Prospero's Children by Jan Siegel (ISBN:0345441435)

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		Prospero's Children
	
				(14 reviews)			
(139 Readers)

			Jan Siegel		
	
It began ages past in fabled Atlantis, when a mad, power-hungry queen forged a key to a door never meant to be opened by mortal man--its inception...more
 It began ages past in fabled Atlantis, when a mad, power-hungry queen forged a key to a door never meant to be opened by mortal man--its inception would hasten her own death and the extinction of her vainglorious race. For millennia the key lay forgotten beneath the waves, lost amid the ruins of what had been the most beautiful city on Earth. But however jealously the sea hoards its secrets, sooner or later it yields them up. Now, in present-day Yorkshire, that time has come. And for young Fernanda Capel, life will never be the same again . . .   less

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Although it's a slow starter and the reading is a bit tedious, it's definitely worth it after you get past the first quarter. Siegel's Atlantis is so detailed that you almost believe it's real, and the story will really get to you.

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Brutal but lush and very feminine fantasy about the lost world of Atlantis and its touch upon two Yorkshire teens. The author, Jan Siegel, seems to embrace the pantheistic/pagan creatures she creates more than I can endorse, but I am swept along by her word whirlpool.

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
I luv this book! Great starter to Dragon Charmer and Witch Queen!

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
I couldn't put the book down. I loved it, besides from the time travel paradox and there not really being a clear resolution to it.

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
When I read the book, I fell in love with the story of a young teenage girl who finds out that she has a gift. The story is thrilling and exciting from the start. A family moving from the loudness of the city to a down to earth village in the country. I truely recommend this first novel of the series to anyone who loves fantasy novels. Not giving to much away about the stroy, I'd like to say...more
 When I read the book, I fell in love with the story of a young teenage girl who finds out that she has a gift. The story is thrilling and exciting from the start. A family moving from the loudness of the city to a down to earth village in the country. I truely recommend this first novel of the series to anyone who loves fantasy novels. Not giving to much away about the stroy, I'd like to say whoever reads this book with be spell bound and will want to find out how the series ends.   hide

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Lyrical, magical Bildungsroman. It is another Atlantis myth story, which I am really pretty sick of, but it manages to make it pretty damn interesting and new. Although I can't rank it among my fantasy favourites, I heartily endorse it.

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
This is a wonderfully lyrical book that really captures the ancient magical atmosphere of lost Atlantis, nicely contrasted with the bleakness of the Yorkshire Moors where the story ominously begins. A great sense of dark suspense and a thoroughly rich and enjoyable plot steeped in mythology makes it rise above your typical fantasy novel. This is one of those rare books that I never get tired of...more
 This is a wonderfully lyrical book that really captures the ancient magical atmosphere of lost Atlantis, nicely contrasted with the bleakness of the Yorkshire Moors where the story ominously begins. A great sense of dark suspense and a thoroughly rich and enjoyable plot steeped in mythology makes it rise above your typical fantasy novel. This is one of those rare books that I never get tired of reading. The rest of the trilogy is worth a read too.   hide

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							A reader
						
							few weeks ago						
I love this book, it really takes you there, it's slightly hard reading at first but once your through the first couple of chapters, your hooked.

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
I never got to finish this book, but what I read I REALLY liked. I hope to find it one day, so that I can read it all the way through.

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Read it twice, and reading it again. 

A beautiful piece of literature, really. The language is so evocative that you'll keep reading just to watch those words unwind themselves into sentences.

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