Midnighters 01 Secret Hour

Informationen zum Autor Scott Westerfeld is the author of ten books for young adults, including Peeps , The Last Days , and the Midnighters trilogy. He was born in Texas in 1963, is married to the Hugo-nominated writer Justine Larbalestier, and splits his time between New York and Sydney. His latest book is Extras , the fourth in the bestselling Uglies series. Klappentext Nobody is safe in the secret hour. Strange things happen at midnight in the town of Bixby, Oklahoma. Time freezes. Nobody moves. For one secret hour each night, the town belongs to the dark creatures that haunt the shadows. Only a small group of people know about the secret hour -- only they are free to move about the midnight time. These people call themselves Midnighters. Each one has a different power that is strongest at midnight: Seer, Mindcaster, Acrobat, Polymath. For years the Midnighters and the dark creatures have shared the secret hour, uneasily avoiding one another. All that changes when the new girl with an unmistakablemidnight aura appears at Bixby High School. Jessica Day is not an outsider like the other Midnighters. She acts perfectly normal in every way. But it soon becomes clear that the dark creatures sense a hidden power in Jessica . . . and they're determined to stop her beforeshe can use it. A story of courage, shadowy perils, and unexpected destiny, the secret hour is the first volume of the mesmerizing Midnighters trilogy by acclaimed author Scott Westerfeld. Zusammenfassung The first book in New York Times bestselling author Scott Westerfeld’s Midnighters series. A few nights after Jessica Day arrives in Bixby, Oklahoma, she wakes up at midnight to find the entire world frozen. For one secret hour each night, the town belongs to the dark creatures that haunt the shadows. And only a small group of people—Jessica included—is free to move about then. They are the Midnighters.  From the acclaimed  New York Times bestselling author of the Uglies series, coming soon as a major motion picture on Netflix! ...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Scott Westerfeld, Scott Westerfield
• Editore: Harper Collins Usa
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 13 anni
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 02.03.2004
• EAN: 9780060519513
• ISBN: 978-0-06-051951-3
• Pagine: 304
• Dimensioni: 145 mm x 215 mm x 23 mm
• Serie: Midnighters
• Categorie: Libri scolastici > Libri scolastici per istituti a indirizzo generale; Narrativa > Science Fiction, Fantasy; YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Action & Adventure / General *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Horror *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Monsters *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Fantasy / Dark Fantasy *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Coming of Age *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Dystopian *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Science Fiction / Romance, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Fantasy / Contemporary *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Fantasy / Romance