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Humor, magic, and adventure combine in this children's novel that traces the long journey of three martens (similar to ferrets) through the fictional land of Toveria. Carmen, Alger, and Gilbert travel for months, trying to decode messages being transmitted through a purple stone found in Alger's garden. In their quest to find the Flaming Chalice, the oracle they seek for answers, they overcome obs... More

Humor, magic, and adventure combine in this children's novel that traces the long journey of three martens (similar to ferrets) through the fictional land of Toveria. Carmen, Alger, and Gilbert travel for months, trying to decode messages being transmitted through a purple stone found in Alger's garden. In their quest to find the Flaming Chalice, the oracle they seek for answers, they overcome obstacles and differences of opinion, ultimately coming face to face with Attila, an evil sorcerer who stops at nothing to try to exterminate them. This novel is written for children ages 8 and up and includes major literary allusions to Shelley's Frankenstein, Rossetti's "Goblin Market," Shakespeare's The Tempest, Dante's Inferno, and Beowulf. Young readers will appreciate the character interaction and Marx Brothers-style humor. Themes include book knowledge vs. direct experience and fate vs. free will.

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