Everland, Tome 2: Umberland
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- Wendy Spinale (Écrivain)
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« I take a deep breath of fresh air as my eyes roam over the makeshift shanty homes that cover the outer courtyard of the castle grounds. What once were vibrant green grounds have become the foundation of a filthy refugee encampment. Fire pits built in old rubbish bins flicker, casting eerie shadows on the worn faces of those who gather around them. Though none are older than eighteen, nineteen at the most, the toll of death and disease has aged them years beyond their youth.
Shouts erupt, drawing my attention. A scrawny boy darts from a crowd and chases some sort of critter. Probably a rat since they outnumber us by the thousands, feasting on corpses that have yet to be disposed of far beyond the castle walls. The boy stumbles, regains his balance, and throws his coat over the rodent, successfully capturing it. It takes only moments before he is surrounded by the others and a fight ensues, fists and boots leaving their marks on the boy’s emaciated body. Drunk on fermented grains and potatoes, it is only the first of many brawls that will erupt this cool evening.
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J'ai beaucoup aimé, c'est souvent le cas avec les revisites de Alice aux pays des merveilles, j'aime énormément retrouver la folie de cet univers qui me plait temps. On a aussi quelques allusion à Blanche Neige (Jack), la pomme empoisonné, les nains, c'est amusant d'essayer de les repérer.
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What began with a reimagining of Peter Pan and Wendy now twists into a stunning version of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass!
Gwen, Pete, and the others have escaped from Everland. But the safe haven they hoped to find at Alnwick Castle doesn't exist. With the Queen of England on her deathbed, Duchess Alyssa has stepped in to lead, but things have gotten worse as the cure Doc created for the Horologia virus has mutated, accelerating the disease. The only possible solution he can think of is to go back to the virus's origin: an extinct poisonous apple.
Legend has it a tree bearing the apple might be found at the center of a deadly labyrinth hidden deep within Germany. A place that no one in their right mind enters. Leaving Pete in charge of the survivors, Alyssa sets out with only her sword, her wits, and the help of Maddox Hadder, a wild boy who oversees the castle gardens. To get to the center of the maze, she'll be forced to battle monsters more terrifying than her darkest nightmares.
But can anyone truly survive the madness of the maze? And what if there's no apple to be found there?
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