Kell Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 Endymion Spring Author: Matthew Skelton ISBN # 0141382392 Publisher: Puffin First Published: 2006 442 pages Who or what is Endymion Spring? A power for good, or for evil...A legendary book that holds the secret to a world of knowledge...A young boy without a voice - whose five-hundred-year-old story is about to explode in the twenty-first century...Blake is visiting Oxford with his academic mother and his kid sister. While their mum immerses herself in olde worlde volumes, Blake feels trapped in the dusty air of the college library. Until one day, Blake is running his finger along the shelf and feels something pierce his finger, drawing blood - like a bite. The book responsible is a battered old volume, with a strange clasp like a serpent's head - with real fangs. Printed on its front are two words: Endymion Spring. Its paper is almost luminous - blank, wordless, but with a texture that seems to shine, and fine veins running through it. The paper quivers, as if it's alive. And as Blake looks, words begin to appear on the page - words meant only for him; words no one else can see. The book has been waiting five-hundred years for the right boy; now it must fulfil its destiny... This is The Da Vinci Code for kids! There Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christie Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 I loved this book! I loved the structure of the book also with the different narratives being set in different colours! I thought that it was a very profound book with some intriguing parts and some quite sad parts. I felt soo sorry for Endymion. Do you know of any other Matthew Skelton books? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted May 15, 2009 Author Share Posted May 15, 2009 Yes, The Story of Cirrus Flux is out this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 I have this on my shelves somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christie Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Yes, The Story of Cirrus Flux is out this year. Oh brilliant I'm always looking for a new and interesting read! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mia Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 I've read Endymion Spring and enjoyed it, but can't remember anything much about it. But that probably says more about my memory than the book itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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