Red Glove
The second book in the spellbinding Curse Workers series by the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Cruel Prince
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Beschreibung des Verlags
Meet the Curse Workers - the fan favourite urban fantasy trilogy by global phenomenon Holly Black - now reborn in these unmissable new editions with stunning reimagined covers and updated texts never before published in the UK!
Cassel always thought he was an ordinary guy, until he realised his memories were being manipulated by his brothers. Now he knows the truth - he's the most powerful curse worker around. A touch of his hand can transform anything - or anyone - into something else.
When his oldest brother is murdered, the Feds recruit him to help make sense of the only clue recorded at the crime scene - images of a woman in red gloves. But the mob is after him too - they know how valuable he could be to them.
Cassel is going to have to stay one step ahead of both sides just to survive. But where can he turn when he can't trust anyone - least of all himself?
Murder mystery meets urban fantasy in the spellbinding world of the Curse Workers, where a single touch can bring love - or death - and your dreams might be more real than your memories. Brimming with dark magic, jaw-dropping twists, and a dash of romance, this iconic series is perfect for fans of Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo and Vicious by V. E. Schwab.
PRAISE FOR THE CURSE WORKERS SERIES
'Witty, twisty, and impossible to put down' LEIGH BARDUGO
'Dangerously, darkly gorgeous fantasy' CASSANDRA CLARE
'An exercise in stellar worldbuilding' V. E. SCHWAB
'Her most riveting work yet' SCOTT WESTERFIELD
'A stunning tour de force' LIBBA BRAY
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this smart and well-executed sequel to White Cat, 17-year-old Cassel Sharpe is still getting used to the idea that he's a transformation worker, the rarest and most powerful type of curse worker, able to transmute people and objects into whatever he wishes. Growing up in a crime family, he's always been on the wrong side of the law, but now everyone wants a piece of Cassel, including a mob boss, who sees him as an untraceable hit man, and U.S. agents, who want him to replace his recently murdered brother as an informant. Also, Cassel's mother has put a love curse on Lila, the mob boss's daughter, and Cassel's plan to avoid her until it wears off ("Lila's desire for me is a perversion of love. A mockery") dissolves when Lila enrolls at his prep school. As Cassel's grandfather warns him, "Magic gives you a lot of choices.... Most of them are bad." Black again delivers complex characters and a nicely developed alternate universe where magic workers are social pariahs. This powerful, edgy dark fantasy won't disappoint Black's fans. Ages 14 up.
