As a digital subscriber, you’ll receive unlimited access to Horn Book web exclusives and extensive archives, as well as access to our highly searchable Guide/Reviews Database.
To access other site content, visit The Horn Book homepage.
To continue you need an active subscription to hbook.com.
Subscribe now to gain immediate access to everything hbook.com has to offer, as well as our highly searchable Guide/Reviews Database, which contains tens of thousands of short, critical reviews of books published in the United States for young people.
Thank you for registering. To have the latest stories delivered to your inbox, select as many free newsletters as you like below.
No thanks. Return to article
272 pp.
| Scholastic/Orchard |
February, 2010 |
TradeISBN 978-0-439-93471-8$17.99
(2)
4-6Lyonesse series.
In this follow-up to The Well Between the Worlds, the kings of Beyondsea agree to support Idris against the evil regent Fisheagle if Idris proves himself by rescuing his kidnapped sister. Idris's passage from diffident boy to commanding monarch is authoritatively drawn; the wonders and horrors of his journey are described in dreamlike prose that is both sense-rich and challenging.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2010