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Endymion Spring

by Matthew Skelton

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

"You've stumbled on to something much larger than you can possibly imagine."

In the dead of night, a cloaked figure drags a heavy box through snow-covered streets. The chest, covered in images of mythical beasts, can only be opened when the fangs of its serpent's-head clasp taste blood.

Centuries later, in an Oxford library, a boy touches a strange book and feels something pierce his finger. The volume is blank, wordless, but its paper has fine veins running through it and seems to quiver, as if it's alive. Words begin to appear on the page--words no one but the boy can see.

And so unfolds a timeless secret . . . .

From the Hardcover edition.

Review:

“[Endymion Spring] may give Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code a run for its money. . . .

It is unputdownable.”–The Irish Independent

From the Hardcover edition.

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About the Author

Matthew Skelton was born in England and grew up in Canada. He has a Ph.D. in English Literature from Oxford University. Endymion Spring is his debut novel. The author lives in UK and Canada.

From the Hardcover edition.

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What Our Readers Are Saying

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morgaa, August 2, 2006 (view all comments by morgaa)
I believe that this isn't the best book i've ever read. It became more interesting (for me) at the end of the book. The suspense is thrilling.
This happens when the antagonist "THE PERSON IN SHADOW" comes along to destroy everything, and they make it seem sinister when it wants the book for all the wrong reasons......eViL reasons.
I LOVE some of the names used in this story, such as : Faustbuch, Jolyon, Blake, Dianna, DUCK, Endymion, Ignatius, Johann..
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780385903974
Author:
Skelton, Matthew
Publisher:
Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers
Author:
Matthew Skelton
Subject:
Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
Subject:
Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
Subject:
Mystery and detective stories
Subject:
Fantasy - General
Subject:
Family problems
Subject:
Fantasy & Magic
Subject:
England
Subject:
Magic
Copyright:
2006
Publication Date:
August 2006
Binding:
Library Binding
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
392
Dimensions:
910x654x122 153
Age Level:
12-17
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