Half Bad
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- $16.99
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
I vores verden lever hvide og sorte hekse skjult i blandt os. De hvide hekse bekæmper de sorte hekse, der ikke viger tilbage for noget i denne forrygende og anderledes fantasyfortælling.
Nathan er halvkode. Halvt hvid. Halvt sort.
Hvordan skal man holde fast i den hvide side af sig selv, når det hvide heksesamfund lægger stadig mere snærende bånd ned omkring en? Og når man mærker den sorte side, sin fars side, trække ubønhørligt i en? Selv om man ved, at den sorte side er lig med anarki og vildskab og – måske – vanvid …
Nathan har længe kæmpet imod, men efter en grusom oplevelse hos de hvide hekses råd, bryder han alle bånd og flygter, jaget af de hvide hekses specialkorps. Nathan håber at finde sin far – og måske igen en dag at få bare et enkelt glimt af Annelise, den hvide heks, som han ikke burde være helt så glad for.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Nathan is the Half Code son of a White Witch and a Black Witch, and no White Witch will let him forget it. While Whites try to fit in amid normal "fains," secretly manipulating society, the Blacks are dangerous loners who, according to the Whites, have no purpose but murdering other witches to steal their powers. Nathan, whose father is Marcus the most hated of Black Witches falls in love with a White Witch girl, is taken into custody by the all-powerful Council, and, for years, is both tortured and trained in secret to murder his father. Then, just before Nathan's 17th birthday, he escapes, with only months to find someone to help him receive his own magical gifts. This grim and thrilling tale, first in a planned trilogy, features understated prose that lets readers' imaginations fill in the blanks, as well as a well-developed sense of Witch culture. Nathan, the damaged survivor of horrific abuse, is an unforgettable protagonist, and Green expertly captures his torment at being caught between the mutually hostile sides of his heritage. Ages 12 up.
