The Poisons of Caux
The Hollow Bettle (Book I)
Published on 11. August 2009
235 pages
978-0-375-85354-8 (ISBN)
Description
Introducing a witty and macabre new fantasy trilogy.
There's little joy left in the kingdom of Caux: the evil King Nightshade rules with terrible tyranny and the law of the land is poison or be poisoned. Worse, eleven-year-old Ivy's uncle, a famous healer, has disappeared, and Ivy sets out to find him, joined by a young taster named Rowan. But these are corrupt times, and the children—enemies of the realm—are not alone. What exactly do Ivy and Rowan's pursuers want? Is it Ivy's prized red bettle, which, unlike any other gemstone in Caux, appears—impossibly—to be hollow? Is it the elixir she concocted—the one with the mysterious healing powers? Or could it be Ivy herself?
Told with wry humor, The Hollow Bettle is the first installment in the Poisons of Caux trilogy, an astonishing tale of herbs and magic, tasters and poisoners.
There's little joy left in the kingdom of Caux: the evil King Nightshade rules with terrible tyranny and the law of the land is poison or be poisoned. Worse, eleven-year-old Ivy's uncle, a famous healer, has disappeared, and Ivy sets out to find him, joined by a young taster named Rowan. But these are corrupt times, and the children—enemies of the realm—are not alone. What exactly do Ivy and Rowan's pursuers want? Is it Ivy's prized red bettle, which, unlike any other gemstone in Caux, appears—impossibly—to be hollow? Is it the elixir she concocted—the one with the mysterious healing powers? Or could it be Ivy herself?
Told with wry humor, The Hollow Bettle is the first installment in the Poisons of Caux trilogy, an astonishing tale of herbs and magic, tasters and poisoners.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Fourth Grade to Eighth Grade
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File size
3,32 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-375-85354-8 (9780375853548)
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Susannah Appelbaum lives in New York's Hudson Valley with her husband and their two young children. This is her first novel.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Part I - Of Poisons and Tasters
- Chapter One - Mr. Flux Arrives
- Chapter Two - Poison Ivy
- Chapter Three - The Deadly Nightshades
- Chapter Four - Soup
- Chapter Five - Aqua Artilla
- Chapter Six - The Field Guide
- Chapter Seven - The Worse of Two Tasters
- Chapter Eight - Rowan Truax
- Chapter Nine - The Trestle
- Chapter Ten - Axlerod D. Roux
- Chapter Eleven - The Cinquefoil
- Chapter Twelve - The Doorway
- Chapter Thirteen - Pimcaux
- Chapter Fourteen - The Return of Shoo
- Chapter Fifteen - Repose
- Chapter Sixteen - Flight
- Part II - Elixir
- Chapter Seventeen - The Director
- Chapter Eighteen - Arsenious
- Chapter Nineteen - The Terrible Tonic
- Chapter Twenty - Southern Wood
- Chapter Twenty-One - The Bettle Boar
- Chapter Twenty-Two - Underwood
- Chapter Twenty-Three - The Amber Room
- Chapter Twenty-Four - Poisonry
- Chapter Twenty-Five - The Dungeon
- Chapter Twenty-Six - The Royal Cobbler
- Chapter Twenty-Seven - Prisoner No. 11,802
- Part III - The Winds of Caux
- Chapter Twenty-Eight - The Potion
- Chapter Twenty-Nine - Bearing Stones
- Chapter Thirty - Windwhippers
- Chapter Thirty-One - The Mildew Sisters
- Chapter Thirty-Two - The Lien
- Chapter Thirty-Three - Departure
- Chapter Thirty-Four - Skytop Glory
- Chapter Thirty-Five - The End of the Line
- Chapter Thirty-Six - The Mines
- Chapter Thirty-Seven - The Hollow Bettle
- Chapter Thirty-Eight - The Gate
- Chapter Thirty-Nine - The Hanging Gardens
- Chapter Forty - The Maze
- Chapter Forty-One - The Hedgehog
- Part IV - Templar
- Chapter Forty-Two - Sorrel Flux
- Chapter Forty-Three - The Knox
- Chapter Forty-Four - The Estate
- Chapter Forty-Five - Mithrodites
- Chapter Forty-Six - Peps D. Roux
- Chapter Forty-Seven - The Invitation
- Chapter Forty-Eight - Not One, but Two
- Chapter Forty-Nine - Arrivals
- Chapter Fifty - Preparations
- Chapter Fifty-One - The Guest of Honor
- Chapter Fifty-Two - The Tapestries
- Chapter Fifty-Three - The Hunt
- Chapter Fifty-Four - The Menu
- Chapter Fifty-Five - Poppy
- Chapter Fifty-Six - Axle
- Chapter Fifty-Seven - The Kitchen of the King
- Chapter Fifty-Eight - The Wind
- Chapter Fifty-Nine - The Prophecy
- Chapter Sixty - Reunion
- Epilogue: Final Words
- About the Author
- Copyright
