-one else can see. Then there is Dave, Luis's brother…
Dragged deeper into their damaged world, a bewildered Val finds herself bound into service to a troll named Ravus, whose embittered reserve hides a lonely and vulnerable heart. And when Ravus is threatened, and with him, their fragile and growing affection, Val has to decide where her loyalties lie. She may be able to save him - but at what price?
A rich, harrowing and compelling tale of friendship, abuse and love - a contemporary Beauty and the Beast.
Pocket Books
FICTION
£7.99
ISBN 978-1-84739-343-2

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Pocket Books
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1847393438
• ISBN 13: 9781847393432
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320