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Young Adult Fiction

Otherworld

by Geoffrey Miller
February 2006, no. 278

In Hollow Lands by Sophie Masson

Hodder Children’s Books, $17.95 pb, 304 pp

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The forest of Broceliande is a place of magic and mystery. Legend has it that Arthur and his knights roamed the forest and had many of their adventures there, and that deep within the remnant of the forest Merlin still sleeps his enchanted sleep, for the Arthurian tales are as much Breton as British. The forest also holds relics and places of worship of the pre-Christian peoples of this north-west corner of Europe, and who knows what fragments of these beliefs may still lurk there.

 


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In Hollow Lands by Sophie Masson

Hodder Children’s Books, $17.95 pb, 304 pp

ABR receives a commission on items purchased through this link. All ABR reviews are fully independent.


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