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Freewalker [electronic resource] / Dennis Foon.

Foon, Dennis, 1951- (Author).

Summary:

When the children mysteriously fall into a life-threatening coma, Roan and Lumpy leave the haven of Newlight to set off to find a cure--a remedy that may lie in the hands of Roan's lost sister, Stowe.

Second book in the trilogy "The Longlight Legacy", Roan continues his adventures in a war-torn world in this science-fiction fantasy novel intended for teen readers. The author is an experienced novelist and playwright. Praise for The Dirt Eaters, the first book in The Longlight Legacy. This outstanding first title in a trilogy should have readers eagerly anticipating the next - School Library Journal, starred review through the lens of a dramatic, futuristic saga, Freewalker continues the stunning look at loss and revenge that began with The Dirt Eaters. In this highly suspenseful second novel in The Longlight Legacy, one year has passed since Roan, Alandra and the children escaped from the Brothers. Now, in the haven they call Newlight, Alandra has begun traveling the Dreamfield with the children, exploring their potential. But when the children mysteriously fall into a life-threatening coma, Roan and Lumpy set off to find a cure. The remedy may lie in the hands of Roan's lost sister, Stowe. But Stowe, now the icon of the City has become obsessed with her growing powers, powers that threaten to overwhelm and transform her into a destructive, vindictive force. Author Dennis Foon displays once again his great originality and unstoppable imagination. Freewalker is powerful and fast paced, with unexpected twists that await the reader with every turn of the page.

Record details

ISBN: 9781554514625 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1554514622 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (387 p.)
Publisher: Toronto : Annick Press, c2004.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Keeper of the City -- Newlight -- Our Stowe -- The Assignation -- Cooperation Unlimited -- Wetlands -- Preparation for the Unknown -- An Assembly of Tendrils -- Perfect Body and Mind -- Mabatan -- The God of the City -- The Fevers of Hell -- The Hole in the Wall -- Trail of the Misbegotten -- The Trailblazer -- In the Lair of the Blood Drinkers -- The Craving -- Mhyzah's Justice -- The Quarry -- The Storytellers -- The Inquiring Mind -- The Value of Knitting -- The Rise of the Vulture -- The Bespectacled Man -- The Snare -- The Gunthers -- Diagnosis -- Family Reunion -- The Little Girl -- The Sewers of the City -- Stowaways -- The Fortress of the Red-Haired Woman -- An Old Family Friend -- The Fires of Hell -- The Dormant Volcano.

Source of Description Note:

Description based on print version record.