The Book Without Words appears to be a volume of blank parchment pages. But for a green-eyed reader filled with great desire, it may reveal the forgotten magical arts of making gold and achieving immortality. For generations, its magic has been protected from those who would exploit it. But on a terrible day of death and destruction, the Book Without Words falls into the hands of a desperate boy.
year: 2005, 2006
call number/section: 1000
subjects: england, fiction, alchemy, fiction, middle ages, fantasy, fantasy fiction, paranormal fiction, large type books, large print books
Editions
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Hyperion Books for Children (2005)
The Book Without Words appears to be a volume of blank parchment pages. But for a green-eyed reader filled with great desire, it may reveal the forgotten magical arts of making gold and achieving immortality. For generations, its magic has been protected from those who would exploit it. But on a terrible day of death and destruction, the Book Without Words falls into the hands of a desperate boy.
Schools: 40
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Hyperion Paperbacks for Children (2006)
Thorston, an alchemist who has spent his life trying to decipher the secret to immortality contained in the Book Without Words, is on the brink of realizing his dream when he drops dead, leaving Odo, a talking raven, and Sybil, a servant who was about to be sacrificed to Thorston's plan, to reap the rewards of his work.
Schools: 3
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Thorston, an alchemist who spent his life trying to decipher the secret to immortality contained in the Book Without Words, suddenly drops dead leaving his talking raven, Odo, and his servant Sybil to reap the rewards of his work.
Schools: 1