Barclay and his friends find new dangers and fresh adventure when they encounter mysterious sandstorms in the Desert in this thrilling third book of the New York Times bestselling Wilderlore series.After saving the Sea, Barclay and his fellow apprentices are eager to take part in a new kind of adventure--the Symposium, a set of courses that all apprentices of the Lore Keeper Guild need to pass before they can take their licensing exam. Barclay is excited to travel to the Desert to study at the University of Al Faradh, the most respected school in all the Wilderlands, and to reunite with the new friends he made at the Sea.
Barclay and his friends must save an island city from the Legendary Beast of the Sea in this "charming and earnest" (Kirkus Reviews) sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Accidental Apprentice, perfect for fans of Nevermoor and How to Train Your Dragon.Something is wrong at the Sea. The weeping tide, a carnivorous algae bloom, is eating up all the fish. Beasts are terrorizing the nearby Elsewheres. And Lochmordra, the Legendary Beast, is rising at random and swallowing ships whole.Barclay's teacher, the famous Guardian Keeper Runa Rasgar, has been summoned to investigate, and as her apprentice, Barclay gets to join too. But Runa's nemesis has also been called to the Sea, and he's brought apprentices of his own. When the not-so-friendly competition between them grows fierce, it's Barclay--the only one from the Elsewheres--who can't seem to keep up.
Cada generación, cuando aparece la Luna de Sangre, siete familias de la remota ciudad de Ilvernath nombran a un campeón para competir en un torneo a muerte.¿El premio? El control en exclusiva de la fuente secreta de la alta magia, el bien mas valioso del mundo.Pero este año se ha publicado un escabroso libro que ha desvelado la existencia del torneo y ha hecho que los siete nuevos campeones esten en el punto de mira de todos los medios del mundo. El libro tambien les ha dado una informacion de valor incalculable que los campeones anteriores jamas habian tenido: una descripcion de las estrategias, los secretos y las debilidades de todas las familias. Y mas importante, les ha dado la posibilidad de elegir entre aceptar sus destinos o reescribir su legado.Pero, pase lo que pase, esta es una historia que se escribira con sangre.
Todos estamos condenados es la brutal conclusión de la bilogía superventas del New York Times Todos somos villanos. Por primera vez en su larga y sangrienta historia, el torneo corre peligro. Los límites entre la ciudad de Ilvernath y la arena de combate han caido. Los periodistas han llegado a los campos de batalla. Un chico muerto ha regresado a la vida. Y un nuevo campeon ha entrado en la competicion, uno que busca romper la maldicion para siempre?, sin importar cuantas vidas haya que sacrificar para conseguirlo. Los campeones que aun siguen con vida se enfrentan a una decision: acabar para siempre con el torneo o seguir con su deber y luchar a muerte. Las alianzas se romperan y habra vidas que lleguen a su fin. Porque una historia tan oscura como esta jamas estuvo destinada a tener un final feliz.
A boy who accidentally bonds with a magical Beast must set off on an adventure in the mysterious Woods in this "wholesome, delightful" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), and cheeky middle grade fantasy debut--perfect for fans of Nevermoor and How to Train Your Dragon.The last thing Barclay Thorne ever wanted was an adventure.Thankfully, as an apprentice to the town's mushroom farmer, Barclay need only work hard and follow the rules to one day become the head mushroom farmer himself. No danger required. But then Barclay accidentally breaks his town's most sacred rule: never ever EVER stray into the Woods, for within the Woods lurk vicious magical Beasts.