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The Purple Emperor: Faerie Wars II


Faerie Wars

No. of pages 432

Published: 2008

Great for age 12-18 years

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When Henry gets called back to the Faerie Realm to help his friends Holly and Pyrgus he has to be braver and more resourceful than he could ever have thought possible. When Pyrgus and Holly are confronted with their greatest fear, they too have to prove themselves to be courageous beyond their own expectations. With the help of Mr Fogarty and the marvellous Madame Cardui, the futures of these brilliant young protagonists are worked out in a masterful plot that will hold the reader gripped from start to finish.

 

 

This book features in the following series: Faerie Wars, Faerie Wars Chronicles .

There are 432 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2008 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC .

Herbie Brennan lives and works in Ireland. He is the author of many wonderful books for both adults and children.

 

This book is in the following series:

Faerie Wars

Faerie Wars Chronicles

'If Mervyn Peake met Melvin Burgess in a very dark alley, they might emerge with 'Faerie Wars.' Eoin Colfer 'Inventive as Harry Potter, dark as Gormenghast and as intelligently probing as Philip Pullman, here is a title to brighten the dreariest of winter days.' Nicholas Tucker, The Independent 'It is even better than its predecessor, and more confident.' Lindsey Fraser, The Bookseller