Description
This swashbuckling and emotionally stirring (Kirkus Reviews) sequel to the phenomenalThe Book of Stolen DreamsthatPublishers Weeklycompared to the work of Kelly Barnhill and Lemony Snicket sees Rachel shouldering her new responsibility as key keeper when a girl goes missing.
After defeating the tyrant Malstain, Rachel and Robert are the heroes of Krasniabut all is not how it should be. Robert is swept away with his new friends, leaving Rachel alone to take care of their ailing father, whos lost without their beloved mother.
Rachel has also become the keeper of the hidden bloodred key that opens the way into the Hinterland and is sworn to answer when it calls. So when a young girl, Elsa Spiegel, is illegally smuggled into the Hinterland, Rachel has no choice but to use her key to save her. But Elsas fate is linked to Krasnias, and Rachels rescue mission turns into a battle to save her home as she knows it.
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.