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Available
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Publication
Viking Australia (1999), Paperback, 784 pages
Description
Fantasy. Science Fiction & Fantasy. Young Adult Fiction. Young Adult Literature. When a Misfit is kidnapped, Elspeth finds she has little choice but to join the growing rebellion against the Council. Her extraordinary mental powers could tip the scales of the struggle, but Elspeth feels torn between toppling the corrupt authoritarian regime and seeking clues vital to a more personal quest�??her ambition to destroy what remains of the Beforetime weaponmachin
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LibraryThing member cranbrook
The Misfits are forced to offer themselves to the rebels despite their now absolute pacifism. The rebels are divided but are forced to join the coming confrontation between Council and Rebel forces. The Misfits are taken in as aids to communication and are used as bait to draw out soldier guards
LibraryThing member katelisim
This is book 4 of the Obernewtyn Chronicles. Rushton is missing and the rebellion is about to start, oh no! And during it all, Elspeth needs to search for the signs of her quest to prevent the next Great White. Like the others of the series, lots of action and an increasing complexity of characters
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and plot. We see more of the Dreamtrails and how the Misfits' abilities are growing. Show Less
LibraryThing member tjsjohanna
Elspeth is faced with leading the Misfits when Rushton disappears. There are multiple concerns to juggle, along with her fears for Rushton and Dragon and Matthew. Along with the unfolding rebellion in the Land, there is also her quest for the various signs. There was a feeling of urgency about most
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of the book and I was left wanting to know "what happens next!" when I finished. Show Less
LibraryThing member Talje.thoe2363
Elspeth in on another adventure. Ruston, her love, went on a mission to sutrium and never returned. After declining to work with the rebels, they are forced to, to find where rushton is. Dragon is in a coma and is tormenting people in their dreams and so sleep is not safe for elspeth. The rebels
All the book are very intense. Each book has a lot of feeling. I really like the series but this book was increadably slow. It took her half the book to relise that rushton was missing. The first half was all about her dreams, and was just increadably boring. This book was needed in the series because it ties up loose ends, but it was a pain to get through.
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run the council and the herders off half of the land. while they are at war they find a herder facility. Rushton is inside but he was mentally torture and now hates elspeth. She saves him from going insane by entering his mind and saves dragon in the meantime. The both end up loathing her even more.All the book are very intense. Each book has a lot of feeling. I really like the series but this book was increadably slow. It took her half the book to relise that rushton was missing. The first half was all about her dreams, and was just increadably boring. This book was needed in the series because it ties up loose ends, but it was a pain to get through.
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LibraryThing member NCRainstorm
The Keeping Place is the fourth book in The Obernewtyn Chronicles series by Isobelle Carmody, originally published in 1999. This one was a bit of a disappointment to me. All the books in the series so far have had ups and downs in the pacing, but this one was slow most of the time. The Dreamtrails
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parts of the story were not very exciting, even felt a little silly to me. Dragon, the wild little girl, was kept out of all the real action in the book, which I think was a mistake as she's a great character and I missed her. I've noticed that the books were published four-five years apart, so I expect more from the stories. I still like the series, and I'm hoping for better in the next installment. Show Less
LibraryThing member siri51
Too long, too complicated and really didn’t progress the overall story much. The rebellion section was good - didn’t see the betrayal coming but then we needed to read long dream trail descriptions. Hope next in series is better!
Subjects
Awards
CBCA Book of the Year (Notable Book — Older Readers — 2000)
Language
Original publication date
1999
Physical description
784 p.
ISBN
0670853585 / 9780670853588
Local notes
After a kidnapping, Elspeth Gordie and the Misfits are forced to join the rebellion against the oppressive Council, using their extraordinary mind powers. But Elspeth must also seek out clues left by the long-dead seer, Kasanda, vital to her quest to destroy the Beforetime weaponmachines. One clue is lost in the past, forcing Elspeth to travel the Dreamtrails, stalked by a terrifying winged beast, with the cat, Maruman, as her guide and guardian.