Dreadful Company: A Dr. Greta Helsing Novel, cartea 2
Autor Vivian Shawen Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 iul 2018
A
witty,
charming
fantasy
adventure
in
the
world
ofStrange
Practice,
starring
Dr.
Greta
Helsing,
whose
family
has
been
keeping
the
supernatural
community
not-alive
and
well
for
generations.
Unfortunately for Greta, Paris happens to be infested with a coven of vampires -- and not the civilized kind. If she hopes to survive, Greta must navigate the darkest corners of the City of Lights, the maze of ancient catacombs and mine-tunnels underneath the streets, where there is more to find than simply dead men's bones.
Dreadful
Companyis
the
second
Dr.
Greta
Helsing
Novel
-
perfect
for
fans
ofNeverwhereand
V.
E.
Schwab.
Dr.
Greta
Helsing
novels
Strange
Practice
Dreadful
Company
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780316434638
ISBN-10: 0316434639
Pagini: 448
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 29 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Editura: Orbit
Colecția Orbit
Seria A Dr. Greta Helsing Novel
ISBN-10: 0316434639
Pagini: 448
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 29 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Editura: Orbit
Colecția Orbit
Seria A Dr. Greta Helsing Novel
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Notă biografică
Vivian
Shaw
was
born
in
Kenya
and
spent
her
early
childhood
at
home
in
England
before
relocating
to
the
US
at
the
age
of
seven.
She
has
a
BA
in
art
history
and
an
MFA
in
creative
writing,
and
has
worked
in
academic
publishing
and
development
while
researching
everything
from
the
history
of
spaceflight
to
supernatural
physiology.
In
her
spare
time,
she
writes
fan
fiction
under
the
name
of
Coldhope.
Recenzii
"A
playfully
witty
confectionspun
from
the
setting
of
The
Phantom
of
the
Opera,sardonic
yet
a
touch
sweet,
in
which
the
elegant
vampires
of
Helsing's
social
set
come
up
against
an
undisciplined
coven
of
sparkly,
eyeliner-loving
youngsters....
Moves
smoothly
between
the
ongoing
stories
of
her
returning
characters
and
the
immediate
plot,
and
between
pop
culture
references
and
innovation,framing
London's
supernatural
residents
as
delightfully
normative
while
still
capably
evoking
the
frisson
of
the
uncanny."—Publishers
Weekly
(starred
review)
on
Dreadful
Company
"Shaw's elegant writing make this series a standout in the genre."—Booklist on Dreadful Company
"I absolutely loved it....Dreadful Companyis a triumph."—SFFWorld
"There are as few heroines as well written and compelling as Greta Helsing."—BookPage on Dreadful Company
"Fast-moving, funny, and irresistibly fun."—B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog on Dreadful Company
"A grand romp, mixing plenty of humor (even Oscar Wilde chimes in) and some heartwarming moments amid the chills."—Locus on Dreadful Company
"In Vivian Shaw'sStrange Practice,a charmingly unusual doctor and her charges keep the city of London from grave danger. In the process, they peel back the covers of familiar (and according to them, somewhat "libelous") stories to find that reality - especially with the undead - is more poignant and complex than it seems at first glance.An excellent adventure."—Fran Wilde, award-winning author of Updraft, Cloudbound, and Horizon, on Strange Practice
"Strange Practiceis written with elegance, wit, and compassion. The prose is gorgeous, the wit is mordant, and the ideas are provocative. Also, there are ghouls."—Laura Amy Schlitz, Newbery Medal winner, on Strange Practice
"A satisfying and surprising read, with rich imagery, nuance, and real compassion for its characters--giveStrange Practicea shot!"—Elliott James, author of Charming, on Strange Practice
"A darkly delicious adventure featuring a quirky new heroine.Strange Practicebreathes new life into the undead."—James Bennett, author of Chasing Embers, on Strange Practice
"An exceptional and delightful debut, in the tradition ofGood OmensandA Night in the Lonesome October."—Elizabeth Bear, Hugo-award winning author, on Strange Practice
"Shaw balances an agile mystery with a pitch-perfect, droll narrative and cast of lovable misfit characters. These are not your mother's Dracula or demons ...Strange Practiceis a super(natural) read."—Shelf Awareness on Strange Practice
"An appropriately dark breath of fresh air."—Booklist on Strange Practice
"Readers will look forward to more of Greta's adventures. An imaginative, delightfully droll debut."—Kirkus on Strange Practice
"A book to settle into. A warm quilt of a thing that's made for curling up with ... I miss this newest Helsing already."—NPR on Strange Practice
"This book is a joy to read, unlocking every bit of delicious promise in the premise."—B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog on Strange Practice
"What a splendid adventure this is - Dr. Greta Helming is a brilliant character, world-weary doctor on-call at all hours, sorting out the ills of the undead and trying to run her Harley Street practice without drawing too much (or any) attention to her patients from the living world ... a splendid new urban fantasy series."—Espressococo on Strange Practice
"Strange Practicesurprises and delights. It's completely different from anything I've read before. It ticks so many boxes: action, mystery, suspense, an exciting and different world adjacent to our own to name but a few. But the greatest elements of the book are the characters. They shine."—The Bookbag on Strange Practice
"Enchanted me from the very first page ... I just couldn't put it down. When I say that there is nothing like this book out there, I mean it, and that's a damn good thing."—Book Worm Blues on Strange Practice
"Occasionally I can pick up a book, start to read and know within a couple of pages that I am going to be absolutely hooked.Strange Practiceis a splendid case in point. Vampires, demons, ghouls, supernatural cults and all manner of inexplicable jiggery-pokery. What's not to love? I can only hope Vivian Shaw writes many more Greta Helming novels ... I can tell you now that if she does write more I'll be first in line to read them."—The Eloquent Page on Strange Practice
"An absolute delight to read ... this is a remarkably well-realized world and cast of characters; it really isn't very long before you find yourself not only enjoying the story but the world demi-monde Greta moves in, a world where you can take the regular London Bus or Underground but which also has ghouls in the sewers, or Lord Ruthven in his Embankment House grand home."—Forbidden Planet on Strange Practice
"For a book filled with creatures who ironically want to suck your blood, by the end it is a radiantly positive, life-affirming tale that won me over surprisingly quickly and with effortless prose that simply engages the reader from the start ... But most of all, and perhaps surprisingly for a book filled with monsters,Strange Practicehas a lot of heart. The characters clearly care for each other and their mutual investment in each other's well-being leads to a book where you want to see that all is well. Vivian is to be commended for writing an entertaining book with characters that the reader will love -- even the undead!"—SFFWorld on Strange Practice
"Shaw's elegant writing make this series a standout in the genre."—Booklist on Dreadful Company
"I absolutely loved it....Dreadful Companyis a triumph."—SFFWorld
"There are as few heroines as well written and compelling as Greta Helsing."—BookPage on Dreadful Company
"Fast-moving, funny, and irresistibly fun."—B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog on Dreadful Company
"A grand romp, mixing plenty of humor (even Oscar Wilde chimes in) and some heartwarming moments amid the chills."—Locus on Dreadful Company
"In Vivian Shaw'sStrange Practice,a charmingly unusual doctor and her charges keep the city of London from grave danger. In the process, they peel back the covers of familiar (and according to them, somewhat "libelous") stories to find that reality - especially with the undead - is more poignant and complex than it seems at first glance.An excellent adventure."—Fran Wilde, award-winning author of Updraft, Cloudbound, and Horizon, on Strange Practice
"Strange Practiceis written with elegance, wit, and compassion. The prose is gorgeous, the wit is mordant, and the ideas are provocative. Also, there are ghouls."—Laura Amy Schlitz, Newbery Medal winner, on Strange Practice
"A satisfying and surprising read, with rich imagery, nuance, and real compassion for its characters--giveStrange Practicea shot!"—Elliott James, author of Charming, on Strange Practice
"A darkly delicious adventure featuring a quirky new heroine.Strange Practicebreathes new life into the undead."—James Bennett, author of Chasing Embers, on Strange Practice
"An exceptional and delightful debut, in the tradition ofGood OmensandA Night in the Lonesome October."—Elizabeth Bear, Hugo-award winning author, on Strange Practice
"Shaw balances an agile mystery with a pitch-perfect, droll narrative and cast of lovable misfit characters. These are not your mother's Dracula or demons ...Strange Practiceis a super(natural) read."—Shelf Awareness on Strange Practice
"An appropriately dark breath of fresh air."—Booklist on Strange Practice
"Readers will look forward to more of Greta's adventures. An imaginative, delightfully droll debut."—Kirkus on Strange Practice
"A book to settle into. A warm quilt of a thing that's made for curling up with ... I miss this newest Helsing already."—NPR on Strange Practice
"This book is a joy to read, unlocking every bit of delicious promise in the premise."—B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog on Strange Practice
"What a splendid adventure this is - Dr. Greta Helming is a brilliant character, world-weary doctor on-call at all hours, sorting out the ills of the undead and trying to run her Harley Street practice without drawing too much (or any) attention to her patients from the living world ... a splendid new urban fantasy series."—Espressococo on Strange Practice
"Strange Practicesurprises and delights. It's completely different from anything I've read before. It ticks so many boxes: action, mystery, suspense, an exciting and different world adjacent to our own to name but a few. But the greatest elements of the book are the characters. They shine."—The Bookbag on Strange Practice
"Enchanted me from the very first page ... I just couldn't put it down. When I say that there is nothing like this book out there, I mean it, and that's a damn good thing."—Book Worm Blues on Strange Practice
"Occasionally I can pick up a book, start to read and know within a couple of pages that I am going to be absolutely hooked.Strange Practiceis a splendid case in point. Vampires, demons, ghouls, supernatural cults and all manner of inexplicable jiggery-pokery. What's not to love? I can only hope Vivian Shaw writes many more Greta Helming novels ... I can tell you now that if she does write more I'll be first in line to read them."—The Eloquent Page on Strange Practice
"An absolute delight to read ... this is a remarkably well-realized world and cast of characters; it really isn't very long before you find yourself not only enjoying the story but the world demi-monde Greta moves in, a world where you can take the regular London Bus or Underground but which also has ghouls in the sewers, or Lord Ruthven in his Embankment House grand home."—Forbidden Planet on Strange Practice
"For a book filled with creatures who ironically want to suck your blood, by the end it is a radiantly positive, life-affirming tale that won me over surprisingly quickly and with effortless prose that simply engages the reader from the start ... But most of all, and perhaps surprisingly for a book filled with monsters,Strange Practicehas a lot of heart. The characters clearly care for each other and their mutual investment in each other's well-being leads to a book where you want to see that all is well. Vivian is to be commended for writing an entertaining book with characters that the reader will love -- even the undead!"—SFFWorld on Strange Practice
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Prepare to be swept off your feet by the spectacular sequel to Strange Practice, a novel of mystery and medicine featuring Greta Helsing, doctor to the undead
Prepare to be swept off your feet by the spectacular sequel to Strange Practice, a novel of mystery and medicine featuring Greta Helsing, doctor to the undead