Adam Equinox and his friends believe they've said farewell to the fantasy world of Karazan forever. They couldn't be more wrong. . . Join Adam Equinox on a new adventure in the second book of the Karazan Quartet. Adam is back at the orphanage and desperate to return to Quested Court for the holidays, but with the sinister new boy Weevil, and Matron conspiring against him, it seems impossible that Adam will ever escape Highgate . but finally he arrives at Quested Court only to find the household in turmoil. Q's five-year-old daughter, Hannah, has disappeared, and it seems that she has gone to Karazan to find her cat, tiger Lily. Adam and his friends are the only ones who can travel there and bring her home again. their search takes them to Shakesh, which lies at the edge of the Shroud - the unexplored outer limit of the map of Karazan - and to rescue Hannah the five friends must undertake the most perilous journey of all. they must head beyond the Shroud, to the hidden stronghold of the evil King Karazeel, Hannah's captor. Ages 10+

 

This book is part of a book series called The Karazan Quartet .

This book has been graded for interest at 10+ years.

There are 256 pages in this book. This book was published 2012 by HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd .

V M Jones lives in Christchurch, her previous novel Buddy won the Junior Fiction and Best First Book awards in 2003 NZ Post Children's Book Awards. The Serpents of Arakesh is the first book in The Karazan Quartet.