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A watching face in a market crowd, a mist-shrouded figure on the moor, a haunting presence seen only when he wants to be seen. Sezuan has the Serpent Gift. With the eerie music of his flute, he can weave a web of lies and illusion to trap the keenest mind. He is also Dina’s father, and he has come to claim her.
Dina’s family set family set off in desperate flight, trying to escape Sezuan’s snare. But soon, with nowhere else to turn, Dina must learn to see through her father’s deceit and use her own gift against him.
Reviews
I loved the epic scope of the story… Reading it almost feels like watching a big budget fantasy TV series
A Dream of Books (blog)
Praise for The Shamer Chronicles
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The series as a whole is in good standing alongside Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy and C. S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia
Booklist, starred review
The most original new fiction of this kind … equally appealing to boys. Here be dragons, sorcery and battles, but Kaaberbol’s thrilling and thoughtful series is really about perceiving the limitations and deceits of adulthood
The Times
[A] fine novel … The term ‘page-turner’ is often used, but not always justified. It is deserved here, tenfold. I really, really couldn’t put the book down
School Librarian
An absorbing and fast-paced fantasy/mystery bursting with action and intrigue. The only question is: when will the next one come out?
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
I gobbled it up!
Tamora Pierce, author of 'The Song of the Lioness'
Full of passion
Julia Eccleshare, Guardian
Spiced with likable characters and an intriguing new magical ability – eagerly awaiting volume two
Kirkus
This novel stands on its own and offers a satisfying conclusion even as it provides an intriguing setting and mythology for future adventures
Publishers Weekly
Classic adventure fantasy, with the right combination of personalities, power, intrigue, and dragons – it will prove to be a sure hit
VOYA
