Eleven-year-old Thomas Marsden helps his father rob
graves. One night the body inside the
grave looks exactly like him! His
parents tell him that they actually found him on a grave when he was a
baby. Thomas wants to know where he came
from and who he is. He learns about some
faery folk who are being held prisoner by an evil man named Mordecai and forced
to do magic. Thomas is their only hope
to break free and return to the land of faery.
Thomas doesn’t have any faery magic, but he’s smart and determined to
find a way.
Although the premise is rather dark, the story didn’t feel
dark. It was more the story arch of the
unlikely hero who saves the day. Thomas’s
character development is thoughtful as he discovers who he really is and then
decides who he wants to be. The secondary
characters are less well-developed, but still interesting. The plot moves quickly to a thrilling
conclusion.
EL-ADVISABLE.
Samantha Hastings, MA, MLS.
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