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The Fire Chronicle
(2 reviews with an average rating of 4 out of 5)
Publisher: Doubleday
The second in John Stephens's Books of Beginning fantasy series continues the story of Kate, Michael and Emma, siblings separated from their parents ten years before, and now immured in the delightfully named Edgar Allan Poe Home for Hopeless and Incorrigible Orphans. Supported by Gabriel and Dr Pym, they battle a variety of evil creatures in thrall to the terrible Dire Magnus, but also encounter more ambiguous characters on their adventures.
There are echoes of C S Lewis’s Narnia series in this fast-moving, direct adventure story - albeit with a distinctly contemporary, 21st century spin. With plenty of humour and strong characterisation, Stephens is sure to engage pre-teen readers as he continues to unfold the stories of his young heroes.
What you thought...
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😃, 11 December 2022
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An amazing sequel to The Emerald Atlas. The first chapter jumps straight into action, with the worst tea party the owner of the Edgar Allan Poe Home has ever seen. This is Michael's book - and the quest for the Book of Life begins. Michael, Emma and Dr Pym are separated from Kate as she finds herself back in time, at the time when the magical world is about to go into hiding. She befriends a boy called Rafé, and their relationship is really lovely. You get to know The Dire Magnus a ...
Lavender, 21 March 2014
This book is the best book I never read !