Product Description

The land of Aedyn is a paradise beyond all imagining. But when this paradise falls, strangers from another world must be called to fight for the truth. Peter and Julia never suspected that a trip to their grandparents' home in Oxford would contain anything out of the ordinary. But that was before Julia stumbled upon a mysterious garden that shone on moonless nights. It was no accident that she fell into the pool, pulling her brother along with her, but now they're lost in a strange new world and they don't know whom they can trust. Should they believe the mysterious, hooded lords? The ancient monk who appears only when least expected? Or the silent slaves who have a dark secret of their own? In a world inhabited by strange beasts and magical whisperings, two children called from another world will have to discover who they truly are, fighting desperate battles within themselves before they can lead the great revolution.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #944009 in Books
• Published on: 2010-04-20
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .78" h x 6.40" w x 8.66" l, .72 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 208 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780310718123
• Condition: New
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From Booklist
World building and character development take a back seat to religious themes in British theologian McGrath's opener to The Aedyn Chronicles. Teenagers Peter and Julia fall into a glowing pond in their grandparents' garden and find themselves in Aedyn—a small, former paradise ruled for the past few centuries by a trio of masked tyrants. Hailed by the enslaved populace as chosen ones sent by the Lord of Hosts to throw off the oppressors, Peter and Julia participate in a secret communion ceremony (“Why do we eat salted fish on this night of the year and on no other night?”) then lead a successful rebellion. Along the way they learn to reject ritualistic temptations to choose personal safety or power over the greater good, and by the time they return to their own world they've also learned something about having faith—both in a higher power and in each other. Periodic black-and-white illustrations add a dramatic touch to the story. The perfunctory story line may not linger long with readers, but the clear, simply presented messages of its religious core will. Grades 4-6. --John Peters

Review
Engaging fantasy -- Kirkus

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'Period black and white illustrations add a dramatic touch to the story.' -- Booklist

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'It feels like reading The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe...' -- Amazon customer review

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Review
'Alister McGrath has discovered the path that leads to what J. R. R. Tolkien called Faerie. It is a perilous path that leads from smugness to understanding, and along the way McGrath sweeps us up in this marvelous story he has woven from silvery imagination. For many years Alister McGrath suffered from a very bad case of seriousness, but he has recovered. We will all be doing much better now.' -- Harry Lee Poe, Charles Colson Professor of Faith and Culture, Union University -- Dr. Harry L. Poe, Professor, Charles Colson Professor of Faith and Culture at Union University