The Book Without Words: A Fable of Medieval Magic by Avi, Tim Zulewski

The Book Without Words: A Fable of Medieval Magic

Avi, Tim Zulewski

203 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical young adult adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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IN THE DARK of winter in the town of Fulworth, an old man named Thorston has devoted his life to the illegal practice of alchemy in the quest to uncover the Great Secret: of making gold, and of immortality. Yet just as he is on the brink of a disc...

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mysterious 100%
emotional 50%
funny 50%
informative 50%
lighthearted 50%

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