Sarah Beth Durst

Nový román Sarah Beth Durst vás opět zve do světa z románu Krámek s kouzly. Příběh se tentokrát odehrává na vzdáleném ostrově plném zpívajících květin, dávných tajemství a vůně medových koláčů. Knihovnice Terla Perna neuváženě porušila zákon, když si v osamělosti pomocí kouzla stvořila přítele – inteligentní rostlinu. Za trest byla proměněna v dřevěnou sochu a pro výstrahu umístěna v severní čítárně alysijské Říšské knihovny. Tím mohl její příběh skončit, avšak jednoho dne se vyhladovělá a promrzlá probudí v zasněžené krajině takřka opuštěného ostrůvku se stovkami kouzelných skleníků. Jediným obyvatelem ostrova je nerudný zahradník Florián, který jí kupodivu nabídne čisté šaty, čerstvé medové koláče a nocleh – alespoň na pár dní, než připluje loď, která by ji vzala domů. Terla se však k návratu nemá a svým způsobem roztomilý zahradník jí pomalu přirůstá k srdci stejně jako celý ostrov. Když zjistí, že kouzla udržující skleníky v chodu, jedno po druhém selhávají a vzácné rostliny hynou, rozhodne zkusit je zachránit, i kdyby to znamenalo opět porušit zákon. Tentokrát na to však není sama. S pomocí Floriána a svérázné pouštní růže se pokouší odhalit tajemství dávno mrtvého čaroděje a znovu se pouští do čarování, aby zachránila ostrov, kde jak doufá, najde své místo v životě. Začarovaný skleník je milý příběh plný kouzel, odpuštění a lásky.

From Sarah Beth Durst, the New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop and The Enchanted Greenhouse, comes a fully updated and expanded edition of The Lost, with a brand-new ending. Against the backdrop of a desolate and mystical town, this arresting, fantastical novel explores one woman’s impossible journey—and her quest to find her fate. "A slow-brewing, increasingly exciting, and deeply provocative fantasy world." —BooklistLost your wa? our dream? oursel? elcome to Lost. It was supposed to be a small escape. A few hours' driving before turning around and heading home. But once you arrive in Lost…well, it's a place you really can't leave. Not until you're Found. Only the Missing Man can send you home. And he took one look at Lauren Chase and disappeared. So Lauren is now trapped in the town where all lost things go—luggage, keys, dreams, lives—where nothing is permanent, where the locals go feral and where the only people who don't want to kill her are a handsome wild man called the Finder and a knife-wielding six-year-old girl. The only road out of town is engulfed in an impassable dust storm, and escape is impossible…Until Lauren decides nothing—and no one—is going to keep her here anymore.

KÜLÖNLEGES, ÉLDEKORÁLT KIADÁS Egy új, önállóan olvasható történet a Bűbájok boltja világából! A birodalom túlsó végén, egy eldugott kis szigeten, ahol éneklő virágok nyílnak, mézes sütemény illata száll a levegőben, és a szerelem is mézzel van átszőve... Terlu Perna egyedül volt. Ezért megszegte a törvényt, és varázslattal teremtett egy öntudattal bíró póknövényt. Büntetésül fából faragott szoborrá változtatták, és elrejtették az Alyssiumi Nagy Könyvtár északi olvasótermének egyik félreeső szegletébe. A története itt akár véget is érhetett volna... De egy téli napon Terlu felébred egy szinte teljesen elhagyatott szigeten, ahol száz meg száz elvarázsolt üvegház sorakozik. Fázik, éhes, és úgy tűnik, az egyetlen emberi lakó egy zsémbes kertész. Legnagyobb meglepetésére a mogorva Yarrow mégis befogadja: meleg ruhát, puha ágyat és frissen sült mézes süteményt kínál neki addig, amíg Terlu készen nem áll arra, hogy hazatérjen. Csakhogy Terlu nem akar hazamenni. Ahogy egyre jobban megismeri Yarrow-t - aki minden mogorvasága ellenére kifejezetten szeretetreméltó tud lenni -, rájön, hogy a szigetet fenntartó varázslat lassan elhal, és az üvegházak lakói veszélyben vannak. Terlu tudja, hogy segítenie kell, még ha ez újra törvényszegéssel is jár. Ezúttal azonban nincs egyedül. Yarrow és egy érző rózsa segítségével Terlunak egy réges-rég elhunyt varázsló titkait kell megfejtenie, ha meg akarja menteni a szigetet - és ha esélyt akar adni magának egy új életre, talán még a szerelemre is. Az elvarázsolt üvegház kedves, szellemes és szívmelengető történet második esélyekről, a varázslatról, amit a törődés rejt, és arról, hogy néha egy mézes sütemény is elég a boldogsághoz.

Return to the cosy and heart-warming world of The Spellshop in The Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst, a world brimming with singing flowers, honey cakes and honeyed love. Terlu Perna broke the law because she was lonely. She cast a spell and created a magically sentient spider plant. As punishment, she was turned into a wooden statue and tucked away into an alcove in the Great Library of Alyssium.When Terlu wakes up, she finds herself on a nearly-deserted island full of hundreds of magical greenhouses. The only other human on the island is a grumpy – but surprisingly sweet – gardener. He offers Terlu a place to sleep, clean clothes and freshly baked honey cakes – at least until she’s ready to sail home.But Terlu can’t return and doesn’t want to. And when she learns that the magic that sustains the greenhouses is failing – causing the death of everything within them – Terlu knows she must stay and help. Even if that means breaking the law again. Assisted by the gardener, a sentient rose and a winged cat, Terlu must uncover the spell that will save the island – and possibly also find a fresh chance at love and happiness along the way.Funny, kind and forgiving, The Enchanted Greenhouse by New York Times bestselling author Sarah Beth Durst is a story about giving second chances – to others and to yourself.Praise for The Spellshop‘Heart-warming cottagecore fantasy’ – Lucy Jane Wood, Sunday Times bestselling author of Rewitched‘A warm, peaceful delight of a novel’ – Katherine Arden, author of The Bear and the Nightingale‘As comforting as homemade jam on a fresh baked muffin!’ – Rebecca Thorne, author of Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea

From the bestselling author of The Spellshop comes the mesmerizing second book in the Queens of Renthia epic fantasy trilogy of malevolent nature spirits, a young queen learning as she goes, a mother with unwanted powers, an unsettled kingdom, and family found along the way—available in trade paperback for the first time.Not long ago, Daleina used her strength and skill to prevent the elemental spirits of wood, earth, water, air, fire, and ice from exterminating the human race and assumed the responsibility as Queen of keeping the peace and protected the humans of her land. But now for all her power, if she leaves the world before a new heir is ready, the spirits that inhabit her beloved realm will run wild, destroying her cities and slaughtering her people.Naelin is one such potential heir, but she couldn’t be further removed from the Queen—and she wouldn’t have it any other way. Her world is her two children, her husband, and the remote village tucked deep in the forest that is her home, and that’s all she needs. But when Ven, the Queen’s champion, passes through the village, Naelin’s ambitious husband proudly tells him of his wife’s ability to control spirits—magic that Naelin fervently denies. She knows that if the truth of her abilities is known, it will bring only death and separation from those she loves.But Ven has a single task: to find the best possible candidate to protect the people of Aratay. He did it once when he discovered Daleina, and he’s certain he’s done it again. Yet for all his appeals to duty, Naelin is a mother, and she knows her duty is to her children first and foremost. Only as the spirits become emboldened—even as ominous rumors trickle down from the north—does she realize that the best way to keep her son and daughter safe is to risk everything.Sarah Beth Durst established a place of dark wonder in The Queen of Blood, and now the stakes are even higher as the threat to the Queen and her people grows both from within and beyond the borders of Aratay in this riveting second novel of the Queens of Renthia series.

From the bestselling author of The Spellshop comes the award-winning first book in an adult epic fantasy series of malevolent nature spirits, a young woman’s uncertain destiny, a deadly competition, and family found along the way—available in trade paperback for the first time.Everything has a spirit: the willow tree with leaves that kiss the pond, the stream that feeds the river, the wind that exhales fresh snow . . .Only those spirits want to kill you.It’s the first lesson that every Renthian learns.What is a queen?In Renthia, the queen is the one human with enough magical power to prevent the spirits from destroying every man, woman, and child. For the very spirits the humans rely on to live—wood, earth, water, air, fire, and ice—at the same time possess an instinctual drive to exterminate them. The queen is chosen for her ability to control the spirits, but she is also mortal, so to ensure the humans’ survival, potential heirs to the queen’s role are rigorously trained to take her place. And there is concern that Fara, the current queen, is weakening.What is a champion?With the stakes literally life and death, competition at the academy is fierce and demanding. Years ago, spirits slaughtered almost everyone in her village until young Daleina was able to drive them off with power she didn’t know she possessed. Now struggling to equal the magical strength of her fellow trainees at the academy, she comes under the tutelage of a disgraced champion, Ven, who has spent his exile secretly fighting against the growing number of spirit attacks, and the mysterious healer Hamon.What is a family?Joining forces, they embark on a treacherous quest to find the source of the spirits’ restlessness—a journey that will test their courage and trust, and force them to stand together against both enemies and friends to save their land…before it’s bathed in blood.