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When Audrey, a spirited town mouse, reluctantly keeps a promise to accompany a black rat to the country, she witnesses the return of a supernatural evil she thought had been destroyed.Tags
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This is my favourite of the original Deptford Mice trilogy. The rural community of fieldmice living in their glorious hall of corn is well drawn, and the bad characters have (rarely for Robin Jarvis) more realistic/sympathetic motivations, like jealousy and fear of sin. And the brave story arc of not having Audrey loved by all, so she has to realise the conserquences of her immature actions and grow up, is great. Still, the overarching plot of 'give someone a chance for redemption and they will relapse and secretly work to kill you all' is a bit of an uncomfortable take home message, even if the charecter is finally redeemed.
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Robin Jarvis was born in Liverpool, England on May 8, 1963. He studied graphic design at Newcastle Polytechnic. After college, he worked in the television and advertising industries as a model-maker. He started writing in 1988. He writes numerous series including The Deptford Mice, Deptford Histories, Whitby, Tales from the Wyrd Museum, Hagwood, show more Intrigues of the Reflected Realm, Mouselets of Deptford, and Dancing Jax. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Crystal Prison
- Original title
- The Crystal Prison
- Original publication date
- 1989
- People/Characters
- Audrey Brown; Arthur Brown; Piccadilly; Oswald Chitter; William Scuttle; Madame Akkikuyu (show all 12); The Starwife; Alison Sedge; Jenkin Nettle; Whortle Nep; Isaac Nettle; Jupiter
- Important places
- England, UK
- Dedication
- For the rest of my family, who now live without the light of my father
- First words
- It was a hot day in Deptford.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Jupiter soared into the sky – free at last from the crystal prison.
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- Languages
- English, Finnish, German, Italian
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 26
- UPCs
- 2
- ASINs
- 10
