Gabriella Poole è lo pseudonimo di Gillian Philip, una scrittrice il cui lavoro si addentra nelle narrative immaginarie intessute da personaggi che dettano le proprie storie. L'approccio di Poole alla scrittura è caratterizzato da una deliziosa incertezza, in cui nemmeno l'autrice conosce il destino finale dei suoi personaggi fino all'ultimo. Ciò consente un'esplorazione dinamica della trama e dello sviluppo dei personaggi, mantenendo sia lo scrittore che il lettore coinvolti nel dramma che si svolge. Le storie di Poole sono caratterizzate da trame avvincenti e colpi di scena inaspettati che emergono dal suo unico processo creativo.
When Molly and her little brother Jack visit their rich relatives on Ravenstorm Island, Molly feels immediately on edge. An elderly butler gives them bizarre warnings, eerie statues of children are dotted around the island, and - worse - she's expected to be friends with her moody cousin, Arthur. But things become much worse when Jack disappears - and no one else on the island remembers he ever existed Molly and Arthur must work together to save Jack.
Bloodstone is the second novel in Gillian Philip's critically acclaimed Rebel Angels series, debuting in the United States for the first time. For centuries, Sithe warriors Seth and Conal MacGregor have hunted for the Bloodstone demanded by their Queen. Homesick, and determined to protect their clan, they have also made secret forays across the Veil. One of these illicit crossings has violent consequences that will devastate both their close family, and their entire clan. In the Otherworld, Jed Cameron, a feral, full-mortal young thief, becomes entangled with the strange and dangerous Finn MacAngus and her shadowy uncles. When he is dragged into the world of the Sithe, it's nothing he can't handle until time warps around him, and menacing forces reach out to threaten his infant brother. In the collision of two worlds, war and tragedy are inevitable, especially when treachery comes from the most shocking of quarters....
A funny and poignant look at contemporary teen life: knife culture, adolescent loneliness, friendships and love
Described by Amanda Craig in The Times as 'the best fantasy novel of 2010'. Longlisted for the 2011 David Gemmell Legend Award and 2011 Catalyst Award. Bloodstone, the 2nd book in the Rebel Angels series, will be published in Aug 2011. It is the last decade of the sixteenth a time of religious wars in the full-mortal world. But the Sithe are at peace, hidden behind the Veil that protects their world until their queen, Kate NicNiven, determines to destroy it. Seth MacGregor is the half-feral son of a Sithe nobleman. When his father is assassinated, and Seth is exiled with his brother Conal to the full-mortal world, they vow not only to survive, but to return to reclaim their fortress and save the Veil. But even the Veil s power cannot protect the brothers when the brutal witch-hunts begin... Brimming with intrigue and rebellion, Firebrand is the first book in the Rebel Angels series by Gillian Philip, the Carnegie Medal-nominated author of Crossing the Line and multi-award nominated Bad Faith.
The Darke Academy is a school like no other. An élite establishment that moves to an exotic new city every term, its students are impossibly beautiful, sophisticated and rich. This term the secretive Darke Academy has moved to New York, and Cassie Bell is no longer the innocent new girl. Now she is strong, determined, and hiding secrets of her own. For Cassie has been introduced to the world of the Few and is struggling to come to terms with her astonishing powers, a dangerous romance and the malevolent spirit inside her, demanding to be fed. When an old enemy returns, bent on revenge, Cassie is tested to the limit. Can she rescue her friends from a horrific fate, or will she end up destroying them to save herself? Wherever the Darke Academy goes, death is never far behind ...
"Death has followed the Darke Academy to the ancient city of Istanbul, where an unseen hunter is on the loose. Scholarship girl Cassie Bell is fascinated by the city's beauty, but there's no time for her to relax. Torn between an old flame and a new romance, she must also choose between the select world of the Few and her loyalty towards her best friends - and all the time a killer is stalking the Few. As Cassie is about to discover, no one is above suspicion."--Page 4 of cover.
The Darke Academy is a school like no other. An élite establishment that moves to an exotic new city every term, its students are impossibly beautiful, sophisticated and rich. And the more new scholarship girl Cassie Bell learns about the Academy, the more curious she becomes. What sinister secrets are guarded by the Few - the select group of students who keep outsiders away? Who is the dark stranger prowling the corridors at night? And what really happened a year earlier, when the last scholarship girl died in mysterious circumstances? One thing Cassie will discover is that a little knowledge may be a dangerous thing, but knowing too much can be deadly...
In the process of moving from New York City to Los Angeles, 16-year-old Morene Knightshade is left feeling lost as she grapples with the apparent loss of her best friend, Gavin, an alien with superpowers, just like the superheroes who had failed to save her from the destruction of the crashing planes she'd witnessed when she was small. Gavin had abandoned her, leaving only the mask that he'd let her borrow, the mask that made Mo feel strong when she wore it. Mo's world is shadowy, the buildings on the metropolitan skyline, casting huge shadows over her head, shadows she knows she can fly out of if she fights hard enough, a fight that she's about to participate in. Hollywood, a new school, and the potential to become a stuntwoman, call out to Morene as she takes the mask with her wherever she goes, prepared to make new friends, unaware that there's a new enemy lying in wait. Her chance to be a superhero is coming, and ready or not, the storm she felt was coming has already come. Her dreams are dreams no longer, and she's about to discover her own identity, embarking on adventure and mystery like she never imagined.
Georgia is on a mission - a mission to get her mother's painting back. It certainly doesn't belong to Oliviera, her mother's ex-boyfriend. But Georgia's plans are thwarted when she is spotted by Oliviera in his big mansion. And why does one of his security guards have a keen interest in the painting too?
A new term, a new location for the Darke Academy and everything is different for Cassie Bell. The beauty of the turquoise Kenyan sea can't make up for the loss of her soulmate, Ranjit. He's on the run, and Cassie will do anything to find him. But when the evil Katerina and her mother appear, more powerful than ever, Cassie has to make a crucial decision. And her love for Ranjit might just be her ultimate weakness..."