Anne Rice: Taltos, Kartoniert / Broschiert

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NOW A MAJOR TV SHOW, FROM THE NETWORK BEHIND THE WALKING DEAD----------------'Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches series is a surfeit of macabre delights, summoning up lush decadence, gothic secrets, and a little brimstone.'Holly Black, Sunday Times bestselling author of Book of Night'Rice's sprawling, supernatural family saga cements her in perpetuity as a titan of the gothic genre. Daring, dark, and lovely.'S. T. Gibson, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Dowry of Blood'A sensual, genre-defining thriller from the queen of gothic horror.'Jay Kristoff, New York Times bestselling author of Empire of the Vampire'Anne Rice did what so few writers do, and created something truly original.'Cassandra Clare, New York Times bestselling author of Sword CatcherThe Mayfair Witches face an unimaginable new threat: the Taltos - the giant race gifted with preternatural knowledge, who breed in minutes and live for centuries. The race that spawned the monster Lasher, who gave the witches their power and almost destroyed them. Unknown to the Mayfairs, another Taltos still lives: the legendary Ashlar, who has done and suffered so much down the centuries. Now a frantic dance takes them all from the dawn of history and the Dark Ages to high-tech New York, from sensuous New Orleans to Stonehenge and the Scottish Highlands, towards their ultimate fate... The third hypnotic book in her epic story of the Mayfair witches, following The Witching Hour and Lasher'A curious amalgam of gothic, glamour fiction, alternate history, and high soap opera.'The Washington Post Book World'[W]hen I found Rice's work I absolutely loved how she took that genre and (...) made [it] feel so contemporary and relevant.' Sarah Pinborough, bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes