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Her books have been translated into over a dozen languages, the united kingdom, brazil, spain and italy. Meg waite clayton, bestselling author of the wednesday sisters this is a great book. Alma katsu s acclaimed trilogya supernatural epic that began with the taker and sparked a chase around the world in the reckoningcomes to a stunning conclusion, and brings lanore mcilvrae to a final encounter with adair, her powerful nemesis. Alma katsu s acclaimed trilogya supernatural epic that began with the taker and sparked a chase around the world in the reckoningcomes to a stunning conclusion, and brings lanore mcilvrae to a final pdf encounter with adair, her powerful nemesis. Bookish snapshots stargazerpujs book blog december 30, 2011. Alma katsu has a ba in writing from brandeis university and an ma from the johns hopkins writing program.
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Her debut, the taker, was named by booklist as a top ten debut of 2011. How i hadnt heard of it prior to then is beyond me, as the book was insanely wellreceived and only growing in popularity. But the minute lanore mcilvraelannywalks into his er, she changes his life forever. Book three of the taker trilogy book by alma katsu. The main characters of this fantasy, fantasy story are lanore mcilvrae, luke findley.
Jan 03, 20 in this rich, satisfying, and gorgeously written sequel chapters to her acclaimed debut novel, the taker, alma katsu pairs a mysteriously alluring young woman with an er doctor from rural maine on a harrowing, passion fueled chase that transcends the boundaries of time. Her bestknown work is the taker, a literary novel with historical and fantasy elements that. Alma katsu is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. The descent taker 3 alma alma katsus the descent is one of my most. She is the author of the taker trilogy the taker, the reckoning, and the descent and the hunger. The taker is an emotional roller coaster of a story, which unfolds in a non linear. Simon and schuster, my publisher, had decided to push my debut novel, the taker. Heard some good feedback from friend about auther and the trilogy, but was let down by this one. The reckoning isbn 9781451651843 pdf epub alma katsu. Alma katsus the taker immediately appealed to me because of its description, which compared the debut novel to anne rices interview with the vampire and justin cronins the passage.
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