Título: Race the Sands: A Novel
Autor: Sarah Beth Durst
Sinopse: “National Velvet with monsters and a big helping of palace intrigue, Race the Sands is monstrous (literally), heartwarming, and empowering in equal measure. An incredibly fun and inspiring read.” – Katherine Arden, New York Times bestselling author of The Bear and the Nightingale
In this epic standalone fantasy, the acclaimed author of the Queens of Renthia series introduces an imaginative new world in which a pair of strong and determined women risk their lives battling injustice, corruption, and deadly enemies in their quest to become monster racing champions.
Life, death, and rebirth—in Becar, who you are in this life will determine your next life. Yet there is hope—you can change your destiny with the choices you make. But for the darkest individuals, there is no redemption: you come back as a kehok, a monster, and are doomed to be a kehok for the rest of time.
Unless you can win the Races.
After a celebrated career as an elite kehok rider, Tamra became a professional trainer. Then a tragic accident shattered her confidence, damaged her reputation, and left her nearly broke. Now, she needs the prize money to prevent the local temple from taking her daughter away from her, and that means she must once again find a winning kehok . . . and a rider willing to trust her.
Raia is desperate to get away from her domineering family and cruel fiancé. As a kehok rider, she could earn enough to buy her freedom. But she needs a first-rate trainer.
Impressed by the inexperienced young woman’s determination, Tamra hires Raia and pairs her with a strange new kehok with the potential to win—if he can be tamed.
But in this sport, if you forget you’re riding on the back of a monster, you die. Tamra and Raia will work harder than they ever thought possible to win the deadly Becaran Races—and in the process, discover what makes this particular kehok so special.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “Race the Sands: A Novel”, de Sarah Beth Durst, publicado pela editora Harper Voyager, em 2020 e com 544 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Harper Voyager
Páginas: 544
Ano: 2020-04-21
Edição:
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 0062888617
ISBN13: 9780062888617
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Harper Voyager costumam transportar o leitor para mundos onde a fantasia se entrelaça com a aventura e o conflito político. As narrativas frequentemente exploram personagens que enfrentam desafios complexos, como alianças improváveis, traições e batalhas épicas, em cenários que vão desde reinos antigos até futuros distantes. O tom varia entre o sombrio e o esperançoso, com ritmo que ora acelera em sequências de ação, ora desacelera para aprofundar dilemas pessoais e intrigas. O catálogo revela uma predileção por histórias que combinam magia, mitologias diversas e universos detalhados, além de trazer edições especiais que valorizam o aspecto visual e colecionável dos livros.
