Wormwood is a tale of sorcery, treachery, intrigue and supernatural strife set in 18th-century London. Dr Sabian Blake is in possession of the Nemorensis, an ancient leather-bound book which holds the secrets of the universe. It bears a mysterious inscription in the margin; deciphering it could prove the key to saving London from a catastrophic fate. But there are others interested in the Nemorensis too - for more sinister reasons.
Alsem Reeks
Deze serie dompelt jonge lezers onder in een wereld vol gevaarlijke geheimen en oeroude krachten die uit de aarde ontwaken. Volg dappere protagonisten terwijl ze duistere krachten trotseren die hun realiteit dreigen te verslinden. Het avontuur zit vol spanning, magie en gedenkwaardige personages die vechten tegen overweldigende tegenspoed. Het is een boeiend verhaal over moed en vriendschap tegen de achtergrond van escalerend gevaar.
Aanbevolen leesvolgorde
A gripping adventure of night chases, double-crossings and weird magic from the bestselling author of Shadowmancer. Magnus Malachi, a magician, is guarding his latest moneyspinner Tersias, a blind boy who can see into the future. But as Tersias's powers become known, others who seek to use them are drawn from the shadows: Jonah, a teenage highwayman, and his companion in crime Tara; Solomon, a crazed zealot who has bred a new species of giant flesh-eating locusts; and Lord Malpas, a keeper of mysterious powers. They all want Tersias but is he a force for good or evil? And can he ever rid himself of the dark spirit that torments his soul?