Seeker, The

by Margaret Buffie

tagged: fantasy & magic

Description

Here is the second volume of Margaret Buffie’s Watcher’s Quest trilogy. Emma’s Earth mother, Leto, is dying. Longing to be reunited with her human daughter, Ailla, who was stolen at birth, she has lost her will to live. Emma has pledged to find the missing child and restore order to her adopted family’s life. But the quest becomes a dangerous race when Emma realizes she isn’t the only one searching for Ailla.

About the Author

Margaret Buffie

Age:: 10 to 18
Grade:: 5 to 12

Awards

Winner, Books for The Teen Age List, The New York Public Library
Short-listed, Book of the Year for Young People Award, McNally Robinson
Winner, Our Choice, Canadian Children's Book Centre
Winner, Young Adult Top Forty Fiction Titles, Pennsylivania School Librarians Association

Editorial Reviews

Buffie invents beautifully imagined worlds, exquisite villains, and a cast of delightfully improbable quest companions. The ending, which is tied up without being strangled, intriguingly raises as many questions as it answers.

— Quill and Quire

The characters have depth and complex motivations, keeping the protagonist and readers guessing about who her true friends may be,… this is a good choice for sophisticated fantasy readers, with a strong appeal for gaming fans looking for a darker, more complex story…

— School Library Journal

In this sequel to The Watcher, Emma has been transported to Argadnel, an island kingdom where her changeling sister, Summer, is now the queen. An appended glossary of characters and place names will help readers keep track of the enormous cast, and early chapters explain the events from the first novel in the Watcher’s Quest trilogy. Buffie’s ability to keep the story moving without a lag in the action also helps this book to stand on its own. A welcome choice for fantasy buffs.

— Booklist

Out of print

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