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Grade 4-7–In 1452, a young printers devil toils for his master, Herr Gutenberg, who is in the process of printing a Bible. On a suitably dark and cold night, sinister Johann Fust arrives at Gutenbergs shop with a mysterious wooden chest decorated with dragons and serpents heads. In a parallel story set at Saint James College in Oxford in the present day, Blake, a professors son, discovers a wordless book with the title Endymion Spring, which was the printers devils name. The present-day narrative and the story of Endymion Spring cleverly intertwine as Blake discovers that the book is the key to all of the worlds knowledge. As Endymion lies hidden in Gutenbergs shop one night, Fust opens the wooden chest and, because of what Endymion learns, he is forced to flee. In an incredibly effective action scene, he eludes capture. Back in the present, Blake and his sister, Duck, find themselves pursued by a mysterious Person in Shadow and discover, as it leads them into the depths of the Bodleian Library, that Endymion Springs book has a mind of its own. Even if the promise of the clearly intriguing premise is not quite fulfilled, this book is certain to reach an audience looking for a page-turner, and it just might motivate readers to explore the true facts behind the fiction.–Tim Wadham, Maricopa County Library District, Phoenix, AZ
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ENDYMION SPRING is a fantasy novel with two story lines, each revolving around a strange book--a mysteriously wordless volume that seems to have a life of its own. In fifteenth-century Germany, a young printer's apprentice is irresistibly drawn to a sinister chest protected by carved monsters and a clasp of snakes' heads. At modern-day Oxford University, a professor's young son discovers an enticing blank volume in the ancient library. Narrator Richard Easton's well-honed voice enlivens the stories with rich characters and both boys' tentative sense of discovery. With his sophisticated intonation, Easton deftly prompts the listener to consider the author's themes of the priceless value of knowledge and delight in the written word. N.M.C. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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