(Paperback)

Late one night Alice Creighton hears her father having an argument with a fairy a snarling, bald beast with warts and needle-like teeth.

The next day her father disappears, never to return.

(Paperback)

Theyre not supposed to die.

But they can be murdered.

When an ancient Reader is killed, seemingly by his own apprentice, the hierarchy of the magical world tumbles and its spider web of alliances begin to unravel.

Now its up to Alice and the remaining apprentices to sort out the mess and catch the murderer.

(Paperback)

Having figured out the role her master and uncle, Geryon, played in her father's disappearance, Alice turns to Ending the mysterious, magical giant feline and guardian of Geryon's library for a spell to incapacitate Geryon.

But, like all cats, Ending is adept at keeping secrets and Alice doesn't know the whole story.

(Hardback)

The thrilling finale of Wexler's exciting fantasy adventure series featuring a strong heroine who grows from reader to leader in a world where magic is contained and controlled through books. 5 1/2 x 8 5/16.