The Forbidden Library

Author Django Wexler
Narrator Cassandra Morris
Publisher Penguin Random House Children's UK
Publish Date 28 July 2016
Run Time 8 hours and 41 minutes
Format Audio
Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy.

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What to expect

Late one night Alice Creighton hears her father having an argument with a fairy – a snarling, bald beast with warts and needle-like teeth.

The next day her father disappears, never to return. And Alice is sent to live with Master Geryon, an uncle she never even knew existed.

Geryon has a dark, mysterious library which is strictly off-limits to Alice. But after meeting a talking cat who is willing to sneak her in, Alice opens a book and suddenly finds herself inside it – and the only way out is by conquering the dangerous creatures within . . .

Critics Review

Compulsive fantasy with a brave, brilliant heroine.

Metro

Reminiscent of Corneila Funke's Inkheart and Neil Gaiman's Coraline . . . Wexler ingeniously creates an inventive world with interesting creatures and frightening situations.

School Library Journal

The Forbidden Library by Django Wexler is a dream come true for book lovers, child and adult alike . . . certainly deserving of becoming a classic in the future.

BookZone4Boys

Working in the grand tradition of childrenu2019s fantasy, Wexleru2019s off to a promising start

Kirkus Reviews

A charming, adventuresome fantasy from a promising new author

Booklist

Will gratify book lovers and fantasy experts alike

The Horn Book

A refreshing and unique tale u2013 one that rises above the clichu00e9s it could so easily have fallen into u2013 that entertains on every level. Itu2019s pitched perfectly to its audience (as well as those who are a few years older...) and, while only time will tell if it becomes a classic, it treats the familiar tropes with care and respect, leaving the reader wanting more after the final page has been turned.

Starburst

This is a brilliant story, and Django Wexler is a name to remember - as if you could forget it!

Books Monthly, Children's Book of the Month

Rich and dense and creative

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