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House of Secrets: Battle of the Beasts by Chris Columbus and Ned Vizzini (view source)
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It is a frenzied, rollercoaster ride of a book which pays homage to the rambunctious style of movie blockbusters and reflects the spirit of Funke’s ''Inkheart'' trilogy, Carpenter’s ''The Captain Hook Affair'' and Ende’s ''The Neverending Story'' which also explore the power of reading and the intertextual idea of travelling inside books. The authors raid a sweetshop of plots, gleefully dropping war pilots, fearsome creatures, Tibetan monks, flying dogs and bloodthirsty Romans into the children’s world. A powerful book is the key to the way home but is it the ultimate answer? The children must face their greatest trial yet as they discover their deepest dreams and desires. The secrets they uncover will pave the way for a third adventure.
Readers fond of rip -roaring yarn style fantasies with siblings in peril should start with the first book in the series, [[House of Secrets by Chris Columbus and Ned Vizzini|House of Secrets]], follow it up with the exciting [[The Emerald Atlas: The Books of Beginning by John Stephens]] or navigate the mind-blowing magically mythical world of [[The Alchemyst by Michael Scott]], part of his meticulously detailed six -book Secrets of Nicholas Flamel series. You might also appreciate [[Hook's Daughter by Heidi Schulz]].
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