have no idea of the land’s dreadful
heritage. Until, that is, Marak decides
to tell them himself.
Intelligent, pleasant, and completely
pitiless, Marak is a powerful magician
who claims to be a King—and he has
very specific plans for the two new girls
who have trespassed into his kingdom.
Rear Flap
Clare Buckalew Dunkle
grew up in north Texas, where her
favorite activity was living inside other
people’s stories. She worked for years as
a librarian and still thinks of the library
as home. She wrote this book as a series
of letters to her two teenage daughters,
Valerie and Elena, who attend a
German boarding school. They remain
her biggest fans and harshest critics.
The author lives in Germany with her
husband Joe, a black cat who plays
fetch, and a very beautiful Dalmatian
with unmatched eyes.
Jacket art © 2003 by Megan Lightell Timmons
Jacket design by Amy Manzo Toth
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