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In the city of Agora, anything can be bought and sold. Even children are possessions until their twelfth birthday. Mark has been sold by his father, and Lily, an orphan from birth, has bartered for her life. Thrown together by chance, in the ancient tower of Count Stelli, they face an existence of poverty and servitude, unless they can find a way to break free. But, unbeknown to Mark and Lily, they are being watched by the ruler of the city. Can they survive the traps and treachery that await them and discover the dark secret that binds them together? Their lives depend on this question: what is the Midnight Charter?…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
In the city of Agora, anything can be bought and sold. Even children are possessions until their twelfth birthday. Mark has been sold by his father, and Lily, an orphan from birth, has bartered for her life. Thrown together by chance, in the ancient tower of Count Stelli, they face an existence of poverty and servitude, unless they can find a way to break free. But, unbeknown to Mark and Lily, they are being watched by the ruler of the city. Can they survive the traps and treachery that await them and discover the dark secret that binds them together? Their lives depend on this question: what is the Midnight Charter?
Autorenporträt
David Whitley wurde 1984 geboren, studierte englische Literaturwissenschaft in Oxford und träumte schon immer vom Schreiben. Bereits mit siebzehn Jahren wurde für den "Kathleen Fidler Award" nominiert, und mit zwanzig gewann er den "Cheshire Prize for Literature". Neben der Literatur fasziniert David Whitley aber auch das Theater, und er tritt außerdem immer wieder als Sänger in verschiedenen Produktionen auf. Seine auf drei Bände angelegte Serie um die beiden jugendlichen Helden Lily und Mark und die geheimnisvolle Welt Agoras wurde von Lesern und Presse gleichermaßen begeistert aufgenommen.