![]() ![]() He builds the story carefully from clues Violet and Herbie discover, and, even if the twists are obvious, they satisfy the story. His setting of Eerie-on-Sea is especially well-developed - whimsical antique shops, magical book stores that dispense exactly the books you need (whether you want them or not) by mechanical mermonkey, museums of odd specimens the evocative warm sanctuary of Herbie’s basement cave, the palpable chill of the lashing wind and the freezing snow. It’s easy to read and the story fairly rollicks along. Thomas Taylor’s Malamander is a fast-paced, exciting adventure story where the quirkiness is balanced neatly with genuine danger. Herbert is thrown into a quirky adventure of vivid characters and strange incidents - a sinister writer, lost luggage, a prophesying mermonkey, missing parents, a ghostly, vengeful Captain, fish and chips, and the local legend of the Malamander: a vicious sea creature guarding a treasure that grants the owner their deepest wishes. And who better to do so, she thinks, than a Lost-and-Founder? One night, his sleep is interrupted by Violet Parma climbing in his basement window - a girl in trouble who needs to hide, and has a mystery to solve. Herbert Lemon is Lost-and-Founder at the Grand Nautilus Hotel in the town of Eerie-On-Sea. ![]()
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