The Uncommoners
The Uncommoners mixes elements of classic portal fantasies like Narnia, with the ‘under your nose’ variety of fantasy found in ‘Skullduggery Pleasant’ or, dare I say it, ‘Harry Potter’.Ivy and Seb Sparrow are thrown into a world of mystery and intrigue when their Grandmother is rushed into hospital after a fall. Their mostly absent parents (standard fare in book world it seems, who ever had an interesting day when their parents were around?) are both indisposed which leaves the Sparrow’s to fend for themselves for a few hours. A fairly routine task for a fourteen and eleven year old you’d think, get the bus home, chow down on a sandwich and binge-watch your favourite YouTube channel. Sadly outside influences have other ideas and before they know it Ivy and Seb are on the run from some very peculiar bailiff types who appeared back at Grandma’s house just before they did. To say much more would likely spoil the plot and any un/pleasant surprises along the way, so let’s suffice to say that they find their way into an alternative world of sorts, their family history catches up with them and “events transpire”.
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Wonderscape
- Wonderscape (2020) – Amazon – Book Depository