The Secret of the Bloodred Key

Written by David Farr

Part of the The Book of Stolen Dreams series

A missing girl, a mysterious key, and a race to save a world.

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336 pages· ~700L

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Rachel, now the keeper of a mysterious bloodred key, faces a daunting challenge when a girl named Elsa is smuggled into the Hinterland. With her brother Robert distracted and their father ailing, Rachel must use the key to rescue Elsa. But as she ventures into the unknown, she discovers Elsa's fate is tied to the very survival of Krasnia. Can Rachel save both the girl and her homeland, or will the secrets of the Hinterland consume them all?

From the publisher

This dazzling sequel to the phenomenal The Book of Stolen Dreams that Publishers Weekly compared to the work of Kelly Barnhill and Lemony Snicket sees Rachel shouldering her new responsibility as key keeper when a girl goes missing. After defeating the tyrant Malstain, Rachel and Robert are the heroes of Krasnia…but all is not how it should be. Robert is swept away with his new friends, leaving Rachel alone to take care of their ailing father, who’s lost without their beloved mother. Rachel has also become the keeper of the hidden bloodred key that opens the way into the Hinterland and is sworn to answer when it calls. So when a young girl, Elsa Spiegel, is illegally smuggled into the Hinterland, Rachel has no choice but to use her key to save her. But Elsa’s fate is linked to Krasnia’s, and Rachel’s rescue mission turns into a battle to save her home as she knows it.

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