Advanced
Error loading page.
Try refreshing the page. If that doesn't work, there may be a network issue, and you can use our self test page to see what's preventing the page from loading.
Learn more about possible network issues or contact support for more help.
Title details for The Last Changeling by Jane Yolen - Available

The Last Changeling

#2 in series

by Jane Yolen
Adam Stemple
ebook
1 of 1 copy available
Borrow Read a sample Read a sample
1 of 1 copy available
In The Hostage Prince, Prince Aspen and midwife’s apprentice Snail tried to prevent the Seelie War by making a perilous journey to Aspen’s father’s kingdom. Their journey started the war instead. Chased by two armies, Aspen and Snail find refuge with the actors of Professor Odds’ traveling troupe, dodging soldiers, Border Lord berserkers, a hungry troll,  and assorted dwarfs, drows, lycants, boggles, and a cloaked spy. Will they make it out? Is any place safe for the two of them? And who, exactly, is the mysterious Professor Odds, who seems to have his own hidden powers and agenda? Fast-paced and funny,The Last Changeling, the second book of the Seelie Wars trilogy, is the perfect way to introduce newly fledged readers to fantasy.

  • Creators

  • Series

    The Seelie Wars

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    November 28, 2014

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780698155046

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9780698155046
      • File size: 3039 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 5.7
    • Lexile® Measure: 830
    • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty: 4-5

  • Reviews

    • Kirkus

      October 15, 2014
      Book 2 in the Seelie Wars fantasy trilogy moves the plot along...a bit. Prince Aspen, now disguised as a minstrel and calling himself Karl, with former midwife's apprentice Snail disguised as his companion, is on the run through Seelie lands, hunted by both Seelie and Unseelie armies. Their prickly interpersonal interactions are tempered by a possible growing fondness as well as their mutual need to survive. By chance, they join up with what seems to be a traveling troupe of players whose cast of characters includes dwarf siblings, a man named Professor Odds and a beautiful woman. As the players' cart lumbers along, unfortunately so does the plot. Action is replaced by the riddles and wordplay with which the professor and dwarfs communicate, and readers may find this more tedious than intriguing. More fey creatures are introduced to the already-plentiful variety that inhabits this world, but instead of adding richness, the overall impression is of an abiding busyness, without enough connection. (The animated rug is an exception.) Eventually Snail has a revelation about both herself and the real purpose of the troupe that turns her world on its head. Aspen, meanwhile, confronts his own coming-of-age moment, and by the end, the plot starts moving forward more energetically. This flattish story needs more depth in both narrative arc and characterization to sparkle. (Fantasy. 8-12)

      COPYRIGHT(2014) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

    • School Library Journal

      October 1, 2014

      Gr 4-8-Mother-son team Yolen and Stemple return to the "refreshingly atypical" characters they introduced in The Hostage Prince: Prince Aspen, a Seelie raised at the Unseelie Court, and Snail, a midwife's apprentice. Fans will be eager to see the fallout of the war the pair inadvertently caused in this action-packed jaunt, ideal for fantasy newcomers.

      Copyright 2014 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:5.7
  • Lexile® Measure:830
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:4-5

Loading