There is another world out there that is dark and miserable and all you have to do to get there is walk in a Surrey forest. It is a dark place, one of three worlds, that is ruled by an evil king who kidnaps children from Earth, which is the middle world, so that he can drain them of their life to give him strength to live eternally.
This is where a girl and boy named Simon and Flora come in. Our two protagonists enter this dark and dangerous place to reclaim their brother and sister, held captive by this evil king. The king’s daughter has told them that she does not like her father and that she will help them overthrow him. Can they trust her or does she have her own plans and interests?
Sir Mark, the King’s trusty knight, is as clever, sneaking, and honourable as a rat, but help is alongside them because a boy named Pike and members of the Golden Realm are there to help.
But are they truly honest about it? Are they hiding something? Simon and Flora may never know until it’s too late. Who can they trust?
This is the second book of a series by Philip Womack and is mainly geared towards people who enjoy and are interested in fantasy adventure. I am not normally one of those people so I was quite surprised when I couldn’t put the book down!
If you go nutty for fantasy adventure this is definitely the book for you and I would recommend it to students in Year 6 above mainly due to the length, subject matter and some of the vocabulary (unless you’re “Matilda” and have some kind of super reading ability at the age of 6!)
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