The 8 best madeleine roux books
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Best madeleine roux books
1. Tomb of Ancients (House of Furies)
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Asylum comes the final book in the creepy fantasy series praised as darkly delightful.*
Fleeing the nightmares of Coldthistle House, Louisa and her friends have taken up in a posh new London residence. But religious zealots from the shepherds army are flocking to the city in droves, and ominous warnings are being left on Louisas very doorstep.
With the evil influence of her fathers spirit growing stronger, Louisa knows shell have to pick a side in the coming war between the old gods, whether shed like to or not.
Louisa will do whatever it takes to save herselfeven if it means returning to Coldthistle House. And when she strikes another devils bargain with Mr. Morningside, shes forced to join his supernatural staff on a journey to a gateway between worlds, a place of legend: the Tomb of Ancients.
But as always, Louisa knows theres a catch. . .
In this epic finale to Madeleine Rouxs gripping House of Furies series, eerie photographs and beautiful illustrations from artist Iris Compiet help bring to life a world where gods and monsters are at warand no one will escape the battle unscathed.
*Publishers Weekly
2. Escape from Asylum
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In this terrifying prequel novel to theNew York Timesbestselling Asylum series, a teen is wrongfully committed to the Brookline psychiatric hospital and must find a way outbefore he becomes the next victim of the evil wardens experiments. With the page-turning suspense and unsettling found photographs from real asylums that ledPublishers Weeklyto callAsyluma strong YA debut,Escape from Asylumis perfect for fans ofMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.
The nightmare is just beginning.
Ricky Desmond has been through this all before. If he could just get through to his mother, he could convince her that he doesnt belong at Brookline. From the man who thinks he can fly to the woman who killed her husband, the other patients are nothing like him; all he did was lose his temper just a little bit, just the once. But when Ricky is selected by the sinister Warden Crawford for a very special programa program that the warden claims will not cure him but perfecthimRicky realizes that he may not be able to wait for his mom a second longer. With the help of a sympathetic nurse and a fellow patient, Ricky needs to escapenow.
Set long before Dan, Abby, and Jordan ever walked the hallways of the Brookline asylumback when it was still a functioning psych ward and not a dormEscape from Asylumis a mind-bending and scary installment in the Asylum series that can stand on its own for new readers or provide missing puzzle pieces for series fans.
This paperback edition features a chilling sneak peek at Madeleine Roux's all-new gothic horror novel, House of Furies.
3. Asylum 3-Book Box Set: Asylum, Sanctum, Catacomb
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Sometimes the past is better off buried
Enter the twisted world of Madeleine Rouxs New York Times bestselling Asylum series with this bone-chilling box set containing the first three novels.
In Asylum, sixteen-year-old Dan discovers that his summer-program dorm used to be a psychiatric hospitaland that it's filled with secrets linking Dan and his new friends to the asylum's dark past.
In Sanctum, when Dan, Abby, and Jordan receive anonymous photos of an old carnival inviting them back to the asylum, they return to end the nightmare once and for all.
In Catacomb, the three friends embark on a senior road trip to New Orleans, but with a mysterious group known as the Bone Artists on their trail, they will be lucky to make it out of the trip alive
Featuring found photographs from real asylums and filled with chilling mystery and page-turning suspense, the Asylum series treads the line between past and present, genius and insanity.
Don't miss Madeleine Roux's all-new gothic horror novel, House of Furies.
4. The Asylum Novellas: The Scarlets, The Bone Artists, The Warden
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Three chilling novellas set in the world of the New York Times bestselling novel Asylum, which Publishers Weekly called "a strong YA debut." For the first time, these three terrifying stories will appear together with new found photographs perfect for new readers or diehard series fans looking for new clues and insights into the thrilling world of Asylum. This collection also features bonus sneak peeks at Asylum, Sanctum, and Catacomb, the novels that first introduced the Brookline asylum's legacy of terror.
In The Scarlets, Cal is drawn into New Hampshire College's twisted secret societyone with a deadly initiation.
In The Bone Artists, Oliver tries to make a little extra money for college by working for a seedy organization that traffics in human bones.
In The Warden, a young nurse starts a new job at the Brookline asylum but soon becomes suspicious of its unorthodox procedures. . . .
Don't miss Madeleine Roux's all-new gothic horror novel, House of Furies.
5. Catacomb (Asylum)
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The heart-stopping third book in the New York Times bestselling Asylum series follows three teens as they take a senior-year road trip to one of America's most haunted cities, uncovering dangerous secrets from their past along the way. With all the thrills, chills, and eerie found photographs that led Publishers Weekly to call Asylum "a strong YA debut," Catacomb is perfect for fans for Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.
Sometimes the past is better off buried.
Senior year is finally over. After all they've been through, Dan, Abby, and Jordan are excited to take one last road trip together, and they're just not going to think about what will happen when the summer ends. But on their way to visit Jordan's uncle in New Orleans, the three friends notice that they're being followed . . . and photographed. Then Dan starts receiving messages from someone he didn't expect to hear from againsomeone who died last Halloween.
When the trio arrives in New Orleans and the strange occurrences only escalate, Dan is forced to accept that everything that has happened to him in the past year may not be a coincidence but fatea fate that ties Dan to a group called the Bone Artists, who have a sinister fascination with notorious killers of the past.
Now Dan's only hope is that he will make it out of his senior trip alive.
Don't miss Madeleine Roux's all-new gothic horror novel, House of Furies.
6. Asylum
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Madeleine Roux's New York Times bestselling Asylum is a thrilling and creepy photo-illustrated novel that Publishers Weekly called "a strong YA debut that reveals the enduring impact of buried trauma on a place."
Featuring found photographs from real asylums and filled with chilling mystery and page-turning suspense, Asylum is a horror story that treads the line between genius and insanity, perfect for fans of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.
For sixteen-year-old Dan Crawford, the New Hampshire College Prep program is the chance of a lifetime. Except that when Dan arrives, he finds that the usual summer housing has been closed, forcing students to stay in the crumbling Brookline Dormformerly a psychiatric hospital. As Dan and his new friends Abby and Jordan start exploring Brookline's twisty halls and hidden basement, they uncover disturbing secrets about what really went on here . . . secrets that link Dan and his friends to the asylum's dark past. Because Brookline was no ordinary mental hospital, and there are some secrets that refuse to stay buried.
Don't miss Madeleine Roux's all-new shivery fantasy series, House of Furies.
7. Sanctum (Asylum)
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In the chilling second book in the New York Times bestselling Asylum series,three teens must return to the asylum that still haunts their dreams to end the nightmare once and for all. With the page-turning suspense and horror that made Asylum such a standout, and featuring found photographs from real vintage carnivals, Sanctum is a mind-bending reading experience that's perfect for fans of the smash hit Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.
Dan, Abby, and Jordan remain traumatized by the summer they shared in the Brookline asylum. Much as they'd love to move on, many questions remain, and someone is determined to keep the terror alive, sending the teens photos of an old-timey carnival, with no note and no name. Forsaking their plan never to go back, the teens return to New Hampshire College under the guise of a weekend for prospective students, and there they realize that the carnival from the photos is not only real, it's here on campus, apparently for the first time in many years.
Sneaking away from sample classes and college parties, Dan and his friends lead a tour of their ownone through the abandoned houses and hidden places of a surrounding town. Camford is hiding a terrible past, and the truth behind Dan's connection to the asylum's evil warden is more terrifying than Dan ever imagined.
Don't miss Madeleine Roux's all-new gothic horror novel, House of Furies.
8. House of Furies
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An all-new gothic horror series from the New York Times bestselling author of Asylum.
After escaping a harsh school where punishment was the lesson of the day, seventeen-year-old Louisa Ditton is thrilled to find employment as a maid at a boarding house. But soon after her arrival at Coldthistle House, Louisa begins to realize that the houses mysterious owner, Mr. Morningside, is providing much more than lodging for his guests. Far from a place of rest, the house is a place of judgment, and Mr. Morningside and his unusual staff are meant to execute their own justice on those who are past being saved.
Louisa begins to fear for a young man named Lee who is not like the other guests. He is charismatic and kind, and Louisa knows that it may be up to her to save him from an untimely judgment. But in this house of distortions and lies, how can Louisa be sure whom to trust?
Featuring stunning interior illustrations from artist Iris Compiet, plus photo-collages that bring Coldthistle House to chilling life, House of Furies invites readers to a world where the line between monsters and men is ghostly thin.
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