The Oracle Betrayed (Oracle Prophecies (Prebound)) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0756952697 ISBN 13: 9780756952693

Synopsis

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Review

The Oracle Betrayed comes from the pen of the award-winning Welsh author and poet Catherine Fisher, and grabs readers quickly with a convincingly imagined Greco-Egyptian setting and characters that defy quick classification. Our heroine, Mirany, begins the story as a timid teen serving the High Priestess, the masked Speaker who discerns the wishes of a god through a mysterious island oracle. When the current Archon (the sequestered God-on-Earth) passes a secret note to Mirany just before he's sacrificed, the story throws intrigue onto intrigue with a murder plot, a drunken musician, a conflicted scribe, a slick tomb robber, an offended Rain Goddess and no shortage of mystic burial rituals and dusty tombs.

Fisher's biggest accomplishment is that for all the page-turning action, she still manages to raise some pretty heady ideas about death, ambition and the nature of faith. Expect both kids and grown-ups to be reaching for Fisher's follow-up. (Ages 9 to 12) --Paul Hughes, Amazon.com

Review

"Sprawling, atmospheric adventure." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"A tale that will linger long in readers' memories."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

A tale that will linger long in readers memories. --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"

Sprawling, atmospheric adventure. --Publishers Weekly (starred review)"

"Sprawling, atmospheric adventure."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Edition details

• ISBN 10: 0756952697
• ISBN 13: 9780756952693
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English