Book: The Emerald Atlas (The Books of Beginning 1) in English

Emerald Atlas je fantasy sága od Johna Stephensa, určená deťom od 11r. Podľa slov odborníkov je tento fantastický príbeh začiatkom nového dobrodružstva, podobného ako Harry Potter a His Dark Materials. Prvý diel vyšiel 7. apríla 2011

Mágia, cestovanie časom, čarodejníci, príšery, trpaslíci, kľudné momenty aj epické boje …. je ťažko vymenovať všetko s čím sa v knihách Emerald Atlas ságy stretnete.

Hlavnými postavami sú Kate Michael a Emma, ktorí za posledných 10 rokov vystriedali niekoľko sirotincov. Od dedstva chránení pred strašným zlom, ktoré až doposiaľ o nich netušilo. No všetko sa mení príchodom do Cambridge Falls. Deti čoskoro zistia, že to nieje sirotinec ako všetky ostatné. Ocitnú sa v čarovnom svete plnom kúziel a rôznych bytostí. A samozrejme bude práve na nich spočívať osud celého sveta.

Ak ste si obľúbili knihy o Harry Potterovi, alebo trilógiu His Dark Materials (The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass), určite sa máte na čo tešiť.

The first thrilling book in the most exciting children's fantasy series since Harry Potter and His Dark Materials.They were taken from their beds one frozen night, when the world was covered in snow. The silhouette of a tall, thin man has haunted Kate ever since. Ten years on, Kate, Michael and Emma have grown up in a string of miserable orphanages, and all memories of their parents have faded to a blur. Arriving at Cambridge Falls, the children quickly realise there is something different about this place – and Kate feels sure she has seen the dark, crooked house before.As they explore, they discover an old, empty leather book. The moment they touch it, an ancient magical prophecy is set irrevocably in motion, and the children are thrown into a dangerous alternate reality of dark enchantments and terrifying monsters. Only they can prevent the terrible event that will ruin Cambridge Falls – and stop the world from falling into complete devastation.

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John Stephens received his MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Virginia in 1998. He then moved to Los Angeles, where he has worked as a writer-producer on Gilmore Girls and The O.C. John Stephens is taking leave from his television career to pursue his passion for writing for children. The Emerald Atlas is his first novel.