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The Ruined City

par John Wilson

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Howard is a lonely, geeky tenth-grader dealing with a father who's had some kind of breakdown, a flaky, overprotective mother and frightening waking dreams. Then he meets Cate, a strange girl who convinces him that he is an Adept, which means he can communicate through dreams with other dimensions and, under certain circumstances, travel between them. Howard discovers that our world is only one of several dimensions swirling in time and space, and that one of the others, peopled by unimaginably powerful monsters, is approaching Earth for the first time in millennia. The last time the dimensions coincided, our world was saved by the breaking of a powerful golden mask in the Chinese city of Sanxingdui. Together, Howard and Cate travel through time and space, meeting other Adepts and avoiding lurking monsters, in a quest to find the three fragments of the golden mask and prevent it from falling into the wrong hands.… (plus d'informations)

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This book was so much fun to read. Definitely meant for a young teen audience, but it kept me wanting to know what would happen all the way through.

mudroom | May 15, 2023 |

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This book was written for children ages 11-14, and I think kids that age would really enjoy this story. The plot is fast paced, with enough twists and turns to be interesting, without being overly confusing. The characters and settings are quirky and diverse.

As an adult I found this to be a very easy read, but was aware the entire time that it wasn't written for me. Some books written for kids are strong enough that they work equally well for adults, but this isn't quite one of those books. It was still a fun read, however, and will probably delight the target audience.

Loisthelion | Apr 26, 2022 |

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Not bad for a start... I want to know what will happen next. I always love it when a book for teens gives a shout out to other books, hopefully feeding the need to read :-) (

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kpolhuis | Aug 9, 2020 |

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I received this through Early Reviewers by LibraryThing. Keeping in mind that this book was written for a teen audience, I found the pacing, suspense and hints of mythology to be good. I did not really like that the protagonist did seem to be developed into a fully dynamic character. But overall it was an entertaining read. (

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amilligan | Feb 6, 2019 |

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This book follows high school student Howard as strange things start to happen in his life, eventually leading to him finding out that he has supernatural powers and must use them to protect the world from being overrun by terrible monsters. Overall, this was a pretty quick read, but I never felt particularly connected to the characters. The story is an interesting intersection between chinese mythology and Lovecraftian C'thulhu mythos, but overall the connection seems a bit half-baked. This might serve as an interesting jumping-off point for middle-grade readers who are unfamiliar with those genres and histories, but it just wasn't my cup of tea. (

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Passages of evocative prose appear alongside moments of unbelievably cartoonish description and dialogue (one character uses the phrase, “cool people like me”).

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Nom de l'auteur	Rôle	Type d'auteur	Œuvre ?	Statut
John Wilson	—	auteur principal	toutes les éditions	calculé
Bubela, Teresa	Concepteur de la couverture	auteur secondaire	quelques éditions	confirmé
Gordon, Katherine	Author photo	auteur secondaire	quelques éditions	confirmé
Zhou, Dehua	Cover image	auteur secondaire	quelques éditions	confirmé

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Chen (boy servant of Emperor Kun Zhuang)

Ting (girl servant of Emperor Kun Zhuang)

Fu (Ting's mutt)

Howard Peter Lawson (10th grader, geek)

Cate (short for 'Hecate', 10th grader, Goth chick)

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Sanxingdui, the City of Masks, Sichuan Province, China

Aylford, by the Bane River, Oregon, USA (fictional town)

R'lyeh (fictional city)

the Whateley mansion on Hangman's Hill, Aylford

the Danford more modest mansion on Hangman's Hill, Aylford

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For Jen, who keeps me grounded in this dimension.

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Dear reader -- whoever you are, wherever you are, whenever you are -- it is my intention to fill the pages that follow with two tales so curious and singular that they will encourage you to believe in magic and monsters, lost cities and vanished worlds, and realities so fantastical they cannot be imagined in your wildest dreams.

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[Jingshen has asked Chen why he's moving like an arthritic monkey instead of taking the wushu advice to not fight oneself and relax]

Chen looked up at the emperor, who gave a nod. Slowly the boy unbent until he stood straight. He spun in a circle, raising the tray above his head as he did so. Balancing it on one hand, he performed an ever-faster sequence of complex twists and turns, then placed the tray neatly in the middle of the table. With a mesmerizing series of delicat4e hand moves, he poured the tea and placed a cup before each of the onlookers.

As Chen backed away, Jingshen said, That was well done. I don't believe I've seen tea served that way before.'

'I made up the moves myself,' Chen said as he backed toward the door. [...]

The emperor grumbled and reached for his tea. 'At least he didn't spill much,' he said. (p.8)

[Howard's mom asks him about the friend he was hanging out with]

'Just someone from school.'

'Invite him around for dinner one night. I like to meet your friends.

'Sure.' Howard had no intention of telling his mother that his friend was a girl. She'd be picking out a dress for the wedding before he finished the sentence. (p. 131)

[A cloud obscures the moon so Howard can no longer see the ruined city on the island and what's swimming from it toward him...]

... The unearthly whistling was rising and falling, and getting louder, drowning out the sound of the waves on the shore. Then another noise joined the chorus. It was deeper than the whistling, almost more felt than heard. A dragging, scraping sound, as if something -- or some things-- grotesque and monstrous was slithering and crawling over the cold, slimy stones. (p.85)

[After Cate has told Howard what just attacked them.]

"You know a lot,' Howard said in awe.

'I read too much.'

'Do you think Heimao will be all right?'

A voice echoed from far away. 'I'm a black cat on a dark night. What do you think?' (p.266)

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Howard is a lonely, geeky tenth-grader dealing with a father who's had some kind of breakdown, a flaky, overprotective mother and frightening waking dreams. Then he meets Cate, a strange girl who convinces him that he is an Adept, which means he can communicate through dreams with other dimensions and, under certain circumstances, travel between them. Howard discovers that our world is only one of several dimensions swirling in time and space, and that one of the others, peopled by unimaginably powerful monsters, is approaching Earth for the first time in millennia. The last time the dimensions coincided, our world was saved by the breaking of a powerful golden mask in the Chinese city of Sanxingdui. Together, Howard and Cate travel through time and space, meeting other Adepts and avoiding lurking monsters, in a quest to find the three fragments of the golden mask and prevent it from falling into the wrong hands.

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