It is a historical fantasy that spans the past to the present with scifi undertones, gothic horror and there is a definite love story, of sorts. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Book one of the taker trilogy kindle edition by katsu, alma. Katsu describes the taker as a story about desire, obsession and the dark things we sometimes do for love. Katsu mixes just the right amount of history, magic, and suspensethe only way to fully understand the magic of the taker is to go and pick up a copy for yourself. Apr 12, 2011 the official trailer for the taker, an unforgettable novel about the power of unrequited love to elevate and sustain, but also to blind and ultimately destroy. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the taker. The descent is the final book in alma katsus the taker trilogy. The taker by alma katsu free mobi epub ebooks download. She is the author of the taker trilogy the taker, the reckoning, and the descent and the hunger.
Alma katsu is the author of the taker, the reckoning, and the descent. The taker is alma katsus debut novel and while it is certainly a page turner, it is so filled with melancholy that it leaves you feeling that way when youre finished reading it. Pdf the taker book by alma katsu free download 438 pages. I thought this was a really good and very surprising ending to this trilogy. Alma katsus searing tale of otherworldly lovers and eternal obsession will seduce you from page one. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 346 pages and is available in hardcover format. Alma katsu is the author of the deep, the hunger, the taker, the reckoning, and the descent. Including imprisoning the man who loves her behind a wall of brick and stone. Read online the reckoning pdf by alma katsu for free. Of all the universes forces, the most mysterious, confounding, and humbling is the power of love. Alma katsu s acclaimed trilogy a supernatural epic that began with the taker and sparked a chase around the world in the reckoning comes to a stunning conclusion, and brings lanore mcilvrae to a final encounter with adair, her powerful nemesis. The taker book by alma katsu official publisher page.
The main character has been living for over 200 years and while she is tragically flawed she cannot find any joy in her immortality whatsoever. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The taker by alma katsu the taker can best be described as a novel of mixed genre. She is a graduate of the masters writing program at the johns hopkins university and received her bachelors degree from brandeis university. May 21, 20 the descent is the final book in alma katsu s the taker trilogy.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the taker. Luke findley arrives at his maine hospital expecting another unremarkable day. Alma katsu was born in alaska and raised near concord, massachusetts. October 1, 2011 to october 30, 2011, please join me to discuss my debut novel and first in a trilogy, the taker, and enter to win swag. The taker audiobook by alma katsu try our site with free audio books.
How i hadnt heard of it prior to then is beyond me, as the book was insanely wellreceived and only growing in popularity. Read the taker book 1 of the immortal trilogy by alma katsu available from rakuten kobo. Apr 02, 2012 the reckoning by alma katsu picks up where the first book in her supernatural, gothic trilogy, the taker, ends. The taker ebook by alma katsu 9781439197073 rakuten kobo. Book one of the taker trilogy ebook written by alma katsu.
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The first edition of the novel was published in april 2nd 2012, and was written by alma katsu. If you are looking for a fantastic, brutal, heartbreaking and magical story, read the taker. She is the author of the taker trilogy the taker, the reckoning, and the desc. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 438 pages and is available in hardcover format. Her bestknown work is the taker, a literary novel with historical and fantasy elements that was published in 2011 and recognized as one of the ten best debut novels of the year by the american library association. The descent book by alma katsu official publisher page. Alma katsu author a graduate of the masters writing program at johns hopkins university in baltimore, alma katsu worked briefly in advertising and pr before moving into the intelligence world, working as a senior analyst for several us agencies, including the cia a. Buy the taker by alma katsu from waterstones today. As fate would have it, i stumbled upon the taker by alma katsu. Free download or read online the reckoning pdf epub the taker trilogy series book.
She is a graduate of the masters writing program at the johns hopkins university and more about alma katsu. The novel is filled with secrets, betrayal, loss, death, forgiveness, redemption, with love shining through. In the second installment in her supernatural taker trilogy, alma katsu, author of the highly acclaimed the hunger, takes you on a breathtaking 200year journey through the landscape of the heart. The first edition of the novel was published in april 14th 2011, and was written by alma katsu. Mar 06, 2018 in the second installment in her supernatural taker trilogy, alma katsu, author of the highly acclaimed the hunger, takes you on a breathtaking 200year journey through the landscape of the heart.
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