The Circle
Published on 7. June 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
608 pages
978-0-09-956853-7 (ISBN)
Description
One night, when a strange red moon fills the sky, six school girls find themselves in an abandoned theme park, drawn there by a mysterious force. A student has just been found dead. Everyone suspects suicide. Everyone - except them.
In that derelict fairground an ancient prophecy is revealed. They are The Chosen Ones, a group of witches, bound together by a power, one which could destroy them all. But they soon learn that despite their differences they need each other in order to master the forces that have been awakened within them.
High school is now a matter of life and death. Because the killing has only just begun.
In that derelict fairground an ancient prophecy is revealed. They are The Chosen Ones, a group of witches, bound together by a power, one which could destroy them all. But they soon learn that despite their differences they need each other in order to master the forces that have been awakened within them.
High school is now a matter of life and death. Because the killing has only just begun.
Reviews / Votes
The Circle is a gift for those of us who love Buffy. It is impossible to put down and I cannot wait for 2012 when the sequel, Fire, is released * QX * You long for the sequel even before you have finished the book. -- National Swedish newspaper * Eskilstuna Kuriren * What a stunning novel. Raw, real, smart, very thrilling and very, very wicked. The Circle is Twilight by way of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo * Lev Grossman, author of The Magicians * I have never read a novel for adults that so smoothly reconciles the literary temperaments as The Circle does... This is going to be BIG -- National Swedish newspaper * Dagens Nyheter * Let's not call The Circle Sweden's most talked-about young adult novel right now, but simply Sweden's most famous book right now. -- National Swedish newspaper * Goeteborgsposten * I was hooked ... I was reading as fast as I could to find out what happened next ... The story has good pace and there are some excellent twists to the plot which really surprised me ... Recommended to those who like their heroines with attitude and supernatural stories that will keep you on the edge of your seat! * Onemorepage * If you like your YA witch stories with a difference then I suggest picking up a copy The Circle... [I'm]excited for the next one. * Totally Bookalicious * The most interesting book to come out of Sweden this year, and it's not another crime thriller! * fabruary8 * [I] enjoyed it so much I can thoroughly recommend this quite superb tale, and urge all to go out and order a copy today. I can't wait for the second installment. * monstersfromhell.co.uk * This was definitely a brilliant book, that is well worth taking the time to invest in and read. * Serendipity Reviews *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Cornerstone
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 36 mm
Weight
717 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-09-956853-7 (9780099568537)
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Other editions
Additional editions
Sara B. Elfgren | Mats Strandberg
The Circle
E-Book
06/2012
1st Edition
Cornerstone Digital
€8.99
Available for download
Persons
Sara B. Elfgren started her career in the film industry as a screenwriter. As a script doctor, she has been involved in several Swedish film and TV-productions. She has a Master's Degree in Film Studies. Mats Strandberg is journalist and a regular columnist for Sweden's biggest evening newspaper Aftonbladet. The organization Sveriges Tidskrifter (Sweden's Newspapers and Magazines) awarded him the title Columnist of the Year in 2004. In 2008, Sara B. Elfgren met Mats Strandberg. They quickly realized that they shared a passion for supernatural stories about young adults. Soon the idea to write together was born. In August 2009 they began working on what would become the novel The Circle with its two sequels.