Synopses & Reviews
andlt;Bandgt;IS LEANDER THE ENEMY?andlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt; After shunning Timothy since his arrival in Arcanum, Parliament has finally turned to him for help. Raptus, the vicious leader of the Wurm, is determined to break through the magical barrier that separates his world from Sunderland and exact vengeance upon the mages. Parliament needs Timothy's kind of magic -- the magic of invention -- to prep are for the inevitable battle with the Wurm. andlt;BRandgt; Timothy sets out with Leander and an exploratory team to the site of the barrier, but over the course of the trip Leander's behavior goes from erratic to dangerous -- so much so that Cassandra is named Grandmaster of the Order of Alhazred. Can Timothy and Cassandra find the source of Leander's transformation before it destroys them all? andlt;BRandgt; The saga continues in andlt;Iandgt;Wurm War.andlt;/Iandgt;
Synopsis
IS LEANDER THE ENEMY? After shunning Timothy since his arrival in Arcanum, Parliament has finally turned to him for help. Raptus, the vicious leader of the Wurm, is determined to break through the magical barrier that separates his world from Sunderland and exact vengeance upon the mages. Parliament needs Timothy's kind of magic -- the magic of invention -- to prep are for the inevitable battle with the Wurm.
Timothy sets out with Leander and an exploratory team to the site of the barrier, but over the course of the trip Leander's behavior goes from erratic to dangerous -- so much so that Cassandra is named Grandmaster of the Order of Alhazred. Can Timothy and Cassandra find the source of Leander's transformation before it destroys them all?
The saga continues in Wurm War.
About the Author
Christopher Golden is the andlt;iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/iandgt; bestselling author of novels for adults and younger readers. In addition to the Magic Zero quartet, his YA fiction includes andlt;iandgt;Poison Inkandlt;/iandgt; and both the Prowlers series and the Body of Evidence series of teen thrillers, several of which have appeared on the YALSA Best Books for Young Readers list. His current work-in-progress is andlt;iandgt;Cemetery Girlandlt;/iandgt;, a graphic novel trilogy collaboration with Charlaine Harris. He has cowritten three illustrated novels with Mike Mignola, the first of which, andlt;iandgt;Baltimoreandlt;/iandgt;, or andlt;iandgt;The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampireandlt;/iandgt;, was the launching pad for the Eisner-nominated, andlt;iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/iandgt; bestselling comic book series Baltimore. As an editor, he has worked on the short story anthologies andlt;iandgt;The New Deadandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;The Monsterandrsquo;s Cornerandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;iandgt;21st Century Deadandlt;/iandgt;, among others, and has also written and cowritten video games, screenplays, and a network television pilot. His original novels have been published in more than fourteen languages in countries around the world.