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When Boy is sent as an errand boy for his new master Kepler, he is unexpectedly taken hostage and imprisoned in the castle’s grim dungeon. Inside, he must outwit the ruthless Maxim and the deranged King Frederick to plan his escape. During this perilous journey, Boy also discovers a disturbing truth about his father, raising questions of identity and inheritance amid a world of magic and tyranny.
First publish date: 2005
Genre: Horror/Gothic Horror
Authors: Marcus Sedgwick
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