La Destructora de Reinos - by Victoria Aveyard (Paperback)

About the Book

Save the world or end it. A strange darkness is growing in the Ward. Even Corayne an-Amarat can feel it, tucked away in her small town at the edge of the sea. Fate knocks on her door, in the form of a mythical immortal and a lethal assassin, who tell Corayne that she is the last of an ancient lineage--with the power to save the world from destruction. Because a man who would burn kingdoms to the groun dis raising an army unlike any seen before, bent on uprooting the foundations of the world. With poison in his heart and a stolen sword in his hand, he'll break the realm itself to claim it. And only Corayne can stop him. Alongside an unlikely group of reluctant allies, Corayne finds herself on a desperate journey to complete an impossible task, with untold magic singing in her blood and the fate of the world on her shoulders.

Book Synopsis

Corayne vive en el confín del mundo. Año tras año, ve a su madre zarpar en el barco pirata que ella misma capitanea hacia aventuras que nunca compartirá con Corayne. Cuando piensa que nunca saldrá de ese lugar, recibe la visita de un misterioso asesino inmortal que le revela su verdadero linaje y la misión a la que está llamada para salvar el mundo. Pero el mundo está en un peligro mayor de lo que jamás habían imaginado; Corayne y su grupo de aliados se hallan solos en una tierra que se desmorona con poco más que una esperanza incierta como guía. La era de los héroes ya ha pasado, pero el valor puede surgir incluso en los rincones más oscuros. Y quizá sea lo único que pueda salvarlo todo.

Corayne lives on the edge of the world. Year after year, she watches her mother set sail on the pirate ship that she captains herself on adventures she will never share with Corayne. When she thinks that she will never leave that place, she is visited by a mysterious immortal assassin who reveals her true lineage and the mission to which she is called to save the world. But the world is in greater danger than they ever imagined; Corayne and her group of allies find themselves alone in a crumbling land with little more than uncertain hope to guide them. The age of heroes is over, but courage can emerge even in the darkest corners. And maybe it's the only thing that can save everything.

About the Author

Victoria Aveyard creció en East Longmeadow, una pequeña ciudad de Massachusetts famosa sólo por poseer la mayor incidencia de embotellamientos de tránsito en la parte continental de Estados Unidos. Al mudarse a Los Ángeles, se matriculó en la Universidad del Sur de California donde se licenció en escritura cinematográfica. Como escritora y guionista, ella misma dice utilizar su carrera como excusa para leer demasiados libros y ver demasiadas películas.

Victoria Aveyard grew up in East Longmeadow, a small Massachusetts town famous only for having the highest incidence of traffic jams in the continental United States. Upon moving to Los Angeles, she enrolled at the University of Southern California where she majored in film writing. As a writer and screenwriter, she herself claims to use her career as an excuse to read too many books and watch too many movies.