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

Kingworth, K S R

3.45

215 ratings by Goodreads

9780980130355: Secret Speakers: And the Search for Selador's Gate

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0980130352 ISBN 13: 9780980130355

Publisher: Rawle & Windsor Publishing, 2010

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Fair O'Nelli is a normal girl except for one small fact: she has spent the last nine years of her life living in a cellar with her loyal dog. She knows that her father and brother are missing or possibly dead. Fair has been educated by her mother in the dark of night to avoid being discovered, studying the Scrolls of Truth by mysterious finger light.

Fair is set free on the day she comes of age, when it's safe for her to be seen. Little does she know the gods will soon call her to bring a miracle to Cloven Grave. In the company of three guardians, she encounters dangers and adventures as she follows the grassy path to find a stranger named Selador at an unknown place called Selador's Gate. Along the way, Fair discovers a deep, dark secret the parents of Cloven Grave know nothing about where the key to survival is learning to see things as they are.

The audio book adaptation is brought to life by Booklist's Voice of Choice, Simon Vance. British-born Vance was awarded Audiofile Magazine Golden Voice status, June 2009.

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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.

Review:

Here is a wonderful new story that will certainly stand the test of time. And the reason is this: while the story contains plenty of fantasy, magic, mystery, intrigue, and evil, it is not ABOUT any of these things. It is a story of faith destroying doubt, of friendship conquering fright, and of love overcoming fear. This is a book that will never gather dust on a shelf as children will continue to read it again and again, gaining new and deeper insights into the worlds of Airen Or and Cloven Grave and realizing how closely those worlds resemble their own. --Weldon Hathaway (Secret Speakers: Read & Review It participant at Goodreads.com) Move over J.K. Rowling and Stephenie Meyer and make room for a new fantasy and adventure master K.S.R. Kingworth. Her debut novel will keep you turning pages as you get caught up in the mystical, marvelous adventure that takes place in an amazing universe. It goes without saying that after reading Secret Speakers and the Search for Selador's Gate, all fantasy and adventure fans will eagerly await more tales from the fertile imagination of Kingworth. --John Allen (Secret Speakers: Read & Review It participant at Goodreads.com) --John Allen (Secret Speakers: Read & Review It participant at Goodreads.com)

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 serach 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

Move over J.K. Rowling and Stephenie Meyer and make room for a new fantasy and adventure master K.S.R. Kingworth.
Her debut novel will keep you turning pages as you get caught up in the mystical, marvelous adventure that takes place in an amazing universe. It goes without saying that after reading Secret Speakers and the Search for Selador's Gate, all fantasy and adventure fans will eagerly await more tales from the fertile imagination of Kingworth. --John Allen (Secret Speakers: Read & Review It participant at Goodreads.com)

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