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Djinn twins John and Philippa, along with their Uncle Nimrod, travel to the Amazon jungle to try to recover a stolen collection of rare Incan artifacts.Tags
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I still like this series, but this book seemed a little more juvenile than the others. I think it was the character Sicky and all the repetition of "he may have had a small head, but there was nothing wrong with his_______" that got to me.
This is book five of the Children of the Lamp series. This latest adventure has the djinn twins are sent to recover rare artifacts in the Amazon. They must make some difficult decisions that could cause a release of a mystical power to reappear. For those who enjoy fantasy this offers turns and twists with lots of magic, spells and surprises. Some of the language is higher level and the storyline and vocabulary would attract those with strong comprehension skills.
I didn't like this as much as the previous books in the series. Usually it's a bit difficult to figure out who's the schemer, but in this book it was obvious from the beginning. There just wasn't as much excitement and the story line seemed unrealistic and contrived.
I was rather disappointed.
I was rather disappointed.
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Philip Kerr was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on February 22, 1956. He received a master's degree in law from the University of Birmingham in 1980. Before becoming a full-time author, he worked as an advertising copywriter. His first novel, March Violets, was published in 1989 and became the first book in the Bernie Gunther series. His other fiction show more works for adults include A Philosophical Investigation, Esau, A Five-Year Plan, Gridiron, and Hitler's Peace. He won several Shamus Awards and the British Crime Writers' Association Ellis Peters Award for Historical Crime Fiction. His non-fiction works include The Penguin Book of Lies and The Penguin Book of Fights, Feuds and Heartfelt Hatreds: An Anthology of Antipathy. He also wrote young adult books under the name P. B. Kerr, including the Children of the Lamp series and One Small Step. He died of cancer on March 23, 2018 at the age of 62. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Eye of the Forest
- Original title
- The Eye of the Forest
- Original publication date
- 2009-01
- People/Characters
- Phillipa Gaunt; John Gaunt; Nimrod; Groanin
- Original language*
- Anglais (Royaume-Uni) (Royaume-Uni)
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