Verraten werde ich nichts, nur so viel: Selten habe ich ein so spannendes "Kinderbuch" gehört/gelesen! Die Figuren sind allesamt sympathisch und etwas verschroben - und ziemlich ausgebufft, was mir vor allem an Hauptfigur Callan sehr gefallen hat. Jetzt zur Story selbst, die hat es nämlich in sich. Vielen Dank erstmal, dass ich dieses tolle Hörbuch vorab hören durfte!Įrstmal zum Cover: ich find es super schön gelungen und sehr ansprechend. Faced with these unsurmountable odds, can the new friends pull off this legendary heist, or has their luck finally run out? It can turn on you at any moment, and make you think you're the one running the con game, when in reality you're the one being fooled. Though their shadowy backgrounds meant that they've never trusted anyone but themselves, the five must learn to rely on each other in order to get the job done.īut as Callan has been warned most of his life, it's best to stay away from magic. There's Callan the con artist, Meriel the expert at acrobatics (and knives!), Gareth the researcher, Lachlan who can obtain anything, and Foxtail, whose mysterious eyeless mask doesn't hinder her ability to climb walls like a spider. Lured by the promise of more money than they've ever dreamed of, five young criminals are hired to steal a heavily guarded treasure from the most powerful sorcerer in the city. In his stunning debut novel, Kevin Sands brings readers on a heart-stopping adventure rich with suspense, mystery, and unforgettable characters.Five kids with unusual talents are brought together to commit an impossible crime.Ī magic-infused fantasy that brings together a ragtag group of kids to pull off a crime so difficult, countless adults have already tried and failed. With time running out, Christopher must use every skill he's learned to discover the key to a terrible secret with the power to tear the world apart. Until he got that cryptic warning, Christopher Rowe was happy, learning how to solve complex codes and puzzles and creating powerful medicines, potions, and weapons as an apprentice to Master Benedict Blackthorn-with maybe an explosion or two along the way.īut when a mysterious cult begins to prey on London's apothecaries, the trail of murders grows closer and closer to Blackthorn's shop. Following a series of murders, an apothecary's apprentice must solve puzzles and decipher codes in pursuit of a secret that could destroy the world in this suspenseful debut novel.
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