The Silk Road

Name: The Silk Road
Author: https://www.simonandschuster.net/authors/Kirsten-Marion/241320838
ISBN: 9781988761664

Part of Lucy & Dee

By Kirsten Marion

LIST PRICE $13.95

Rave and Reviews

About The Book

A hidden road. A dangerous bargain. An adventure they can’t turn down.

Lucy wants an adventure.
Dee needs money to search for his missing parents.

When a flaming bird leads them to a hidden road beneath the earth—and the lord of stone offers them a quest in a magical land—the chance for both is too good to refuse.

Thrown into a world of dragons, demons, and dangerous magic, Lucy and Dee are tasked with protecting a young emperor from an unknown threat. It would be simple enough… if the emperor weren’t a royal pain, and if an angry sorceress queen didn’t want him dead.

With the entitled ruler in tow, the two friends must cross a perilous land and find their way home armed with little more than a mysterious feather, their wits, and the help of a dragon-whisperer who looks suspiciously like a hedgehog.

Fast-paced, funny, and full of wonder, Lucy and Dee: The Silk Road is a middle grade fantasy adventure about courage, curiosity, and saying yes to the journey—even when it’s far more dangerous than you imagined.

About The Author

Kirsten Marion

Kirsten Marion completed undergraduate studies in English and Classics and a postgraduate degree in psychology, which helps inform the voices and motivations of her characters. After decades spent travelling the world and has lived on three continents, she has a unique mix of experiences to color her imaginary worlds.She currently lives in Victoria, Canada. Visit Kirsten at kirstenmarion.com, on Instagram @kirstenlmarion, or on twitter @kirsten_marion.

Product Details

Publisher: Common Deer Press (April 1, 2022)
Length: 214 pages
ISBN13: 9781988761664
Grades: 3 - 7
Ages: 9 - 12

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Raves and Reviews

Lucy and Dee are best friends, even if they do like completely opposite things. As they discover hidden depths within themselves and learn to see the world in a new light, readers will also pick up important lessons about determination, curiosity, and open-mindedness. Best of all, this is a story bursting with magic and humor.Lucy & Dee, The Silk Road is a fun and engrossing read, perfect for middle-grade readers who love a new adventure.

– Bianca Shultz, Editor-in-Chief, The Children's Book Review

The trio, including a reformed Yidi who grows in compassion and understands that he is the one who must save Sericea, emerge as credible young heroes making difficult moral choices as they seek a safe place to hide out and regroup. The story ultimately leaves readers in suspense about what happens next.An enthralling, fast-paced adventure, hinting of more to come.

– Kirkus Reviews

In Kirsten Marion's absorbing fantasy novel Lucy and Dee, two friends help a young royal to fulfil his calling, despite obstacles put in place by his cruel stepmother.… an appealing fantasy novel in which two friends go on a wondrous adventure in a magical land.

– Karen Rigby, Foreword Clarion Reviews

Marion launches a striking fantasy series with her debut, introducing resourceful tweens Lucy Banks and Dee Ringrose in an adventure that offers middle grade readers rich emotional reality as the heroes enter a magical world. The Silk Road will engage young readers eager for an exciting quest on the uncertain path to maturity, where hard-won knowledge is a given, and a happily-ever-after is not.

– Publishers Weekly: Booklife

Imaginative and entertaining, the novel asks readers to discover hidden depths within themselves while learning to see the world in a new light. Un-put-downable.

– BookView Review

A rip-roaring fantasy… Not to be missed.

– The Prairies Book Review