Posts Tagged ‘Petra Kronos’
The Celestial Globe
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010
Fantasy
ISBN: 0374310270
304 pages
Synopsis
When Prince Rodolfo’s discovers who has tricked him, he sends his evil monsters attack Petra Kronos and her father. In just the nick of time, she is spirited away to London by none other than the shifty British spy John Dee. However, in order to protect her, Dee must imprison her within his own house. As she struggles to escape, Neel and Tomik sail the high seas, in search of her and an elusive, powerful relic, The Celestial Globe. …
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The Cabinet of Wonders
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008
Fantasy Fiction
ISBN: 0374310262
272 pages
Synopsis
Petra Kronos has a simple, happy life. But it’s never been ordinary. She has a pet tin spider named Astrophil who likes to hide in her snarled hair and give her advice. Her best friend can trap lightning inside a glass sphere. Petra also has a father in faraway Prague who is able to move metal with his mind. He has been commissioned by the prince of Bohemia to build the world’s finest astronomical clock. Petra’s life is forever changed when, one day, her father returns home – blind. …
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