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Zusatztext RAVE REVIEWS FOR THE NIGHTSHADE SERIES: “Yet another young adult novel filled with supernatural beasties, but this teen wolf tale is actually good and will keep you reading intently.”— ENTERTAINMENTWEEKLY.COM “An imaginative . . . paranormal-suspense story. The book’s underlying themes of individualism and freedom . . . lift it to a higher level.”— KIRKUS REVIEWS “There’s enough action to engage any reluctant reader . . .will no doubt have teens debating the relative merits of werewolves versus vampires.” — BOOKLIST “Clever young adult saga that leaves readers on the edge of their seats.”— ASSOCIATED PRESS “Nightshade is historical fiction—with a modern pop culture twist . . .a book for well-read hopeless romantics who like their heroines conflicted, their love interests smoldering, and their passions triangulated and torrid, yet unfulfilled.” — LOS ANGELES TIMES “Sexy and thrilling.” — BECCA FITZPATRICK, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HUSH, HUSH “Nightshade is a glittering, dark gem.”— CYNTHIA LEITICH SMITH, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ETERNAL Informationen zum Autor Andrea Robertson is the internationally bestselling author of the Nightshade series and of Invisibility , which she co-wrote with David Levithan. She is also the author of the Inventor’s Secret trilogy and Forged in Fire and Stars . Originally from Minnesota, she now lives in California. Visit Andrea online at ANDREAROBERTSONBOOKS.COM and on Twitter @DANDELIONINK Klappentext The thrilling second book in the internationally bestselling Nightshade series! When Calla Tor wakes up in the lair of the Searchers, her sworn enemies, she's certain her days are numbered. But then the Searchers make her an offer, one that gives her the chance to destroy her former masters and save the pack - and the man - she left behind. Is Ren worth the price of her freedom? And will Shay stand by her side no matter what? Now in control of her own destiny, Calla must decide which battles are worth fighting and how many trials true love can endure and still survive. Calla's story continues in BLOODROSE . *formerly published under Andrea Cremer* PART I PURGATORY I was exhausted; with the two of us uncertain of our way, we halted on a plateau lonelier than desert paths. -Dante, Purgatorio ONE I COULDN’T SHUT OUT the screams. Darkness surrounded me. A terrible weight pressed into my chest, making me struggle for each breath as I lay drowning in my own blood. I sat up with a gasp, blinking into the shadows. The screaming had stopped. The room became still, flooded with silence. I took a couple of painful swallows, trying to moisten my parched mouth. It took me a moment to realize that the screams had been my own, each cry clawing my throat until it was raw. I brought my hands up to my chest. My fingers moved along the surface of my shirt. The fabric was smooth, with no sign of rips or tears from the crossbow bolts. I couldn’t see well in the dim light, but I could tell this shirt wasn’t mine, or rather, wasn’t Shay’s borrowed sweater—the one I’d been wearing the night everything changed. A blur of images rushed through my head. A blanket of snow. A dark forest. The pounding of drums. Howls calling me to the union. The union. My blood grew cold. I’d run from my own destiny. I’d run from Ren. The thought of the Bane alpha made my chest tighten, but when I dropped my face into my hands, another figure replaced him. A boy on his knees, blindfolded and bound, alone in the forest. Shay. I could hear his voice, feel the brush of his hands on my cheek as I’d slipped in and out of consciousness. What had happened? He’d left me alone in the dark for so long. . . . I was still alone. But where? My ...
