2606 d422e285-e818-4287-bef5-50e97738cca0 Oracles of Delphi Keep Victoria Laurie calibre (0.8.24) [http://calibre-ebook.com] 2009-01-01T10:00:00+00:00 <div><h3>From School Library Journal</h3><p>Grade 5–8—The orphanage at Delphi Keep is a great place for Ian and Theodosia to grow up. They love exploring the tunnels all around the White Cliffs of Dover. One day, they happen upon a silver box in one of them. When Ian wedges it free from the sand, a vicious hell-hound, the servant of an evil sorcerer, begins to chase them. The two soon find themselves embroiled in a wild adventure involving a prophecy foretold by the oracle Laodamia about the coming of the Nazis and the end of the world. It hinges on an old legend about the Demogorgon fathering four children who control the elements and who are bent on destruction. Now, the two children, along with their friend Carl, their teachers, and an old antiquities professor, must race against half-demons and piece together the clues of the prophecy. If they don't find several important objects mentioned in it, the world could be destroyed. While the story begins well and has several breathtaking action sequences, it quickly meanders and loses steam. Laurie has too many plot strands to tie together and she does so haphazardly, leaving the story overloaded with characters, especially villains. The characters themselves seem more like archetypes than real people, and the dialogue is sometimes unrealistic. With an overlong, complicated plot and long stretches of low action, the story is unlikely to find a wide audience.—<em>Necia Blundy, Marlborough Public Library, MA</em> <br>Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. </p><h3>About the Author</h3><p><strong>Victoria Laurie</strong> lives in Austin, Texas. You can visit her on the Web at www.oraclesofdelphikeep.com.<br></p><p><em>From the Hardcover edition.</em></p></div> Yearling 0440422582 laizFmf5l4QC 9780440422587 Oracles-of-Delphi-Keep/Victoria-Laurie/e/9780440422587 7048883 eng Children's Books.6-8