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January 5, 2017/in Fiction 10-14 Middle/Secondary /by Angie Hill
BfK Rating:
BfK 222 January 2017
Reviewer: Ferelith Hordon
ISBN: 978-1407172088
Price: £7.99
Publisher: Scholastic
Genre: Fiction
Age Range: 10-14 Middle/Secondary
Length: 400pp
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Shadow Magic

Author: Joshua KhanIllustrator: Ben Hibon

Lilith Shadow is the young ruler of Gehenna, the Kingdom of Shadow; too young to be a ruler she feels. But Gehenna is failing. It is up to her to save her people even if it means she must marry the odious Gabriel Solar, prince of Luminas – the House of Light. However, there is something sinister afoot – is someone trying to jeopardise the treaty? Is Lilith’s life in danger?

This is an enjoyable fantasy adventure, packed with incident – indeed, perhaps too packed. However, young readers will relish the subverting of expectations with the Kingdom of Shadow – the world of vampires and creatures of the dark, centre stage. They will particularly enjoy the creation of Hades, the giant bat, for Lilith to ride. Characters are presented with a broad brush and incident follows incident as Tyburn the executioner stalks through the pages. A great romp for good KS2 readers.

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