Candace G. (Ogre) reviewed on + 1568 more book reviews
I know that Pullman is most famous for his DARK MATERIALS books, but actually, I prefer this series. Perhaps you will, too . . .
From back cover: "Beware the seven blessings" When she first utters there words, sixteen-year-old Sally Lockhart doesn't know their meaning. But when an employee of her late father hears them, he dies of fear. Thus begins Sally's terrifying journey into the seamy underworld of Victorian London, in search of clues that will solve the puzzle of ther father's death. Pursued by villains and cutthroats at every turn, she at last uncovers two dark mysteries. One involves the opium trade; the other, a stolen ruby of enormous value. Sally soon learns that she is th the key to both- and that it's worth her very life to find out why.
From the award-winning author of HIS DARK MATERIALS comes a feverishly paced Victorian thriller--and the acclaimed debut of an unforgettable young heroine.
From back cover: "Beware the seven blessings" When she first utters there words, sixteen-year-old Sally Lockhart doesn't know their meaning. But when an employee of her late father hears them, he dies of fear. Thus begins Sally's terrifying journey into the seamy underworld of Victorian London, in search of clues that will solve the puzzle of ther father's death. Pursued by villains and cutthroats at every turn, she at last uncovers two dark mysteries. One involves the opium trade; the other, a stolen ruby of enormous value. Sally soon learns that she is th the key to both- and that it's worth her very life to find out why.
From the award-winning author of HIS DARK MATERIALS comes a feverishly paced Victorian thriller--and the acclaimed debut of an unforgettable young heroine.
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