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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Flora Segunda: Being the Magickal Mishaps of a Girl of Spirit, Her Glass-Gazing Sidekick, Two Ominous Butlers (One Blue), a House witby Ysabeau S Wilce
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Flora knows better than to take shortcuts in her family home, Crackpot Hall--the house has eleven thousand rooms, and ever since her mother banished the magickal butler, those rooms move around at random. But Flora is late for school, so she takes the unpredictable elevator anyway. Huge mistake. Lost in her own house, she stumbles upon the long-banished butler--and into a mind-blowing muddle of intrigue and betrayal that changes her world forever. Full of wildly clever plot twists, this extraordinary first novel establishes Ysabeau Wilce as a compelling new voice in teen fantasy. Review:"In her first novel, Wilce imagines a living castle — a kind of blending of Gormenghast and Hogwarts — and she breathes life into her tale with a wry sense of humor. The book opens as narrator Flora Fyrdraaca, the heroine of the title, is about to turn 14, a rite of passage that qualifies her to enter military training. She spends her days mostly alone inside her family's castle, Crackpot Hall. Its 11,000 rooms have started to decay since Flora's mother, the Warlord's Commanding General, fired the magical Butler. Flora's father 'only comes out of his Eyrie when the booze and cigarillos run out.' Rushing to avoid being late to school, Flora takes the forbidden Elevator and ends up lost within her home — and meets the banished magical Butler, Valefor, in a forgotten library. Valefor convinces Flora to give him some of her 'Anima,' her 'magickal essence,' and he grows stronger. The plot detours into a convoluted back story about warring kingdoms; this leads to the tale of the 'Dainty Pirate,' whom Flora and her friend Udo then rescue from the gallows. The pirate warns Flora that Valefor is actually sucking her 'Will' away, and the two friends begin a hunt for a 'Semiote Verb' that will restore Flora's strength. Wilce takes the kitchen-sink approach to storytelling — at times the narrative borders on self-indulgent (e.g., 'Oh ugh and disgusting and yucky-yuck'); hence some readers may feel that the book is overlong — though certainly good-natured and enjoyable. Ages 12-up." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) Synopsis:A rich, witty fantasy by an exciting debut author Synopsis:From an compelling new voice in teen fantasy comes this extraordinary first novel that tells of the magickal mishaps of a spirited girl, her glass-gazing sidekick, two ominous butlers, a house with 11,000 rooms, and a red dog.
Synopsis:Flora knows better than to take shortcuts in her family home, Crackpot Hall--the house has eleven thousand rooms, and ever since her mother banished the magickal butler, those rooms move around at random. But Flora is late for school, so she takes the unpredictable elevator anyway. Huge mistake. Lost in her own house, she stumbles upon the long-banished butler--and into a mind-blowing muddle of intrigue and betrayal that changes her world forever. Full of wildly clever plot twists, this extraordinary first novel establishes Ysabeau Wilce as a compelling new voice in teen fantasy. About the AuthorYSABEAU S. WILCE is the author of two widely acclaimed short stories that appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction and Asimov's Science Fiction. Flora Segunda is her first novel. She lives in Chicago, Illinois. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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