Description - The Twelve Quests: Bk. 1: Bluebeard's Key by Ana Fischel
The Twelve Quests, BOOK 1, Bluebeard's Key by Ana Fischel. It was 1849 and times were as hard as nails in Victorian London. One would think that being stuck in the dire and dismal surroundings of Mrs. Snagglesnarle's dreadful orphanage would be bad enough, but for 10 year old twins Albert and Florence Leadington things were about to get a whole lot worse after fate brings the strange and reluctant Arthur Canarthy into their world. Not only does he tell them a dark and disturbing secret about their parents but they soon discover that their own lives are in imminent danger, as they are forced to embark on twelve terrible quests that will take them on an epic journey where murderers and madmen await in the shadows. As their first quest directs them to the sinister Duke de Mauvais's French chateaux, who can they truly trust? "The question you should be asking yourselves is what the key opens. You have to understand that this is a man with many secrets, part of a long line of aristocrats who believe their wealth and title permit them to do as they please and that the guillotine is a punishment only for commoners," murmured their host quietly, as if he were afraid to be overheard.
Intrigued? You should be if you like quirky fantasy adventure books full of danger, dark magic and mystical folklore! The first 6 in this series of The Twelve Quests (for 7 -- 12 year olds) are now available to buy online via most main bookstores and are published by Arts Council funded YouWriteOn. The remaining 6 will be published in 2010. For more details, downloads, school workshops and to read sample chapters from any of the books please visit our official website at www.thetwelvequests.com
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