Unnamed Bones
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- Erwartet am 21. Juli 2026
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- 7,99 €
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- Vorbestellbar
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- 7,99 €
Beschreibung des Verlags
From Bram Stoker Award-winning author Lora Senf comes a fast-paced YA filled with cosmic horror and existential dread—four teens fight for survival on an impossible island against a creature who might spell the end of the world. Perfect for fans of Kate Alice Marshall and Claire Legrand.
Reckless, depressed, impulsive and sixteen, Harrow Lane is going to an island that shouldn’t exist to look for answers about the death of her father—the father who accidentally cursed her shortly after she was born. Things immediately go very wrong—beginning with the sinking of the boat that brought them to the island and an ominous chuckle from something that shouldn’t be there—and keep getting worse in ways they couldn’t possibly imagine. Harrow and friends came without being invited and whatever lives there doesn’t like visitors.
With no way to reach the outside world and no understanding of the rules of the island, Harrow and her friends are in mortal danger, and knowing who can and can’t be trusted is a thing they left back on shore. Matters are only complicated by Harrow’s emotions—she’s given her biggest feelings human faces and personalities and does her best to keep them locked away in a seedy motel she built in her mind. But emotions are sneaky, and she’s having to face them at the worst possible time. It’s creating sort of an “Inside Out in hell” situation as they fight for survival against a creature that seems to be made entirely of terror and who very well might spell the end of the world.
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Desire to gain closure about a prior loss and save face with her peers leads a self-effacing teen on a quest in this frightening paranormal novel from Senf (Pennies). In the Pacific Northwest town of Seeker's Rest, the unexplained is part of everyday life, including the mysterious drowning of teen Harrow's father in the nearby lake years earlier. After classmate Shane asks about Harrow's weekend plans in front of Harrow's former best friend Olive, Harrow announces that she's going to explore the strange new island that has appeared in the middle of the lake. The plan escalates as Shane invites himself along, followed by Olive and her boyfriend Ethan. Before Harrow can reconsider, family friend Mike is ferrying the white-cued teens across the lake despite his unease about the island's sudden appearance. As soon as they arrive, their phones lose service, and the world around them begins to physically shift, the landscape warping into distorted imagery. Harrow's attempt to escape is foiled when Mike and his boat inexplicably sink into the lake. Now stranded, the group soon discovers a disturbing "kill kit" in Ethan's bag, forcing them to question whether the island itself is dangerous—or if the threat is one of their own. Atmospheric and unsettling, it's a thriller that grounds its supernatural premise in emotional clarity, charting a journey that is both surreal and deeply human. Ages 14–up.
