A Drop of Night
By Stefan Bachmann, Read by Lauren Ezzo
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About the Book
Modern-day teenagers meet a palace of terrors locked up since the French Revolution in this surprising and haunting thriller from Stefan Bachmann, the internationally bestselling author of The Peculiar and The Whatnot. A Drop of Night will thrill fans of Neal Shusterman and Jessica Khoury.
Seventeen-year-old Anouk has finally caught the break she’s been looking for—she’s been chosen to participate in an exclusive program that includes an all-expense-paid trip to France and a chance to explore the hidden underground Palais des Papillons, or Palace of Butterflies. Along with four other gifted teenagers, Anouk will be one of the first people to set foot in the palace in more than two hundred years. Bachmann’s masterful scene-building alternates between Anouk’s flight through the palace and the struggles of Aurelie, who escaped the French Revolution by fleeing into the Palais des Papillons in 1792.
But the palace is not a prize—it’s a prison. What terrors have been waiting for two centuries in the dark?
- Historical Conspiracy: An ancient family’s horrifying secret connects the bloody French Revolution to a modern-day massacre.
- Gothic Suspense: What begins as a dream trip to France descends into a nightmare as Anouk and four other teens discover the Palace of Butterflies is a gilded cage.
- Science Fiction Horror: Trapped far beneath the earth, the teens are hunted through high-tech corridors and ancient halls by an enemy that defies death itself.
- Found Family: Five strangers must learn to trust one another to escape a deadly game where they are the pawns.
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Reviews
“Bachmann’s writing is as polished as in his earlier books—the violence is fittingly gruesome, the decadent and mazelike palace is gorgeously described, and Anouk has an engagingly snarky narrative voice.” — Publishers Weekly
“Bachmann keeps the pages turning with this thriller…The peculiar circumstances add to the strange atmosphere and also to the suspense, lending the book an appealing, unworldly quality. When the explanation finally arrives, it fits quite well with the odd atmosphere. Bizarre and hugely suspenseful.” — Kirkus Reviews
“Anouk’s and Aurélie’s stories skillfully mirror each other and are engaging…it is certain to please those who demand constant action blended with their historical fiction.” — Booklist
“The sadistic house of horrors is fantastically drawn…readers looking for a scare for scare’s sake will revel in the grotesqueness and cheer when Anouk and company take down their captors for a satisfying end.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
About the Book
Modern-day teenagers meet a palace of terrors locked up since the French Revolution in this surprising and haunting thriller from Stefan Bachmann, the internationally bestselling author of The Peculiar and The Whatnot. A Drop of Night will thrill fans of Neal Shusterman and Jessica Khoury.
Seventeen-year-old Anouk has finally caught the break she’s been looking for—she’s been chosen to participate in an exclusive program that includes an all-expense-paid trip to France and a chance to explore the hidden underground Palais des Papillons, or Palace of Butterflies. Along with four other gifted teenagers, Anouk will be one of the first people to set foot in the palace in more than two hundred years. Bachmann’s masterful scene-building alternates between Anouk’s flight through the palace and the struggles of Aurelie, who escaped the French Revolution by fleeing into the Palais des Papillons in 1792.
But the palace is not a prize—it’s a prison. What terrors have been waiting for two centuries in the dark?
- Historical Conspiracy: An ancient family’s horrifying secret connects the bloody French Revolution to a modern-day massacre.
- Gothic Suspense: What begins as a dream trip to France descends into a nightmare as Anouk and four other teens discover the Palace of Butterflies is a gilded cage.
- Science Fiction Horror: Trapped far beneath the earth, the teens are hunted through high-tech corridors and ancient halls by an enemy that defies death itself.
- Found Family: Five strangers must learn to trust one another to escape a deadly game where they are the pawns.
Product Details
Reviews
“Bachmann’s writing is as polished as in his earlier books—the violence is fittingly gruesome, the decadent and mazelike palace is gorgeously described, and Anouk has an engagingly snarky narrative voice.” — Publishers Weekly
“Bachmann keeps the pages turning with this thriller…The peculiar circumstances add to the strange atmosphere and also to the suspense, lending the book an appealing, unworldly quality. When the explanation finally arrives, it fits quite well with the odd atmosphere. Bizarre and hugely suspenseful.” — Kirkus Reviews
“Anouk’s and Aurélie’s stories skillfully mirror each other and are engaging…it is certain to please those who demand constant action blended with their historical fiction.” — Booklist
“The sadistic house of horrors is fantastically drawn…readers looking for a scare for scare’s sake will revel in the grotesqueness and cheer when Anouk and company take down their captors for a satisfying end.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
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