First Time Is the Charm; 'Endymion Spring' Has Magical Ingredients

From: The Washington Post | Date: September 18, 2006 | Copyright information

What is Endymion Spring? A person? A place? A thing? All of the above? (And how the heck do you pronounce it? More about that later.)

We don't want to give away too much, but "Endymion Spring" is a new novel about the power and magic of books. That's an idea that Cornelia Funke has written about in her popular books "Inkheart" and "Inkspell." Fans of those two are sure to enjoy this book by first- time author Matthew Skelton, who lives in Oxford, England, where part of his book is set.

"Endymion Spring" is really a story about the friendship between two boys separated by 500 years who pursue a ...

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