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Synopsis
English fantasy at its finest, the first in this exciting new trilogy steps into the gap that exists between The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Clive Barker's Weaveworld.A mysterious, isolated house awaits sixteen-year-old Fern and her brother Will for the summer holidays. As the old house reveals its secrets, their familiar world starts to fracture, giving access to a magical and corrupt land destroyed thousands of years ago. For hidden in the house is a talisman which has been sought by the forces of good and evil for millennia. And only someone possessed of the Gift can use it. Soon, Fern finds herself being courted by the enigmatic wanderer, Ragginbone, and the sinister art-dealer, Javier Holt, who know that she has the Gift. Both want her to find the talisman, and use it to unlock the door, but what awaits her on the other side...?
Is Prospero's Children appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
A mysterious summer holiday turns dangerous when teens discover they possess magical gifts and become pawns in an ancient battle over a powerful talisman. Features moderate fantasy violence and morally ambiguous characters competing for the protagonists' loyalty.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include violence and manipulation.
Who'll love this
Teens will love the atmospheric mystery of an old house hiding secrets to a magical destroyed world, and a heroine discovering she has special powers.