NBS recommends adventure books

Night star: The immortals

By Alyson Noel

P785

MANILA, Philippines –  With two million copies of her Immortals series in print, Alyson Noël is one of the hottest paranormal teen authors writing today. Night Star continues the epic love story that has enchanted readers across the world. In this installment, Ever and Damen face down bitter rivals, jealous friends, and their own worst fears — all in the hope of being together forever. Night Star is guaranteed to mesmerize fans and leave them breathlessly awaiting the sixth and final book.

The book of spells: A private prequel

By Kate Brian

P629

The year is 1915 when 16-year-old Eliza Williams arrives at the Billings School for Girls in Easton, Connecticut. Her parents expect her to learn the qualities of a graceful, dutiful wife. But Eliza and her housemates have a dangerous secret: they are witches. After finding a dusty, leather-bound spell book, the Billings girls form a secret coven. Bonded in sisterhood, they cast spells: cursing their headmistress with laryngitis, brewing potions to bolster their courage before dances, and conjuring beautiful dresses out of old rags. The girls taste freedom and power for the first time, but what starts out as innocent fun turns sinister when one of the spells has an unexpected and deadly consequence. Magic could bring Eliza everything she’s ever wanted but it could also destroy everything she holds dear. From the New York Times bestselling author Kate Brian comes a shocking new twist in the Private series.

The hunger games trilogy

By Suzanne Collins

P2,189 (hard cover), P995 (paperback)

The extraordinary, groundbreaking New York Times bestsellers The Hunger Games and Catching Fire, along with the third book in The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay, are available for the first time ever in a beautiful box set edition. Stunning, gripping, and powerful. The trilogy is now complete in both hard cover and paperback editions.

The passage

By Justine Cronin

P295

You don’t have to be a fan of vampire fiction to be enthralled by The Passage, Justin Cronin’s blazing new novel. Cronin is a remarkable storyteller whose gorgeous writing brings depth and vitality to this ambitious epic about a virus that nearly destroys the world, and a six-year-old girl who holds the key to bringing it back. The Passage takes readers on a journey from the early days of the virus to the aftermath of the destruction, where packs of hungry infected scour the razed, charred cities looking for food, and the survivors eke out a bleak, brutal existence shadowed by fear. Cronin doesn’t shy away from identifying his “virals” as vampires. But these are not sexy, angsty vampires and they are not old-school, evil Nosferatus, either. These are a creation all Cronin’s own — hairless, insectile, glow-in-the-dark mutations that are inextricably linked to their makers and the one girl who can destroy them all. A huge departure from Cronin’s first two novels, The Passage is a grand mash-up of literary and supernatural, a stunning beginning to a trilogy that is sure to dazzle readers of both genres.

William & Kate: A royal wedding

By Christopher Andersen

P955

Theirs was destined from the start to be one of the most celebrated unions of the 21st century: He, the charismatic prince who would someday be crowned king of England; she, the stunningly beautiful commoner who won his heart. Prince William and Kate Middleton defied all odds to forge a storybook romance amid the scandals, power struggles, tragedies, and general dysfunction that are the hallmarks of Britain’s royal family. In the process, they became the most written about, gossiped about, admired, and envied young couple of their generation. Yet, for most of their nearly decade-long affair, William and Kate have remained famously quiet and kept their royal relationship a tantalizing mystery. Now, as their long-anticipated wedding finally approaches, journalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author Christopher Andersen reveals the intimate details of their celebrated courtship and offers a mesmerizing glimpse of the man and wife  and future king and queen  they will become.