WORMWOOD
G. P. Taylor, . . Putnam, $17.99 (272pp) ISBN 978-0-399-24257-1
In his second novel, Taylor brings some cohesion and depth to his series, but the prose, atmospheric though it may be, is still convoluted. Here he introduces a London doctor named Sabian Blake. One night, a stranger delivers to him a mysterious book called the Nemorensis ("It was said to touch the Nemorensis was to hold the secrets of the cosmos in your hands"). A handwritten note in the book's margin describes a prophecy about a comet called Wormwood (the comet will "fall from the sky and poison the waters and bring death to many"). The plot quickly thickens, often to a muddied soup, but the reappearance of Abram Rickards, who aided Thomas and Kate in
Reviewed on: 08/16/2004
Genre: Children's
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