the Land Of Lyonesse Is Sinking, And The Sea Batters Its Walls; It Has Become A Place Of Poison And Danger, And Its People Live In An Uneasy Truce With The Monsters That Inhabit Its Bottomless Wells.
idris Limpet Is An Ordinary Boy, Until The Day He Is Rescued From A Terrible Death And Finds Himself Thrown Into An Astonishing New Adventure. Can It Be That It Is His Destiny To Save Lyonesse? As Idris Begins To Discover His True Self, He Learns He Must Rely On His Wits, His Courage, And His Friends In The Face Of An Overwhelming Darkness That Threatens To Swallow Up Everything He Loves.
this Epic Tale Leads Readers On An Extraordinary Journey Into A World Of Magic And Monsters - A Journey Fraught With Peril At Every Turn. Can One Boy And Girl Stand In The Way Of A Colossal Evil With Its Roots Sunk Deep In Ages Of Wickedness?
praise For Lyonesse, Book I: The Well Between The Worlds:
quietly Superb Prose And A Memorable, Unassuming Hero Make This Arthurian-flavored World Fresh And Beautiful Even When It's Bitterly Ugly. . . .[a] Rich And Unpretentious Gem. -- Kirkus Reviews (starred)
[r]eaders Will Be Sucked Into Idris' Adventure, Eager To Find Out The Extent Of His Destiny And The Fate Of His Beleaguered Land. - Booklist
a Good Recommendation For Young Arthurians Or For Avid Fantasy Fans. - Instructor
publishers Weekly
drawing On Centuries-old Native Lore, British Author Llewellyn Explores The Mythical, Now-sunken Lyonesse, The Setting For The Proto-legends Of King Arthur. The People Of Lyonesse Have Learned To Keep Their Land Afloat, In Part By Building Machines, In Part By Reaching A Truce With The Monsters That Swim In Its Bottomless Wells-or So 11-year-old Idris (the Arthur Figure) Thinks. But When Idris Turns Out To Be A Cross (with Both Monster And Human Forebears), He Learns Deadlier Truths. Realizing That He Can Hear The Thoughts Of Both Monsters And Men, He Concludes That Neither Are To Be Trusted-and Before Long He Sees That He May Play A Crucial Role In Lyonesse's Destiny. Assuming Readers Can Get Past The Misleading Cover Art, Which Features A Particularly Creepy, Shark-toothed Behemoth, Those With A Taste For Arthuriana Will Find Llewellyn's Versions Of Such Camelot Characters As Merlin And Morgan Engrossing; More General Fans Of High Fantasy Will Appreciate The Imaginative World-building. Kids Will Need To Read Closely To Follow The Thickly Layered Plot Through All Of Its Turns; Those Who Do Will Be Eager For The Planned Sequel. Ages 9-12. (feb.)
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Publisher : Orchard Books
Author : Llewellyn, Sam
Language : English
Edition : First Edition
Published :2009-02-01
Number Of Pages : 339
Binding : hardcover
ISBN-10 : 0439934699
ISBN-13 : 9780439934695
Item weight : 1.1 lb
Dimensions : 1.2 in x 5.8 in x 8.2 in
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