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The Farwalker's Quest

by Joni Sensel

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ISBN13: 9781599902722
ISBN10: 1599902729
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A classic fantasy quest about finding the truth and finding yourself. Ariel has always been curious, but when she and her best friend Zeke stumble upon a mysterious old telling dart she feels an unexplained need to figure out what it means. Magically flying great distances and only revealing their messages to the intended recipient, telling darts havent been used for years, and no one knows how they work. So when two strangers show up looking for the dart, Ariel and Zeke realize that their discovery is not only interesting, but very dangerous. The telling dart and the strangers lead them on a journey more perilous and encompassing than either can imagine, and in the process both Zeke and Ariel find their true calling.

The Farwalkers Quest is a beautifully written, well-paced fantasy that fans of The Edge Chronicles and Nancy Farmers The Sea of Trolls will enjoy.

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About the Author

JONI SENSEL is the author of Reality Leak and The Humming of Numbers. She also works as a communications consultant. When not writing for children, she climbs trees and chats with boulders at the foot of Mount Rainier.
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Melissa Fox, April 30, 2009 (view all comments by Melissa Fox)
I knew a bit of what to expect with this book, but I didn't expect to be unable to put the book down. I was thoroughly captivated by the world that Sensel built -- part fantasy, part dystopian -- and the story which, although it's a coming-of-age/adventure story, took me to places and in directions that I never quite expected.

I don't want to go into any more detail than the publisher's description, since much of the enjoyment of the book is having no idea what's coming around the corner. There's adventure and suspense and action and mysteries. There's "good" guys and "bad" guys, but the whole book isn't black and white, something which I appreciated. I liked that the world Sensel created felt like it could have been our world that fell into chaos and evolved in this particular way. I liked that the magic was mostly organic, things which conceivably evolve if everyone in the world were blinded by some biological warfare. It made it seem more plausible (not that I have anything against implausible fantasy; I just thought that plausiblity lent some weight to this story). And the characters were not only likable but cheerable, too. Especially Ariel, who not only finds her true calling, but strength inside her that she never thought she had.

So, yes. All the things everyone has said about it and more. It's a fabulous story.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781599902722
Author:
Sensel, Joni
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Subject:
General
Subject:
General Juvenile Fiction
Subject:
Adventure and adventurers
Subject:
Fantasy
Subject:
Antiquities
Subject:
Identity
Subject:
Identity (psychology)
Edition Description:
Trade Cloth
Publication Date:
February 2009
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
from 3 to 6
Language:
English
Pages:
372
Dimensions:
8.25 x 5.50 in
Age Level:
08-12
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