The Eyes of a King (Last Descendants) - Softcover

Banner, Catherine

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9780375838767: The Eyes of a King (Last Descendants)

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ISBN 10: 0375838767 ISBN 13: 9780375838767

Publisher: Random House Childrens Books, 2009

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Three teens. Two worlds. One amazing story.

Fifteen-year-old Leo North’s prospects in life are limited. He reluctantly attends military school because that’s what most boys do in Malonia. He grudgingly lives with his pious, fearful grandmother and looks after his young brother, Stirling. He resists his innate powers because those who demonstrate any sort of magical ability are considered enemies of the state. But when he finds a blank book in the snow, his typical indifference melts away. From the very first moment he touches the book, he senses its strange power. Passages start to appear on the pages—revealing family secrets, telling the history of Malonia, and uncovering the story of Ryan and Anna, two teens from a parallel world. When Leo’s seemingly narrow path takes an unexpected tragic turn, he finds himself on a journey from which he can never really return.

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Book Description:

An astonishingly sophisticated fantasty novel full of adventure, mystery, intrigue and magic from extraordinary new young talent, Catherine Banner.

From the Back Cover:

These are the last words I will write. 'Tell me everything from the beginning,' you said. 'Explain to me why you did it.' I have. There is nothing left to tell you any more.

Leo North has spent five years remembering. He has recalled the tediousness of attending military school and the oppressiveness of living with his pious, fearful grandmother and his younger brother. He has relived the moment when everything changed.

Five years ago, Leo found a blank book in the snow and was amazed when words started to appear on the pages. Passages wove together his family's past, the history of his country, Malonia - and that of a parallel world called England, where Ryan, the heir to the Malonian throne, had been exiled following the assassination of his parents.

At the same time, Leo's narrow path took some unexpected tragic turns and the mysterious book, initially an escape, became inextricably linked to him and his world. Leo has spent five years retracing his steps and filing in the blanks of the journey he made. This is Leo's story. This is the book.

Dark intrigue, murderous uprisings and unrelenting danger: enter the world created by the astonishing imagination of Catherine Banner.

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