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The Deptford Mice and their allies rush once again into battle with old enemies, grown much more powerful, as a devastatingly cold winter threatens to keep the Green Mouse from returning in the spring.Tags
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The evil returns, the mice defeat it, but only because of great sacrifice, and personal bravery, and with great losses along the way. True love conquers all, and everyone lives only slightly-sadly ever after.
Some of the scenes from this book (paticularly the standard of the rat army) have stayed with me from when I was about 10 as 'the scariest / grossest things ever' so it is strange going back to them as an adult.
I loved the mouse society built in Holeborn. Baker was a powerful and interesting idea that was strangely underused. It's great that Oswald finally steps up to be a hero, but terrifyingly bleak that all he does is, finally, futile.
Some of the scenes from this book (paticularly the standard of the rat army) have stayed with me from when I was about 10 as 'the scariest / grossest things ever' so it is strange going back to them as an adult.
I loved the mouse society built in Holeborn. Baker was a powerful and interesting idea that was strangely underused. It's great that Oswald finally steps up to be a hero, but terrifyingly bleak that all he does is, finally, futile.
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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 Final Reckoning
- Original title
- The Final Reckoning
- Original publication date
- 1990
- People/Characters
- Audrey Brown; Arthur Brown; Piccadilly; Oswald Chitter; William Scuttle; The Starwife (show all 9); Thomas Triton; Jupiter; Morgan
- Important places
- London, England, UK; Deptford, London, England, UK
- Dedication
- Thanks to Sue Hook for having faith in the Deptford Mice and to David Riley for his unflagging enthusiasm throughout.
- First words
- The hedgerows were spotted with berries red as blood, and black, ragged-winged crows flapped over the empty fields shrieking in ugly voices.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)With a sad smile on her lips she became the new Starwife, Handmaiden of Orion.
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