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Every five years, at the festival of the great solar eclipse, a volunteer sacrifices himself for the good of the people. As peace cedes to violence within the kingdom of Kathalea, Noa must lead her country away from a bloody tradition and towards sanity. But one man is doing everything he can to ensure that a very special sacrifice will be required this year. Amid fear and adventure, hate and love, prey and predator - she must learn the truth. In this life or the next.

Ein Fluch, der es auf Liebespaare abgesehen hat? Als neue Schülerin an der Legend Academy hätte Graylee nie damit gerechnet, dass ausgerechnet ihre eigenen Gefühle ihr gefährlich werden könnten. Schließlich wimmelt es an dem Internat nur so vor magischen Wesen mit unberechenbaren Kräften. Doch als immer mehr verliebte Mitschülerinnen spurlos verschwinden, muss Graylee sich fragen, ob ihre Zuneigung zu Hudson eine Zukunft hat - und wieso der Gestaltwandler Baker alles noch komplizierter macht.

I've turned traitor and spy. By the end of this, someone big is gonna die. I hope it's not me. My sister, Mavis, is going to be put on trial. Mr. Zee is certain to find her guilty of helping the monsters in their war against the gods. And then he’ll kill her. I can’t let that happen. So when I find out about a sword capable of wounding him, I set out to the collect the pieces. With the sword in hand, I’ll convince him to step down and free Mavis. Or get killed trying.

"A beast. Not quite wolf or bear, gorilla or dog but a horrible new creature who walks upright – a creature with fangs and claws and hair springing from every pore. I am a monster. You think I’m talking fairy tales? No way. The place is New York City. The time is now. It’s no deformity, no disease. And I’ll stay this way forever – ruined – unless I can break the spell...."