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The Hidden Land (The Secret Country Trilogy, Vol. 2)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780142501436
ISBN: 0142501433
Label: Puffin
Manufacturer: Puffin
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 272
Publication Date: October 13, 2003
Publisher: Puffin
Reading Level: Young Adult
Studio: Puffin
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Editorial Review:
The five cousins are still trapped in the Secret Country, and must play their parts. When the King is poisoned, Ted-Prince Edward-must take the throne, even though he has no idea how to rule a country, battle magic, or inspire followers. Soon enough he will have to do all three because the Country is on the verge of war with the treacherous Dragon King.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - The Secret: Each Book Gets Better
I originally picked up this trilogy because it looked interesting and the other reviewers raved about it. Chapters into the first book, I began to wonder why it was so beloved. More questions than answers swam across the page, drowning me in confusion and frustration. I felt thrown into a sea without a life preserver. The language was too archaic at times, and I constantly felt I was not being given enough information to process the storyline.
I felt like I was plowing through the ... Read More
Rating: - Hidden away
Pamela Dean's Secret Country Trilogy has only recently come back into the spotlight, when reprinted by Firebird Books. Now the second volume of this quirky epic is out: "The Hidden Land." It suffers from a bit of middle-volume syndrome, but it keeps up the pace and builds up suspense and plot for volume three.
In the first book of the trilogy, five cousins suddenly got swept away into the Secret Country -- a magical land of wizards, dragons, unicorns, nobles and kings, which they thought ... Read More
Rating:  - AWESOME! This from a 26-year old, hehehe
I was going up and down the isle of my favorite book store when I stumbled on the interesting cover of this book. I picked it up going, wow, what is this about? I read the back cover. My heart raced suddenly. Could it be true? A book with such an interesting story idea like this? I didn't even read the first book but by instinct picked up ALL THREE books in the trilogy at once. Boy, was that a smart thing to do.
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Rating: - Good news!
Just passing on good news I've heard -- the series is to be reprinted starting in 2003! If you couldn't find The Whim of the Dragon, the third book, just wait -- relief is in sight!
Aside from that, it's a worthy follow-up to The Secret Country, but very much dependent on it -- don't try to read this alone. Good reading to you!
Rating: - Six stars!
Nobody, nobody, nobody writes like Pamela Dean. Some writers have written as well, but no writer of prose has ever had a voice that somehow manages to feel like Tom O'Bedlam's song.
_The Hidden Land_ continues the story begun in _The Secret Country_ and finishing in _The Whim of the Dragon._ The protagonists are a group of kids of various ages, and the story is entirely suitable for either children or adults. I can't recommend it too highly; the writing sings. It's replete with literary allusions ... Read More
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