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Everless

Dans cette captivante série de fantasy, le temps lui-même est une monnaie précieuse extraite du sang et liée au fer. L'aristocratie dirigeante vit pendant des siècles en drainant la force vitale des classes inférieures, créant une société profondément stratifiée. Lorsqu'une jeune femme doit retourner dans le grand domaine où elle a jadis servi, elle se retrouve mêlée à un réseau dangereux de secrets et de désirs interdits. Elle devra se battre pour sauver son père et découvrir la vérité sur un système qui contrôle la vie et la mort elles-mêmes.

Everless 2: Evermore
Everless

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  1. Everless

    • 384pages
    • 14 heures de lecture

    New York Times bestseller! "Sara Holland is a fierce storyteller. Everless gives new and terrifying meaning to the phrase running out of time." —Stephanie Garber, New York Times bestselling author of Caraval “Holland’s lush, intricately drawn world hides an undercurrent of darkness underneath a veneer of beauty and finery.”—Publishers Weekly In the kingdom of Sempera, time is currency—extracted from blood, bound to iron, and consumed to add time to one’s own lifespan. The rich aristocracy, like the Gerlings, tax the poor to the hilt, extending their own lives by centuries. Jules and her father were servants at Everless, the Gerlings’ palatial estate, until a fateful accident a forced them to flee in the dead of night. When Jules discovers that her father is dying, she knows that she must return to Everless to earn more time for him before she loses him forever. But going back to Everless brings more danger—and temptation—than Jules could have ever imagined. Caught in a tangle of violent secrets, Jules must find the power to change her fate—and the fate of time itself. Praised by Kirkus as “a heady, addicting page-turner” and “utterly absorbing”! Fans of Victoria Aveyard, Kendare Blake, and Stephanie Garber will devour the action and romance of Holland’s debut novel—now available in paperback. Plus don't miss the thrilling sequel, Evermore!

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  2. Jules Ember was raised hearing legends of the ancient magic of the wicked Alchemist and the good Sorceress. But she has just learned the truth: She is the Alchemist, and Caro--a woman who single-handedly murdered the Queen and Jules's first love, Roan, in cold blood--is the Sorceress. The whole kingdom believes that Jules is responsible for the murders, and a hefty bounty has been placed on her head. And Caro is intent on destroying Jules, who stole her heart twelve lifetimes ago. Now Jules must piece together the stories of her past lives to save the person who has captured her heart in this one. Perfect for fans of Victoria Aveyard, Kiera Cass, and Kendare Blake, Evermore follows on from Everless.

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