Candyland - Bertauski, Tony

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Résumé :
Tony Bertauski began his writing career with magazine columns, landscape design textbooks, and a gardening column for the Post and Courier in Charleston, South Carolina, before turning fully to fiction. Influenced by a grandfather whose shelves overflowed with classic science fiction, his work explores consciousness, identity, and what it means to be human. In 2008, he won the South Carolina Fiction Open for his short story Four Letter Words. He is best known for the Claus Universe and the Socket Greeny Saga, writing stories that emphasize momentum, emotional connection, and unexpected twists, always with entertainment at the forefront....

Sommaire:
WELCOME TO CANDYLAND. STEP ONE: TRY NOT TO GET EATEN. Arthur wakes up in a gingerbread house with zero memory of who he is or how he got there. Not a great start. His new roommates? Two life-sized gingerbread cookies who call him sugar like it's a nickname. Outside, toys dance in the streets, marshmallows belt out show tunes, and every day feels like Christmas Eve. It should be perfect. It's not. Candyland is tearing itself apart. The war between Naughty and Nice has gone full tilt, and King Chocolate will do anything to seize control before the holiday hits. Arthur's sudden arrival might tip the scales. If the king doesn't get to him first. Arthur doesn't want to be anyone's savior. He just wants answers: who he is, why he's here, and why there are strange sketches crumpled in his pocket. But the closer he gets to the truth, the clearer it becomes: Candyland isn't just magical. It's broken. And Arthur? He's the key to fixing it. With the help of bizarre allies, questionable sweets, and more chaos than any one gingerbread house can contain, Arthur learns he's here for a reason. A reason that might change more than Candyland. Candyland: The Battle of Naughty and Nice is a holiday fantasy brimming with heart, imagination, and the strange kind of wonder that only appears when you're lost. And figuring out how to find your way again....