The Pact of the Wolves
Contributors: Sue Innes (Illustrator)
Publisher: Annick Press
Published: February 15, 2008
Place of publication: Toronto, Canada
Language: eng
Translated from: ger
Translation of: Der Bund der Wölfe
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781554511358
Subjects: Horror & Ghost Stories; Law & Crime; Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic; Juvenile Fiction / Horror & Ghost Stories; Juvenile Fiction; Children's Books - Young Adult Fiction; Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)
Other titles: Band of wolves
Description: A new girl at school. A secret society. A gray zone between human and beast.

When 16-year-old Bianca arrives at her new boarding school, she is startled to hear that its history includes rumors of witchcraft and torture. The building itself rests on the foundation of a medieval convent with a troubled past. There is also a secret society, whose members begin to harass her. Then one night she stumbles over the body of a dead woman.

With the help of her friend Nicholas, Bianca begins to piece together the story of the mysterious woman and the convent's disturbing history. But Bianca can't shake the feeling she is being followed. She soon realizes she can't trust anyone -- not even Nicholas.

Using elements of the thriller and gothic novel, as well as hints of fantastic and historical fiction, Nina Blazon brings something new to the crime genre. Set in the present but summoning the dark and disturbing atmosphere of medieval times, the book's crisp language, unexpected plot twists and cast of untrustworthy players result in a spellbinding, unforgettable reading adventure.
Table of contents: label: Prologue
title: 1; label: Blanka
title: 4; label: Madame Lalonde
title: 13; label: Caitlin
title: 22; label: Stick Dance
title: 30; label: Dreams
title: 41; label: Appolonia
title: 56; label: La Bête
title: 64; label: Stigma Diabolicum
title: 79; label: The Executioner’s Sword
title: 91; label: Engram
title: 104; label: Shadows
title: 116; label: Maddalina
title: 131; label: It
title: 149; label: Secrets
title: 152; label: Metropolis Ⅱ
title: 170; label: Belverina’s Descendents
title: 209; label: Epilogue
title: 216