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Available
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Publication
Red Fox (2008), Edition: New edition, Paperback, 160 pages
Description
Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. HTML:The author of the Switchers Trilogy "creates a convincing fantasy world" in this magical novel of a girl who sets out on a daring journey (Publishers Weekly). Everyone in Rilka's village knows about the beguilers: the golden-eyed, wailing creatures that come out after dark and lure people to their doom. Rilka astonishes her fellow villagers when she reveals that her Great Intention�??her first act as an adult�??is to capture a beguiler. During her dangerous quest to the cloud mountain, the rumored lair of the beguilers, Rilka discovers truths about the beguilers�??and herself�??that will change her life and her vill
User reviews
LibraryThing member TheMadHatters
I had to really struggle to finish this one. It all felt very contrived, and there were quite a few fantastical creatures that were important to the story but were never fully explained and therefore somewhat confusing.
Awards
KPMG Children's Books Ireland Awards (Winner — 2002)
Language
Original publication date
2001
Physical description
160 p.; 7.56 inches
ISBN
0099411490 / 9780099411499
Local notes
Set in a rural village, Rilka 's people find their peace from emotional turmoil through contact with furry creatures called Chuffies. These creatures absorb people's pain and calm them down. At night, no-one leaves the village because that is when other strange creatures called the Beguilers come out - strange transparent ghost-like forms who are said to entice people who look in their eyes to their deaths.