Master of the Books by James Moloney
I remember dying to get my hands on this book as soon as it arrived. I loved Book of Lies mainly because the writing was just so unexpected. A well-established author of teenage realistic fiction was suddenly launching into fantasy stories. But Master of the Books did not hold the same delight.
The story so far… Marcel has defeated the war dragon Mortregis, and he thinks the Book of Lies has been destroyed. However, this new book tells us that one scrap of the book remains and Marcel’s brother Fergus has taken it to guide him in his search for revenge. Nicola and Marcel set off searching for Fergus, and … you get the picture.
As an adventure story for lower secondary students this book is superb, but somehow I felt it lacked the subtlety of the first book in the series. This one read far more like an average adventure story with a magical and medieval setting. Better than many in the genre, but not quite up to the high standard I have come to expect from Moloney. Pity that.
