The Secret Throne
By Peter F. Hamilton and Rohan Eason
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Taggie and Jemima think they're ordinary sisters – until their father's disappearance draws them into a world very different from their own . . . A thrilling adventure begins with The Secret Throne, a magical tale from award-winning author Peter F. Hamilton.
Featuring beautiful black-and-white illustrations from Rohan Eason.
Taggie and her younger sister, Jemima, are just like any other girls their age. They live with their mum, go to school, play sports and spend their holidays with their dad in the countryside. But, one day, everything changes. One day, a white squirrel wearing purple glasses turns up in their lives.
The next thing the sisters know, their dad has been kidnapped, and it's up to the girls to get him back. But it seems their father has been keeping some very large secrets from his young daughters. Their dad is no ordinary man. He is an otherworldly prince in exile, and the land he should be ruling, the First Realm, has been overthrown by the King of Night.
Can Taggie and Jemima find their way between the worlds to save their father? What other secrets has he been hiding? Before long, the sisters realize that it is not just their dad's life at stake. It's the future of a whole world.
Continue the adventure with The Hunting of the Princes and A Voyage Through Air.
Peter F. Hamilton
Peter F. Hamilton began writing in 1987, and sold his first short story to Fear magazine in 1988. He has written many bestselling novels, including the Greg Mandel series, the Night's Dawn trilogy, the Commonwealth Saga and the Void trilogy, as well as several standalone novels including Fallen Dragon and Great North Road.
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Jemima and her older sister Taggie are just ordinary girls, but with their parents having split they spend time with each of them. Their mother drops them off with their father for two weeks of the summer holiday. Up until now, their dad has seemed normal, but very soon after arriving they realise that all is not as they thought. The girls first surprise is seeing a white squirrel in the orchard, not common, but not as uncommon as one earing purple glasses. Soon after they see their dad being kidnapped by strange four legged creatures, and taken down into the well in the garden.
Somewhat shocked, the squirrel tells them that their father is actually a prince from another realm, a place that has now been taken over by the King of Night because of his absence. Rather than panic, they begin to formulate a plan to find and rescue him. The squirrel takes them into this new realm, and when they are there they realise that they have new powers, and that these may be the key to reaching and rescuing their father.
I have read a number of Hamilton’s books now, but most of those were adult science fiction, not the target audience for this first venture into children’s books. He has managed to create a good story with this one, there is plenty of action, and a few twists along the way too. He has even managed to sneak in wormholes and time travel paradoxes too! It is a touch predictable, but I am sure that the target audience will enjoy it. I will find out from my daughters as I have passed it to them to read.