Description: "Fascinating. Will surely lure readers back for multiple readings." --Starred, "Publishers Weekly" "A lyrical, intricate and ferociously intelligent fantasy . . .Satisfies fully while pointing to the promised sequel. Provocative and compelling." --Starred, "Kirkus Reviews ""Readers pining for a fantasist to rival Philip Pullman or Garth Nix may have finally found what they seek in New Zealander Knox." --Starred," Booklist""" " Attention-getting." "-- Chicago Tribune""" "This series opener is a satisfying soap opera for young fantasy readers who enjoy intricate prose." --"VOYA" "Powerfully portrayed . . . It will appear to lovers of fantasy set in the real world, who will eagerly await the resolution in the second volume." --"School Library Journal""" "Knox effectively evokes the curious intersections and distances between the ordinary, earthly world and the parched otherworldly landscape of the place." --"Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books""" "Knox's writing is rich and interesting. A highly original exploration of the idea of a collective unconscious." --"The Horn Book"" ""Advance praise for" Dreamhunter: " "Dreamhunter "will find a large and enthusiastic audience among those who've grown up with Margaret Mahy, grown out of Harry and Hermione, or run out of Lyra and Will . . . Knox hits all the marks of adolescent fantasy fiction: gifted young people, powerful but absent parents, a mysterious place that both nurtures and threatens, a frightening conspiracy to be unraveled en route to maturity . . . This time next year, we'll all be queuing for the sequel." - Jolisa Gracewood, "New Zealand"" Listener""" " Dazzlingly inventive . . . In a book that is full of tenderness and family affection as well as presentiments of corruption and horror, Knox beguiles with vibrantly realized detail . . . A tantalizing feat of imaginative fiction." - Katharine England, "Magpies "magazine(Australia) """"

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