Valeria Bastia Boeken

With undertones of vampires, Frankenstein, dragons' hoards, and killing fields, Matt's story turns out to be an inspiring tale of friendship, survival, hope, and transcendence. A must-read for teenage fantasy fans.At his coming-of-age party, Matteo Alacrán asks El Patrón's bodyguard, "How old am I?...I know I don't have a birthday like humans, but I was born." "You were harvested," Tam Lin reminds him. "You were grown in that poor cow for nine months and then you were cut out of her." To most people around him, Matt is not a boy, but a beast. A room full of chicken litter with roaches for friends and old chicken bones for toys is considered good enough for him. But for El Patrón, lord of a country called Opium—a strip of poppy fields lying between the U.S. and what was once called Mexico—Matt is a guarantee of eternal life. El Patrón loves Matt as he loves himself for Matt is himself. They share identical DNA.

Oaths sworn... loyalties tested... forces collide.It's been only months since Eragon first uttered "brisingr", an ancient language term for fire. Since then, he's not only learned to create magic with words — he's been challenged to his very core. Following the colossal battle against the Empires warriors on the Burning Plains, Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have narrowly escaped with their lives. Still, there is more adventure at hand for the Rider and his dragon, as Eragon finds himself bound by a tangle of promises he may not be able to keep.First is Eragon's oath to his cousin, Roran: to help rescue Roran's beloved from King Galbatorix's clutches. But Eragon owes his loyalty to others, too. The Varden are in desperate need of his talents and strength — as are the elves and dwarves. When unrest claims the rebels and danger strikes from every corner, Eragon must make choices — choices that will take him across the Empire and beyond, choices that may lead to unimagined sacrifice.Eragon is the greatest hope to rid the land of tyranny. Can this once simple farm boy unite the rebel forces and defeat the king?

Noem me bij jouw naam is het verhaal van een gepassioneerde vriendschap tussen Elio, een muzikale en erudiete jongen, en de Amerikaanse intellectueel Oliver, die als zomergast bij Elio’s ouders aan de Italiaanse kust verblijft. Aanvankelijk veinzen ze onverschilligheid jegens elkaar, maar wat er werkelijk sluimert is onweerstaanbare aantrekkingskracht. Het aftasten begint. Vanuit het diepst van hun wezen bloeit iets op dat hen voor het leven zal tekenen. Want wat zij ontdekken is volledige herkenning en overgave. Zelden heeft een auteur de psychologische manoeuvres van aantrekkingskracht scherpzinniger weten te vangen dan André Aciman in deze roman: een onbeschroomde, onsentimentele en hartverscheurende ode aan de passie.

In this spellbinding new exploration of the varieties of love, the author of Call Me by Your Name revisits his characters' complex lives in the years after their first meeting.