Patrick Carman
Hardcover | Pages: 272 pages Rating: 3.73 | 20756 Users | 935 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Dark Hills Divide (The Land of Elyon #1) |
| Author | : | Patrick Carman |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Scholastic Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 272 pages |
| Published | : | February 1st 2005 by Scholastic (first published August 2003) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Fiction. Childrens |
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The Dark Hills Divide introduces readers to Alexa Daley, who annually visits the town of Bridewell. Alexa is curious about what lies beyond the massive ramparts that surround the city and the walled roads that link Bridewell to nearby towns; soon after town leader Thomas Warvold passes away, Alexa finds herself outside the walls, acquires a stone with remarkable powers, and discovers that she's meant to stop a potential war from occurring. [Author notes in a video blog at http://www.patrickcarman.com/wp-conte..., about the series reading order that the books in the original trilogy (The Dark Divide #1, Beyond The Valley of Thorns #2 and The Tenth City #3) should be read in that order and that Stargazer #4 read after the original trilogy. Otherwise is up to reader preference. Into The Mist, is a chronological prequel to the trilogy, but the story is told by characters on the boat where The Tenth City left off; it can be read before or after the original trilogy.]List Books During The Dark Hills Divide (The Land of Elyon #1)
| Original Title: | The Dark Hills Divide |
| ISBN: | 0439700930 (ISBN13: 9780439700931) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.patrickcarman.com/enter/elyon/ |
| Series: | The Land of Elyon #1 |
Rating Appertaining To Books The Dark Hills Divide (The Land of Elyon #1)
Ratings: 3.73 From 20756 Users | 935 ReviewsColumn Appertaining To Books The Dark Hills Divide (The Land of Elyon #1)
I still remember the moment I saw this book...The cover caught my attention and felt like a great story to read. To be honest, I got all first three books at a book bazaar, just because of the cover!Now, I've read the first book and I am beyond happy for my choice!!!It's a bit middle-grade-ish but still, a great adventure of a little girl who never stops dreaming and living her life no matter what! She is an amazing character! Even though the book is written by a male author, the main characterPerfect little fantasy adventure. Plus it has a talking squirrel. Easy 5 star.
I wasn't able to read this book every day like I usually do with novels, so for a long time I attributed my lack of interest in it's characters, and my confusion regarding the plot, to the fact that I wasn't able to keep the flow. But the more I read the more confused I got (I was actually intrigued at the beginning) and the end left me scratching my head wondering what the point of the story was.Like I said, the beginning was intriguing, governmental type meeting, a suspicious death, a riddle,
The novel is about an adventurous girl, Alexa Daley. This summer like every other summer shes with her father and visiting a village, Bridewell. For a twelve-year-old shes eager to solve the mystery of what lies beyond the walls that surround the village. Here she discovers the truth and exposes a danger that could destroy and change the Land of Elyon forever. (The last dramatic words from the blurb)I would recommend this novel, if you like adventure and have a curious mind thats opened to
I was hoping that this would be a series I could recommend to voracious middle-grade fantasy readers, but no such luck. There are the seeds of a good story here, with at least one good character and the possibility of a suspenseful plot. As it stands, though, they are overwhelmed by vast info-dump and the feeling that it doesn't matter if anything the characters do is something a real, sane person would do - if the author needs it to happen, it's going to happen regardless of how many WTFs it
I don't even know where to begin... I didn't like the book. I actually gave up on finishing it a few times, but I'd read so much of it already that it didn't feel right to just abandon the story. I picked it up again last week, and today I finally finished it.You know, I'm actually a little disappointed, because Patrick Carman's writing (when it comes down to describing nature and architecture) is really good and vivid, but the plot and character development were a huge mess.Some of the reasons
My favorite part was when the walls were taken down so that the families of animals that were separated when the walls went up could be reunited. My least favorite part was when the magic stone's powers went away so that not Alexa cannot listen and talk to animals anymore. I was surprised when it turned out to be Ganesh who was Sebastian, I thought it would be someone else. I was disappointed when Sam and Pepper turned out to be traitors as well, because they are cats and I like cats. I was
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