Título: Something Wicked This Way Comes
Autor: Ray Bradbury
Sinopse: The carnival rolls in sometime after midnight, ushering in Halloween a week early. The shrill siren song of a calliope beckons to all with a seductive promise of dreams and youth regained. In this season of dying, Cooger & Dark's Pandemonium Shadow Show has come to Green Town, Illinois, to destroy every life touched by its strange and sinister mystery. And two boys will discover the secret of its smoke, mazes, and mirrors; two friends who will soon know all too well the heavy cost of wishes. . .and the stuff of nightmare.Few American novels written this century have endured in the heart and memory as has Ray Bradbury's unparalleled literary classic SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES. For those who still dream and remember, for those yet to experience the hypnotic power of its dark poetry, step inside. The show is about to begin.The carnival rolls in sometime after midnight, ushering in Halloween a week early. The shrill siren song of a calliope beckons to all with a seductive promise of dreams and youth regained. In this season of dying, Cooger & Dark's Pandemonium Shadow Show has come to Green Town, Illinois, to destroy every life touched by its strange and sinister mystery. And two boys will discover the secret of its smoke, mazes, and mirrors; two friends who will soon know all too well the heavy cost of wishes. . .and the stuff of nightmare.Few American novels written this century have endured in the heart and memory as has Ray Bradbury's unparalleled literary classic SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES. For those who still dream and remember, for those yet to experience the hypnotic power of its dark poetry, step inside. The show is about to begin.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “Something Wicked This Way Comes”, de Ray Bradbury, publicado pela editora Eos, em 2006 e com 304 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Eos
Páginas: 304
Ano: 2006
Edição:
Linguagem: pt_BR
ISBN: 0380729407
ISBN13:
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Eos convidam o leitor a mundos onde a magia, o conflito e o destino se entrelaçam em narrativas que transitam entre o épico e o sombrio. A experiência de leitura costuma ser marcada por personagens que enfrentam dilemas morais profundos, jornadas por territórios fantásticos e ameaças tanto sobrenaturais quanto políticas. O tom varia entre o tenso e o atmosférico, com ritmos que ora aceleram em aventuras de tirar o fôlego, ora desaceleram para explorar intrigas e reviravoltas. O catálogo revela obras que mesclam fantasia clássica, com reinos e magias tradicionais, e fantasia urbana ou contemporânea, com elementos sombrios e anti-heróis.
