Island Realm (Crystal Doors, No.1) - Softcover

Rebecca Moesta; Kevin J Anderson

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9780316112956: Island Realm (Crystal Doors, No.1)

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ISBN 10: 031611295X ISBN 13: 9780316112956

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2007

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Fourteen-year-old cousins Gwen and Vic have lived together ever since the mysterious deaths of Gwen's parents and disappearance of Vic's mother--until Vic's father accidentally transports them through a magical doorway to the island of Elantya. Vic and Gwen are soon caught in a tempest of ancient magic, vicious creatures, and fierce battles--all connected to a territorial feud with the sea-dwelling merlons, an age-old conflict between the bright and dark sages...and the cousins' own mysterious roots.

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About the Author:

Kevin J. Anderson has over sixteen million books in print in 29 languages, including the bestselling prequels to Dune, cowritten with Frank Herbert's son Brian, and numerous Warner Aspect titles.

Rebecca Moesta (pronounced MESS-tuh) is the author or co-author of more than 25 books. A self-described "gadgetologist" Rebecca enjoys learning about (not to mention collecting) the latest advances in electronics.

Rebecca and Kevin live in Monument, CO.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 5-8–Gwen and Vic are cousins who were born within five hours of one another. Their mothers were sisters who mysteriously showed up out of nowhere in the Yucatan jungle, where their husbands-to-be, two brothers, were working at an archaeological dig. Now Gwens parents have been killed under strange circumstances and Vics mom has disappeared. The boys father is obsessed with finding his wife and figuring out what happened to his brother and sister-in-law. After he tells the kids that they are going away, they find him in a room surrounded by strange crystals, and suddenly Gwen and Vic are transported to another world. Elantya is a way station and an educational center that travelers from different worlds can visit through crystal doors. No one is quite sure how the cousins arrived there, but everyone is anxious to help them return home, until the teens and the rest of Elantya are forced into a war with the monster merlons. Crystal Doors is a fun fantasy adventure. It starts off a little slowly, but once the adventure in Elantya begins, the pace picks up considerably. Some of the foreshadowing is a little heavy-handed, but the protagonists are realistically drawn and the adventures exciting. The ending leaves open the possibility of a sequel or two.–Saleena L. Davidson, South Brunswick Public Library, Monmouth Junction, NJ
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