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The Box Of Red Brocade (2013)

by Catherine Fisher(Favorite Author)

3.91 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1444912631 (ISBN13: 9781444912630)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Hodder Children's Books

series

Chronoptika

review 1: I am loving Catherine Fisher's work! In this her follow up to the Obsidian Mirror, the action and drama continues as Jake, Sarah, and Venn work sometimes together sometimes against each other to obtain their greatest desires with the help of the Obsidian Mirror. We see characters time travel, we see past events connected with the mirror, and we see our characters enter the magical woods controlled by Summer, the queen of the Shee. I love that there are so many different elements going on in this series and that the action just doesn't stop! Fisher is a masterful storyteller!
review 2: Having loved The Obsidian Mirror (a keeper!) I couldn’t wait to get started on The Box of Red Brocade …We’re straight into the action with Jake experiencing the blitz fir... morest-hand. This was an amazing scene, so real I felt like a part of it! This is our first introduction to John Harcourt Symme’s daughter, Alice. Jake is mistaken for being part of a spy network and is arrested …Maskelyne is manipulating magic so that he will be recalled to Wintercombe Abbey.George, Jake’s tutor, manages to find Sarah and despite trying to flee, she agrees to go back to Wintercombe Abbey and so our characters from the first book are back together.With Alice’s diary entries revealed at relevant points, Janus from the future and time travel, there was plenty to hold my imagination. Also, we experience life in the Summerland with Sarah on a quest to find a half coin and Gideon (part Shee, part human) has a key part to play too.Once again I have been totally swept up in this mythical and magical world. This time I have questions about Janus (is he the bad guy that everyone thinks he is?) and although there is a reveal related to the obsidian mirror, we still don’t have any more information about why. We also see a greed with Venn and I’m wondering if the pull will be too strong …I am still highly recommending this series, you will need to start at the first book though!In my interview (November 2013) with the author, we found out that the Chronoptika series is hopefully going to be a four book set (one for each season). Fisher was writing the midsummer book, to be finished by Samhain. I’m really eager to find out what’s next!I would like to thank the publisher for providing a copy in exchange for an honest review. less

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