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Crystal Run: The Crystal Run

Paperback / ISBN-13: 9781444927061

Price: £9.99

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The gripping children’s debut from the Sunday Times and Irish Times No. 1 bestselling author is a page-turning fantasy quest novel.

On a typical afternoon, teenage Joe is being chased by bullies from school when he accidentally runs through a portal to another world. He finds himself in a training camp for a group of teenage boys and girls who will become Runners.

Each cycle, three Runners are sent to place the power sources that will secure the shield that protects their land, Carcassia, and keeps the enemy Kabanians at bay. Once they’ve achieved their objective, a toxin is released into their bodies and they die. No one is permitted to return through the shield. And nobody can remain in the enemy territory.

Joe is sent on the next Run, accompanying the Runner, Kaia. He is hoping that he will find a way back to earth – much to Kaia’s annoyance, as she is focused only on her goal. Gradually, a delicate friendship develops between the two, and Joe wonders if he can save Kaia as well as himself. But as they pursue their Run, Kaia and Joe come to question the histories they’ve been given, and the ambition of their enemy. The Run suddenly become more dangerous than anyone could have envisaged.

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Reviews

O'Flanagan's writing is crisp and concise and her plotting deft
Belfast Telegraph
This atmospheric YA debut from a bestselling novelist brims with all the hallmarks of a classic fantasy quest - a vividly evoked world, heart-rending conflict, compelling action - and the friendship that blossoms between Kaia and Joe makes their mission all the more powerful.
Joanne Owen, Love Reading 4 Kids
Will appeal to youngsters who enjoy reading about dangerous quests
Sunday Independent
Intriguing hints that all it not what it seems within Kanabia
SFX Magazine
Well-written, with a strong plot and excellent characters, this book gives us an exciting, classic-style fantasy filled with intrigue
Inis