"Wonderfully creative while deeply dark and chilling, this beautifully unique novel bubbles with hope as a group of companions attempt impossible tasks in order to escape a labyrinth. "
This dark fantasy stole slivers from my heart and has taken up residence in my soul, I absolutely loved it. A quest awaits Hop after he awakens in a labyrinth with no memories, gathering companions he encounters unimaginable horrors as he attempts to escape. Written by Frances White, author of the truly fabulous murder-mystery/fantasy novel Voyage of the Damned, The Bone Door also sits as a LoveReading Star Book, though slips into deeper, darker, bloodier waters. The companions are a group of children with Hop at their centre, however this is most certainly not a children’s book. If you enter the labyrinth alongside the companions you will encounter nightmarish beasts, power-hungry godlike creatures, and horrors only a human mind can provide. I felt on the edge of enchantment, but not in the way I expected and there is clever provocative writing within these fantastical pages. Humour can be found, a lightness of touch that steals from the darkness even as it highlights the pain. As each door opened and the path became clearer, I sank further and I hurt yet loved more. As well as a Star Book, this also sits as a Liz Pick of the Month and I have no doubt will be one of my favourite novels of the year. Containing masterful storytelling, The Bone Door is the most compelling of tales as it sets love and kindness against hate and horror. Highly recommended.
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STEP INTO THE BRILLIANTLY IMAGINATIVE AND FIERCELY BOLD NEW WORLD FROM VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED AUTHOR, FRANCES WHITE.
What lies beyond The Bone Door?
When Hop awakens in an ancient labyrinth, he has no memory of his life before, or how he got here.
He does not recognise the mysterious girl trapped with him.
And he certainly cannot identify the shadowy figure stalking him, whispering terrible things . . .
But there is one thing he is certain of.
He must escape.
The only way out of the labyrinth is through The Bone Door. But it lies behind a series of other locked doors hidden across an array of strange realms. To open the way, Hop must complete impossible tasks before his time runs out.
As Hop travels deeper, he discovers that he and his companions may be more connected to the place and its horrors than he could ever imagine.
Unless Hop is able to unravel the true mystery of the labyrinth, including his own role within it, the Bone Door and any hope of escape will be lost forever.
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The Bone Door features in the following genres: Audiobooks of the Month, Liz Robinson's Picks of the Month, Recommendations, Star Books, Crime and Mystery, Fantasy, Horror and Supernatural Fiction, Dark fantasy, Horror and Supernatural Fiction, Fantasy, Dark fantasy, Horror and Supernatural Fiction, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: Journeys and voyages
The Bone Door is available in Paperback, Hardback, Audiobook
The Bone Door was written by Frances White and published by Penguin Books Ltd
