Spell of Undoing, The (Book #1): Quentaris Chronicles #2, The: Quest of the Lost City

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This book leads the reader on a wild adventure when Quentaris, a replica of a city from the early 1300s, is lifted from its bedrock by the Spell of Undoing. A saboteur gets the spell wrong and instead of unravelling the city's prosperity, it lifts the entire city. throws it into a vortex, and hurls it through the rift maze and into another world. The citizens of Quentaris must transform the city into a galleon with propellers, sails and rudders. Unfortunately, the spell also uproots Tolrush, an opposing city which becomes a marauder pirate ship, chasing Quentaris from world to world. The feisty young heroine, Tab Vidler, overcomes many obstacles to help her city.

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I've read quite a number of the original Quentaris Chronicles, and this one, I feel, is one of the best. It works well as a story in its own right, but also successfully sets the scene for more adventures. The scope of the original series is broadened, and the door has been opened for more imaginative installments to follow. And so, in many ways, The Spell of Undoing is the perfect first book for a series. I look forward to further adventures in Quentaris. - George Ivanoff

Author Bio

Paul has written over thirty trade books including The Jelindel Chronicles, The Earthborn Wars and titles in The Quentaris Chronicles, around 60 chapter books, both fiction and non-fiction (published both in Australia and the US), and two collections of his own stories. He co-edited four boxed sets of anthologies with Meredith Costain (Spinouts and Thrillogies), edited 11 trade anthologies and was the editor of The MUP Encyclopaedia of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy. His websites are www.paulcollins.com.au and www.quentaris.com.