The Stolen Prince of Cloudburst, Jaclyn Moriarty
The Stolen Prince of Cloudburst, Jaclyn Moriarty
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The Stolen Prince of Cloudburst

Author: Jaclyn Moriarty

Narrator: Imogen Wilde, Sarah Ovens, Edward Killingback

Unabridged: 10 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/23/2021


Synopsis

Esther is a middle child, in her own mind a pale reflection of siblings who are bright, shining stars. Her mother doesn’t show the slightest bit of interest, no matter what Esther does. Still, she’s content to go back to school, do her best,
hang out with her friends, and let others take care of things.

But her best friends aren’t AT school when she gets there. Why didn’t they tell her they wouldn’t be coming back? Why were they silent all summer? But stuff like that happens. And it’s bad luck that her new teacher makes Esther the butt of
all kinds of jokes. Mrs. Pollock is rumored to be an ogre—and maybe she IS one. Could be.

Then things go from unfortunate to outright dangerous. The mountains surrounding the school—usually sparkling with glaciers and lakes, alive with Faeries, and sheltering a quaint town with really great bakeries—are now
crowded with Shadow Mages, casting a noticeable pall, and clearly—to Esther— signifying something very dark and threatening. As the people she might have depended on to help are either strangely absent or in hiding, it’s left to ordinary,
middle-child Esther (“just Esther”) to act. But she’ll have to burst out of the box of mediocrity she’s been put in, and do something absolutely extraordinary.

About Jaclyn Moriarty

Jaclyn Moriarty is the bestselling author of novels for young adults including Feeling Sorry for Celia, The Year of Secret Assignments, and the Colours of Madeleine trilogy. She has been the recipient of the NSW Premier’s Literary Award, the Queensland Literary Award, and the Aurealis Award for Fantasy. Jaclyn grew up in Sydney, lived in England, the United States, and Canada, and now lives in Sydney again. She is very fond of chocolate, blueberries, ice-skating and sleep.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Megan on October 07, 2022

Very predictably, Jaclyn Moriarty has made me laugh, cry and feel every emotion possible in this book. The Kingdoms and Empires series has all been beautiful, but this one was my favourite of all. Esther is such a great character and I loved every twist and turn this book took me on.......more

Goodreads review by Amy on May 20, 2021

I would describe this book as a mash-up between Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, and The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making. As the third book in a series, it refers to previous plots, but enough is explained here that a reader new to the series isn't left clueless as to what......more

Goodreads review by Liz on October 27, 2022

Such a great book! It was a bit of a slow start on my part, but I really loved this book! All of the characters were so well written and fun to follow. There were some things in the story that I caught on to earlier, but some that took me by surprise! It was such a great adventure! Definitely going t......more

Goodreads review by Diana on February 07, 2022

My 3rd grader read this book. It has the magic and fairy tale qualities, but seemed to drag on a bit too much. The chapters were short to keep it moving along, but my daughter started to loose interest close to halfway. Enjoyable, but just not to the level of other books for this age range.......more