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![]() | The Ancient One (1992) (The second book in the Adventures of Kate series) A novel by T A Barron |
When Kate travels to Blade, Oregon, to spend a quiet vacation with her Aunt Melanie, she has no idea of the adventures that lie ahead. Blade, Oregon is home of the magical Lost Crater, in which a grove of giant readwood trees has remained untouched for thousands of years. Now the ancient grove has become the center of a major dispute between those who wish to save this rare sanctuary and the local loggers who see Lost Crater as their last hope to rejuvenate their dying mill town. Caught up in the struggle, Kate feels compelled to learn more and decides to follow a trail into the crater, which, as legend has it, was made by the ancient Halami people believed to have once lived in the region. But for Kate, what starts out as a day's discovery soon turns intor a life's journey. With the help of an ancient walking stick, Kate is thrust back in time five hundred years. Quickly befriended by a young Halami girl, Laioni, Kate learns that not much as changed in five centuries as she is caught in the middle of a battle for the same wilderness. Confronted by a myrid of strange and frightening creatures, including the trickster Kandeldandel and the evil Gashra, who is bend on destroying everything he cannot control, Kate must complete her quest and return to her own time. But to do so, she must not only discover the truth behind her own beliefs, but also unravel an ancient and wondrous riddle bearing the knowledge of life's intricate and fragile balance.
Genre: Fantasy
Genre: Fantasy
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Hardback Editions
April 2009 : Library Binding
| Title: The Ancient One Author(s): T. A. Barron ISBN: 1-4395-1367-8 / 978-1-4395-1367-5 Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
December 2003 : Hardback
| Title: The Ancient One Author(s): T. A. Barron ISBN: 0-7569-6642-6 / 978-0-7569-6642-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Perfection Learning Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
December 2003 : Library Binding
| Title: The Ancient One Author(s): T. A. Barron ISBN: 1-4177-4705-6 / 978-1-4177-4705-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Turtleback Books: A Division of Sanval Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
October 1999 : Library Binding
| Title: The Ancient One Author(s): T. A. Barron ISBN: 0-7857-3502-X / 978-0-7857-3502-1 (USA edition) Publisher: Rebound by Sagebrush Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
December 1994 : Hardback
| Title: The Ancient One Author(s): T. A Barron ISBN: 0-606-11042-9 / 978-0-606-11042-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Demco Media Inc Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 1992 : Hardback
| Title: Ancient One Author(s): T. A. Barron Publisher: Penguin Group USA Availability: Amazon More details... |
September 1992 : Hardback
| Title: The Ancient One Author(s): T. A. Barron ISBN: 0-399-21899-8 / 978-0-399-21899-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Philomel Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
December 2003 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: The Ancient One (Kate Gordon) Author(s): T. A. Barron ISBN: 0-441-01032-6 / 978-0-441-01032-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Ace Availability: |

