The Face in the Frost
Readers rate it 3.8 (11 on Hardcover)
Released 2000 · Olmstead Press
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The Face in the Frost is a classic fantasy adventure featuring wizards fighting supernatural evil, with humor balancing darker elements. While there is some magical violence and creepy/eerie content, it's neither graphic nor relentlessly dark, making it suitable for upper middle-grade readers comfortable with mild horror. The story emphasizes friendship, courage, and cleverness over graphic action, and the humor and good-heartedness of the protagonists come through strongly.
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A dark power is growing in the depths of two wizard kingdoms. The powerful Prospero and his sidekick Roger Bacon must navigate the magical realm to defeat their ancient enemy. "Authentic fantasy by a writer who knows what wizardry is all about." --Ursula LeGuin "The tale is rich, hilarious, inventive, filled with infec... A dark power is growing in the depths of two wizard kingdoms. The powerful Prospero and his sidekick Roger Bacon must navigate the magical realm to defeat their ancient enemy. "Authentic fantasy by a writer who knows what wizardry is all about." --Ursula LeGuin "The tale is rich, hilarious, inventive, filled with infectious good-humor, grisly horror, slithering evil, bumbling monarchs, and various & sundry menaces of the supernatural variety." --Lin Carter
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- Fantasy
- Classics
- Young Adult
- Adventure
- Fiction
- Science Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction
- American Science fiction
- Children's fiction
- Fiction, fantasy, general
- Fantasy fiction
- Wizards
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ISBN 9781587541056 · Olmstead Press