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Series: Thorn Gate Trilogy

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CHILDREN'S
Released: Dec. 1, 2012
SECRETS OF MERCY HALL
by Garth Edwards, illustrated by Max Stasyuk
"Like the first episode, thoroughly predictable and free from more than momentary suspense or danger--but quick of pace at least, and unchallenging of language. (Fantasy. 10-12)"
Economic woes force the Victorian-era orphans of Mercy Hall into a second expedition to the technologically advanced land beyond their magical hedge (Escape from Mercy Hall, 2012). This time they return with not only more treasure, but jet packs too! Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Dec. 1, 2012
HEROES OF MERCY HALL
by Garth Edwards, illustrated by Max Stasyuk
"A trilogy already largely composed of off-the-shelf elements rushes to an end amid a welter of muddled plotting, meaningless technobabble and astronomical gaps in logic. (Fantasy. 10-12)"
Collapsing in a tangled heap of dangling subplots and unlikely resolutions, this trilogy closer sends a group of superpowered Victorian-era orphans on one last venture to a magic land within a bubble of "light enriched zenna molecules" crafted by space aliens. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: April 1, 2012
ESCAPE FROM MERCY HALL
by Garth Edwards, illustrated by Max Stasyuk
"The action never lets up, but readers are likely to come away from this trilogy opener more confused than intrigued. (Fantasy. 10-12)"
Three orphans pass through a tall hedge and find themselves in a world of advanced (to them) technology and carnivorous sheep. Read full book review >