K.V. Johansen has Master's Degrees in Medieval Studies and in English. She has held the Eileen Wallace Research Fellowship in Children's Literature and received the Frances E. Russell Award for research in children's literature in 2004. Johansen received the Canadian Authors' Association 2006 Lilla Stirling Award; she has had fiction titles nominated for the Silver Birch Award, the Diamond Willow Award, shortlisted for the Canadian Association of Children's Librarians Book of the Year for Children Award, and included on the Ontario Library Association's "Best Bets Top Ten List" and VOYA's "Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror" list. For more information, visit www.pippin.ca.
"Fast paced and dramatic, Nethin's adventure took swift hold of my
imagination and provided a splendid imaginary escape to another
world...Highly recommended."-- (02/19/2010)
"Followers of The Warlocks of Talverdin will relish this fourth
book, while those new to the series can jump right in with very
little confusion and become fans themsevles. Readers will be hooked
from the first few pages."-- (06/01/2011)
"The adventures that ensue are complex and carefully constructed;
Johansen is adept at presenting intricate political and social
intrigue, supported by strong characterization...She has created a
fascinating, original fantasy world, one which readers will want to
enter in to dwell. As with Middle Earth, we imagine the shadowy
spaces outside of the narrative, peopled by characters we have yet
to meet, partaking of incidents that have yet to happen, and we
fervently hope that K. V. Johansen will continue to tell their
tales for years to come."-- (04/01/2010)
"The novel contains a good balance of heroic physical exertions
with magic-use, and presents brave, resourceful young heroes of
both genders."--VOYA (08/01/2010)
"The reader is gripped, shocked...Characterizations are solid, and
the language paints a picture of setting which is believable.
Readers who enjoy well-written fantasy ought to get some
satisfaction from the series."-- (04/01/2011)
"The Tolkienesque scale of the story is clear in the large glossary
of characters at the end of the book...What better balance for
cheery summer weather than a landscape clouded by looming evil?"--
(07/08/2010)
"Very exciting."--TriState YA Book Review (09/01/2010)
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