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Ember Shadows and the Fates of Mount Never
- Author
- Rebecca King
- Narrator
- Aysha Kala
- Publisher
- Hachette Children's Group
- Publish Date
- 18 August 2022
- Run Time
- 5 hours 47 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
In the magical village of Everspring, everyone receives a fate card before their twelfth birthday, sent down from the mysterious Mount Never. It tells them their purpose, their profession and how old they'll be when they die.
Nearly 12-year-old Ember Shadows has always believed she is destined for great things. But when her fate card arrives, it's blank. What does that mean? Then, worse still, her sister's card decrees she will die before her next birthday. No way is Ember's going to let that happen.
Determined to challenge what - or who - is responsible for these cards, Ember sets off up the mountain, a place no one is allowed to go. She encounters forbidden realms full of magic, trickery and curious creatures. In a thrilling race through a magical landscape, Ember Shadows must uncover the secret behind the fate cards in order to save her sister ...
But will Ember like what she finds at the top of the mountain?
With hints of Alice in Wonderland, shades of The Phantom Tollbooth and echoes of Pixar's Inside Out, this a thrilling, warm-hearted race through magical realms - a classic magical adventure.
(P) 2022 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
Critics Review
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A wonderfully imaginative tale about the power of sisterly love and defying the entangled threads of fate
Andy Sagar, author of Yesterday Crumb and the Storm in a Teacup
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Rebecca King has written an exceptional compelling debut - another star in the making for UK children's literature
Alex Wheatle, author of Crongton Knights
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Such fun, fizzing with ideas and a great, really original adventure
Penny Chrimes, author of Tiger Heart
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Thrilling, filled with memorable images and shot through with the delicious dream logic of Lewis Carroll and Norton Juster
Mark Powers, author of Space Detectives
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Rebecca King has created something really special . . . it is fabulous
Justine Windsor, author of Goodly and Grave
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Details
- Author
- Rebecca King
- Narrator
- Aysha Kala
- Duration
- 5 hours 47 minutes
- Release Date
- 18 August 2022
- ISBN
- 9781510109971
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hachette Children's Group
- Genre
- Children's / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Children's / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Synopsis
In a land trapped by fate, only courage can re-write the future.In the magical village of Everspring, everyone receives a fate card before their twelfth birthday, sent down from the mysterious Mount Never. It tells them their purpose, their profession and how old they'll be when they die.Nearly 12-year-old Ember Shadows has always believed she is destined for great things. But when her fate card arrives, it's blank. What does that mean? Then, worse still, her sister's card decrees she will die before her next birthday. No way is Ember's going to let that happen.Determined to challenge what - or who - is responsible for these cards, Ember sets off up the mountain, a place no one is allowed to go. She encounters forbidden realms full of magic, trickery and curious creatures. In a thrilling race through a magical landscape, Ember Shadows must uncover the secret behind the fate cards in order to save her sister ...But will Ember like what she finds at the top of the mountain? With hints of Alice in Wonderland, shades of The Phantom Tollbooth and echoes of Pixar's Inside Out, this a thrilling, warm-hearted race through magical realms - a classic magical adventure.(P) 2022 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
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