L'oeil du destin - La série

Qu'est-ce qui te fait peur ? Qu'est-ce qui fait se dresser les poils de tes bras, transpirer la paume de tes mains, qu'est-ce qui emprisonne ton souffle dans ta poitrine comme un animal sauvage ? Est-ce l'obscurité ? la mémoire furtive d'une histoire du soir, de fantômes, de lutins et de sorcières se cachant dans l'ombre ? Est-ce la façon dont le vent se lève avant une tempête ? Ou est-ce quelque chose de plus profond, quelque chose de plus effrayant, un monstre très loin ? Si tu veux bien écouter, je vais te raconter une histoire. Je vais te raconter l'histoire de comment nous nous sommes retrouvés dans un royaume où les rêves se forment, où la destinée est choisie, où la magie est aussi réelle que tes empreintes dans la neige. Je vais te raconter comment nous avons ouvert la boîte de Pandore, goûté la liberté, entaché nos âmes par le choix et le sang, et déchaîné une telle horreur sur le monde qu'elle a détruit son ordre le plus cher. Ces pages sont une confession de tout ce qui a conduit à cette aube grise et froide. Ce qui va arriver désormais, je ne peux le dire.

Ah, Christmas! Gemma Doyle is looking forward to a holiday from Spence Academy—spending time with her friends in the city, attending balls in fancy gowns with plunging necklines, and dallying with the handsome Simon Middletown. Yet amid these distractions, her visions intensify—visions of three girls dressed in white, to whom something horrific has happened that only the realms can explain. The lure is strong, and soon Gemma, Felicity and Ann are turning flowers into butterflies in the enchanted world that Gemma takes them to. To the girls' great joy, their beloves Pippa is there as well, eager to complete their circle of friendship. But all is not well in the realms—or out. Katrik is back, desperately insisting to Gemma that she must bind the magic, lest colossal disaster befall her. Gemma is willing to comply, for this would bring her face with her late mother's greatest friend, now Gemma's foe—Circe. Until Circe is destroyed, Gemma cannot live out her destiny. But finding Circe proves a most perilous task...

It has been a year of change since Gemma Doyle arrived at the foreboding Spence Academy. Her mother murdered, her father alaudanum addict, Gemma has relied on an unsuspected strength and has discovered an ability to travel to an enchanted world called the realms, where dark magic runs wild. Despite certain peril, Gemma has bound the magic to herself and forged unlikely new alliances. Now, as Gemma approaches her London debut, the time has come to test these bonds. The Order—the mysterious group her mother was once part of—is grappling for control of the realms, as is the Rakshana. Spence's burned East Wing is being rebuilt, but why now? Gemma and her friends see Pippa, but she is not the same. And their friendship faces its gravest trial as Gemma must decide once and for all what role she is meant for.