The Celestial Globe
When Prince Rodolfo's monsters attack her, Petra Kronos is spirited away to London. As she struggles to escape, Neel and Tomik sail the high seas, in search of her. Though separated by many miles, the three friends draw closer together in this sequel to The Cabinet of Wonders, called...
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When Prince Rodolfo's monsters attack her, Petra Kronos is spirited away to London. As she struggles to escape, Neel and Tomik sail the high seas, in search of her. Though separated by many miles, the three friends draw closer together in this sequel to The Cabinet of Wonders, called “astonishingly accomplished” by Publishers Weekly. Readers will not be disappointed in this adventure-filled novel that includes man-made monsters, the unraveling of a murder mystery, and the hunt for the Celestial Globe, which the prince of Bohemia will do anything to own.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780374310271 (0374310270)
Publish date: April 13th 2010
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages no: 299
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Adventure,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Science Fiction,
Juvenile,
Historical Fiction,
Middle Grade,
Mystery,
Steampunk
Series: The Kronos Chronicles (#2)
by Marie RutkoskiOpening line: "Some days are just born bad."This is, of course, the sequel to The Cabinet of Wonders. Petra Kronos returns. This time she is trying to readjust to life with her cousins and father after her excursions to Prague. Unfortunately for her, her time there was not uneventfu...
I've waited to read this book since discovering The Cabinet of Wonders last year. It was one of my absolute favourite reads of 2008. Adored it. Utterly.I'm thrilled to death. The sequel, The Celestial Globe, was worth the wait. The premise of this book starts up after the events of CoW. Petra Kronos...
I've waited to read this book since discovering The Cabinet of Wonders last year. It was one of my absolute favourite reads of 2008. Adored it. Utterly.I'm thrilled to death. The sequel, The Celestial Globe, was worth the wait. The premise of this book starts up after the events of CoW. Petra Kronos...