Adventures in Thousandworld
The Darkenstar
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
When the refugee boy Kasir appears in the little Swedish town of Klippsby, twelve-year-old Julia realizes at once that something about her new classmate is a bit strange. But she doesn’t realize just how different he is until one fateful night when they are attacked by terrifying living shadows.
Along with her little brother Edvin and an old vagrant called the Troubadour, they are forced to flee through a magical portal to Kasir’s homeland. It is a world of boundless beauty, where art comes alive – but the shadows threaten to destroy all its wonders. While Julia and Edvin struggle with a new language, a new culture and unknown perils, they discover that they have a secret link to Kasir’s world. Perhaps they might even have the power to save it.
Customer Reviews
I loved it!
But like Kasir I don’t speak Swedish. Please translate more books
Multiple realms of resonance
An imaginative tale that crosses multiple realms I resonate with from being in different cultures and at different ages, exploring and discovering new kinds of gifting, and alongside siblings. The jealousies and thought processes I remember wrestling with as a child are vividly portrayed and surprisingly easy to step back into with the characters, allowing the reader a chance to reconsider where their thought life has taken them. The way the children each process things and react to each other and their surroundings feels genuine and I am so excited to read what unfolds next in the story and as the characters grow together. (I’m still awaiting final reviews from my 8yo son who is still walking through the tale-will post more when he lets me know :)
This story is a leap and a pounce more intense than Davis’ previous books I’d read, but it seemed appropriate for this tale and I hope the next follows suit.
The hope it carries is immense and the reminder of the power and gifting that is speaking words is so needed today, whether or not you’re surrounded by people who speak the same language as you do. Loved this book and, like all good ones, it felt far too short.