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471 pp.
| Shadow |
April, 2008 |
TradeISBN 978-1-59038-742-9$18.95
(4)
4-6
Illustrated by
Brandon Dorman.
A dark plague threatens the inhabitants of the magical preserve of Fablehaven. The caretaker's grandchildren Kendra and Seth must summon all their courage and ingenuity, plus Kendra's developing fairy powers, to save it. Though he sometimes gets mired in an excess of recapitulation and info-dumping, Mull manages a complex world, high-stakes battles, and his ever-growing cast with emotional sincerity.