Endymion Spring, Matthew Skelton
Endymion Spring, Matthew Skelton
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Endymion Spring

Author: Matthew Skelton

Narrator: Richard Easton

Unabridged: 10 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/22/2006


Synopsis

BONUS FEATURE: Exclusive interview with Matthew Skelton about the origins of Endymion Spring.

"You've stumbled on to something much larger than you can possibly imagine."

In the dead of night, a cloaked figure drags a heavy box through snow-covered streets. The chest, covered in images of mythical beasts, can only be opened when the fangs of its serpent's-head clasp taste blood.

Centuries later, in an Oxford library, a boy touches a strange book and feels something pierce his finger. The volume is blank, wordless, but its paper has fine veins running through it and seems to quiver, as if it's alive. Words begin to appear on the page--words no one but the boy can see.

And so unfolds a timeless secret . . . .

About The Author

Matthew Skelton was born in England and grew up in Canada. He has a Ph.D. in English Literature from Oxford University. Endymion Spring is his debut novel. The author lives in UK and Canada.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Stjepan

With this book, I went back to my childhood when I read the book because I was fascinated with an interesting story in the book. This book has a magical story that draws us into the magical world of old books, the world that is so fascinating. The book begins with a strange chest by the city of Main......more

In our family for over 10 years now, we've taken turns picking what book we read together every night. As such, we've read material as diverse as Jacques Lusseyran's And There Was Light, Hank the Cowdog, Seven Years in Tibet, Harry Potter, and even Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke. One of our kids......more

Goodreads review by Spencer

I did not like this book. The characterzation (sorry if i spelled it wrong) was terrible with Blake and was just confusing with books attacking him. None of it was explained expect a random book he just found out of no where (the bestiary) helped explain a random dragon he found outside his window.......more

Goodreads review by Pam

Not being a big fantasy fan, I initially had ambivalent feelings about reading this book. However,I really enjoyed this book. I thought it was captivating and intelligently written. I also liked how it was intertwined with the Gutenberg and the history of printing. I found myself engrossed in this st......more

Goodreads review by Noriko

The first time I picked up this book and read the synopsis, I thought it was a story about a boy who unleashed some sort of monster into his world! But I never expected it to be a book about a Book! Nonetheless, it was one which has links to the intruiging history of Fust and early book printing, li......more


Quotes

“[Endymion Spring] may give Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code a run for its money. . . .
It is unputdownable.”–The Irish Independent