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Synopsis
Rachel has been having disturbing dreams at night that feel too real. Then her brother, Eric, has the very same dream-about a dark mysterious woman with a live snake for a necklace. Then, on a quiet afternoon, Rachel and Eric are ripped through a wall of their house and transported to a cold and dangerous other world. It is ruled by Dragwena, a witch.
Rachel discovers that she has special powers-but is she the chosen one, destined to save the children who have been enslaved by Dragwena? Meanwhile Dragwena is eager to use Rachel for her own evil purposes, but there are surprises ahead . . . including an amazing magical power that only young Eric seems to possess.
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About the Author
Cliff McNish is an IT specialist. He wrote this book as a response to a request for a story from his daughter Rachel, and is now working on the sequel.
From School Library Journal
Grade 5-8-Rachel and Eric have been having identical dreams about an evil witch on a frozen world, but no one takes their story seriously-until the witch breaks through to their world via their cellar wall, capturing them as their father tries to save them. Plummeting through immeasurable emptiness between the worlds, Rachel discovers that she has new powers to control her descent and the space around her, which she uses to catch Eric and bring them both to a safe landing on Ithrea. The witch Dragwena and her dwarf slave Morpeth are there to greet them. Each of them has awaited their arrival for a very different reason. Dragwena has kidnapped many Earth children with the hope of finding one with powers equal to her own to share her evil reign over Ithrea and feels that Rachel could be the one. Morpeth hopes that she will fulfill an ancient prophesy and free the dwarves from Dragwena's enslavement. The remainder of the story becomes a series of life-and-death battles between the witch and almost everyone else on Ithrea. There is an abundance of both good and bad magic, many spells and transformations, and plenty of blood and gore reminiscent of popular video games. Readers will enjoy the plot and action, and probably won't miss the details of character development and philosophy that are found in more detailed fantasies. There is room for a sequel, as the novel ends with Rachel, Eric, and Morpeth heading back through the cellar wall to Earth and home.
Susan L. Rogers, Chestnut Hill Academy, PA
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherGalaxy
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0754061434
- ISBN 13 9780754061434
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages256
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