Secret Speakers: And the Search for Selador's Gate - Softcover

Kingworth, K S R

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0980130352 ISBN 13: 9780980130355

Publisher: Rawle & Windsor Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Fair O'Nelli knows three things for sure: She has spent the last nine years of her life living in a cellar with her loyal dog. Her father and brother are missing or dead, and she is about to be freed. Little does she know that she's about to discover a deep, dark secret the hoomin of Cloven Grave know nothing about.

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About the Author

K.S.R. Kingworth is on the most-viewed profile page of all time at Goodreads.com. In an online, worldwide poll, 82% of early readers said they liked Secret Speakers better than or equal to Twilight. 68% said they liked it better than or equal to Harry Potter. Secret Speakers won Textnovel s first-ever Reader's Choice Award as a serialized cell phone novel in 2008. Kingworth has spent nearly three years developing online relationships with her future readers. She moderates the Oprah's Book Club at Goodreads group. The author is giving a big wave to all her fans right now. Can you see her waving at YOU? Secret Speakers is Kingworth's first novel in the series.

Reviews

Starred Review. Grade 8 Up—This imaginative fantasy centers on Fair O'Nelli, who has spent the last nine years living in a cellar with her dog, Sauveren, to avoid discovery and possibly the same fate as her missing father and younger brother. She is released from hiding when she turns 13 and accepts a task from Thelras, Mother Queen of Light, to journey to the unknown Selador's Gate in search of a mysterious individual named Selador. Like Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, Fair travels in the company of her dog and three guardians. Along the way, they encounter enough magic, adventure, and intrigue to satisfy even the most die-hard fantasy fans. The book culminates in a confrontation between Fair and Harrold King, the evil ruler of Cloven Grave, and his sidekick Pewgen Flype, who is responsible for the enslavement of children in the caves of Osden Shorn. A likable heroine, Fair discovers courage, conviction, and friendship in her search for Selador. Readers familiar with C.S. Lewis's "Narnia Chronicles" will spot the religious symbolism scattered throughout the book, while the epic nature of Fair's quest will remind others of J. R. R. Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" novels. Although Kingworth may borrow elements from these beloved stories, she has created a rich, detailed fantasy world that is unique and as vivid as all of them with charming, whimsical touches. Secret Speakers was originally released in serial form as a cell-phone novel at TextNovel.com, where it was wildly popular.—Leah J. Sparks, formerly at Bowie Public Library, MD
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Edition details

• Publisher: Rawle & Windsor Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0980130352
• ISBN 13: 9780980130355
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 475