Day of the Scarab: Book Three of The Oracle Prophecies (Oracle Prophecies, 3) - Hardcover

Fisher, Catherine

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060571632 ISBN 13: 9780060571634

Publisher: Greenwillow Books, 2006

Synopsis

How will their struggle end?

Madness reigns in the Two Lands. General Argelin has proclaimed himself king and is systematically destroying all enemies -- humans . . . and gods.

Mirany, the young priestess, is in hiding.

Alexos, the boy who should be ruler, is powerless.

Seth and the Jackal are scrambling to gather a small group of resisters without attracting notice from Argelin -- or from the sinister power he now controls in the sign of the scarab.

Their last hope lies in the Underworld. Mirany can lead their journey into death, but can she bring them back?

About this title

About the Author:

Catherine Fisher's acclaimed works include Darkhenge, Snow-walker, and The Oracle Betrayed, which was a finalist for the Whitbread Children's Book Award. She lives in Newport, Wales.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 7-10–Mirany, one of a select group of priestesses called the Nine, struggles alongside her friends and allies–including a thief lord called the Jackal and Alexos, a boy who embodies divinity–to defeat the renegade general Argelin, who has made himself king. The ruthless ruler destroys statues of the god and particularly despises the Rain Queen, goddess of water and of the dead, including Hermia, whom Argelin has unintentionally killed and intends to reclaim from the underworld. Fisher's fantasy world, introduced in the first two books in the series, is a fully realized creation, mingling characteristics of ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, and even the later Byzantine Empire when the Vikings had become a threat. The headlong rush of Fisher's writing is perfectly suited to teens raised on blockbuster movies and video games. Full of dialogue and action, the brief scenes force readers to concentrate on what is happening and to whom, allowing the accumulation of detail and circumstance to supply the explanations. Readers who have not first read the earlier titles will find themselves puzzling over background material, though much is cleared up by dialogue as the story progresses. The book is so full of incident and character, and the scenes shift so rapidly, that it can be difficult to keep the various plot threads separate. Likewise, the constant breathless pace may lessen the impact of the climax for some readers. Most, however, are likely to be swept along in this entertaining and evocative adventure, eager to keep turning the pages.–Coop Renner, Hillside Elementary, El Paso, TX
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About this edition

• Publisher: Greenwillow Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0060571632
• ISBN 13: 9780060571634
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 416