Status
Available
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Publication
Zondervan (2011), Edition: Reprint, 176 pages
Description
Trying to run away from their horrid stepmother and her children, Peter and Julia find themselves back in the mysterious land of Aedyn with their stepsister Louisa along, where they discover that the people of Aedyn are being held captive and forced to work on a distant island at the foot of an active volcano.
User reviews
LibraryThing member Bill.Bradford
Not bad YA. The plotting starts a little slowly but picks up. It uses some fairly familiar tropes to get the story going which affect the pacing. McGrath has done a fairly good job in creating his world although the time lapse between the first book and this book should probably have been a bit
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longer. The shorter time period makes the actions of the inhabitants a bit strained in places. Not great but not a bad story for young readers, and parents could use the book as a read a loud to younger children. Show Less
LibraryThing member MomsterBookworm
A more engaging story then the first book (Chosen Ones) and written in a more 'happening' pace, while still retaining a very slight similarity to 'Narnia'. Plot development was good, but the ending was abrupt. It was not that it hinted at a follow-up book, the ending was all of two pages which
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(this) reader felt akin to a bad landing! All in all, still a decent read. Show Less
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
176 p.; 8.5 inches
ISBN
0310721938 / 9780310721932