The Hollow Kingdom - Hardcover

Dunkle, Clare B.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805073906 ISBN 13: 9780805073904

Publisher: Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, 2003

Synopsis

The Hollow Kingdom For thousands of years, young women been vanishing from the Hallow Hill estate. Now Kate and Emily have come to live there. They have no idea of the land's dreadful heritage--until the powerful magician Marak tells them himself.

About this title

Review:

" Clare Dunkle brings a fresh new voice and a fresh new vision to the high art of fantasy. She creates a world filled with intense excitement, terror, beauty, and love-- a world as persuasive as it is remarkable." -- Lloyd Alexander

* " A luminously polished fantasy that starts off strong and just gets better. A masterly debut."-- "Publishers Weekly," starred review

" The impact of Dunkle' s evocative storytelling lingers long after the final page." -- "Booklist"

"Clare Dunkle brings a fresh new voice and a fresh new vision to the high art of fantasy. She creates a world filled with intense excitement, terror, beauty, and love--a world as persuasive as it is remarkable." --Lloyd Alexander
* "A luminously polished fantasy that starts off strong and just gets better. A masterly debut."--"Publishers Weekly," starred review
"The impact of Dunkle's evocative storytelling lingers long after the final page."--"Booklist"

Clare Dunkle brings a fresh new voice and a fresh new vision to the high art of fantasy. She creates a world filled with intense excitement, terror, beauty, and love--a world as persuasive as it is remarkable. "Lloyd Alexander"

* A luminously polished fantasy that starts off strong and just gets better. A masterly debut. "Publishers Weekly, starred review"

The impact of Dunkle's evocative storytelling lingers long after the final page. "Booklist""

Clare Dunkle brings a fresh new voice to the high art of fantasy. She creates a world filled with intense excitement, terror, beauty, and love-a world as persuasive as it is remarkable. Splendid! Lloyd Alexander

[A] fresh, powerful twist on the Beauty-and-the-Beast theme, and the impact of Dunkle's evocative storytelling lingers long after the final page. Booklist

[F]irst time novelist Dunkle turns out a luminously polished fantasy that starts off strong and just gets better. . . .The story line does not slow, offering suspense and plenty of evil to be vanquished. A masterly debut, it will almost certainly leave audiences hoping for more. Publishers Weekly, starred

This is an interesting fantasy world with well-realized characters. School Library Journal

[A] charming fantasy romance. Locus

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"Clare Dunkle brings a fresh new voice to the high art of fantasy. She creates a world filled with intense excitement, terror, beauty, and love-a world as persuasive as it is remarkable. Splendid!" --Lloyd Alexander

"[A] fresh, powerful twist on the Beauty-and-the-Beast theme, and the impact of Dunkle's evocative storytelling lingers long after the final page." --Booklist

"[F]irst time novelist Dunkle turns out a luminously polished fantasy that starts off strong and just gets better. . . .The story line does not slow, offering suspense and plenty of evil to be vanquished. A masterly debut, it will almost certainly leave audiences hoping for more." --Publishers Weekly, starred

"This is an interesting fantasy world with well-realized characters." --School Library Journal

"[A] charming fantasy romance." --Locus

-Clare Dunkle brings a fresh new voice to the high art of fantasy. She creates a world filled with intense excitement, terror, beauty, and love-a world as persuasive as it is remarkable. Splendid!- --Lloyd Alexander

-[A] fresh, powerful twist on the Beauty-and-the-Beast theme, and the impact of Dunkle's evocative storytelling lingers long after the final page.- --Booklist

-[F]irst time novelist Dunkle turns out a luminously polished fantasy that starts off strong and just gets better. . . .The story line does not slow, offering suspense and plenty of evil to be vanquished. A masterly debut, it will almost certainly leave audiences hoping for more.- --Publishers Weekly, starred

-This is an interesting fantasy world with well-realized characters.- --School Library Journal

-[A] charming fantasy romance.- --Locus

About the Author:

Clare B. 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 wroteThe Hollow Kingdom in a series of letters to her two teenaged daughters, who attend a German boarding school. They remain her biggest fans and harshest critics. Ms. Dunkle lives in Germany with her family.

About this edition

• Publisher: Henry Holt Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0805073906
• ISBN 13: 9780805073904
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240