Wakenhyrst

By the bestselling author of Dark Matter and Thin Air, an outstanding new piece of story-telling, a tale of mystery and imagination laced with terror.

Maud is a lonely child growing up without a mother, ruled by her repressive father. When he finds a painted medieval devil in a graveyard, unhallowed forces are awakened. Maud's battle has begun.

She must survive a world haunted by witchcraft, the age-old legends of her beloved fen - and the even more nightmarish demons of her father's past. Spanning five centuries, Wakenhyrst is a darkly gothic thriller about murderous obsession and one girl's longing to fly free.

De autorul cel mai bine vandut al cartii Dark Matter and Thin Air, o noua piesa remarcabila de povestire, o poveste de mister si imaginatie dantelata de teroare. Maud este un copil singuratic care creste fara mama, condus de tatal ei represiv.