| The Face in the Frost Contributor(s): Bellairs, John (Author), Summerer, Eric Michael (Read by) |
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ISBN: ISBN-13: 9798200363094 Publisher: Tantor Audio OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: March 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Fantasy - Epic - Fiction | Horror - General - Fiction | Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A fantasy classic by the author of The House with a Clock in Its Walls--basis for the Jack Black movie--and a writer who knows what wizardry is all about (Ursula K. Le Guin). A richly imaginative story of wizards stymied by a power beyond their control, A Face in the Frost combines the thrills of a horror novel with the inventiveness of fairy tale-inspired fantasy. Prospero, a tall, skinny misfit of a wizard, lives in the South Kingdom--a patchwork of feuding duchies and small manors, all loosely loyal to one figurehead king. Along with his necromancer friend Roger Bacon, who has been on a quest to find a mysterious book, Prospero must flee his home to escape ominous pursuers. Thus begins an adventure that will lead him to a grove where his old rival, Melichus, is falsely rumored to be buried and to a less-than-hospitable inn in the town of Five Dials--and ultimately into a dangerous battle with origins in a magical glass paperweight. With a unique blend of humor and darkness, it remains one of the most beloved tales by the Edgar Award-nominated author also known for the long-running Lewis Barnavelt series. |