Book description
English fantasy at its finest, the first in this exciting new trilogy
steps into the gap that exists between The Lion, the Witch and the
Wardrobe and Clive Barker's Weaveworld.
A mysterious, isolated house awaits sixteen-year-old Fern and her
brother Will for the summer holidays. As the old house reveals its
secrets, their familiar world starts to fracture, giving access to a
magical and corrupt land destroyed thousands of years ago.
For hidden in the house is a talisman which has been sought by the
forces of good and evil for millennia. And only someone possessed of the
Gift can use it.
Soon, Fern finds herself being courted by the enigmatic wanderer,
Ragginbone, and the sinister art-dealer, Javier Holt, who know that she
has the Gift. Both want her to find the talisman, and use it to unlock
the door, but what awaits her on the other side…?
This is English fantasy at its finest. Prospero's Children steps into
the gap that exists between The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and
Clive Barker's Weaveworld, and is destined to become a modern classic.
'Prospero's Children is a piece of pure magic - a charming, eccentric,
and powerfully imaginative work of fantasy which will enchant readers
for years to come.'
Clive Barker
'A lyrical, captivating first novel of mermaids, magic, lost worlds and
found souls. Once read, this book will not be forgotten'
Terry Brooks Jan Siegel has already lived through one lifetime -
during which she travelled the world and supported herself through a
variety of professions, including those of actress, barmaid, garage
hand, laboratory assistant, journalist and model. Her new life is
devoted to her writing, but she also finds time to ride, ski and attend
the opera.
