false 135879 10 <b>Deadly magic and malice threaten Merle and Serafin in this breathtaking sequel to <I>The Water Mirror.</i></b><P><P>Merle -- carrying the mysterious Flowing Queen within her -- and Vermithrax, the winged stone lion, are flying into Hell. They are looking for help in freeing Venice from the invading Egyptian pharaoh and his mummy warriors. But some truly nightmarish surprises await them as they travel to the center of Hell and encounter its sinister ruler -- Lord Light.<P><P>Serafin remains in Venice, where the gorgeous sphinx Lalapeya recruits him into a plot to assassinate the pharaoh. But does Lalapeya really believe a small group of boys can outwit the cunning sphinx commanders and kill the most powerful man on earth? Betrayal lurks in unexpected places, and startling revelations occur as Merle and Serafin learn that evil takes many shapes in the astonishing world of Dark Reflections.<P><P> 130947 book 2002 Das steinerne Licht (Merle-Trilogie,#2) total:190|5:49|4:66|3:57|2:15|1:3| 190 713 275 26 4 1 false false Tue Mar 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 11 02:41:12 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 10:26:28 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 0 1 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Dec 17 22:14:47 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 17 22:15:19 -0800 2007 3 0 false false Mon Sep 22 09:44:29 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 11 20:44:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon May 12 02:36:58 -0700 2008 Mon May 12 02:37:13 -0700 2008
WARNING: This book is the second in a trilogy.

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I finally figured out why I am reading these. It is not my normal type of book; it is just so bizarre. Then it hit me. It's like reading a dream. I mean, flying stone heads over 150 feet tall. Egyptians with solar powered sun barks. Flying stone lions. A master thief who com...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jul 22 20:02:35 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 20:03:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 12:36:23 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 12:39:47 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Apr 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 04 13:41:56 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 22 22:49:17 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Dec 04 15:16:21 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 15:16:21 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Thu Feb 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 12:30:30 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 07:58:42 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sat Nov 22 12:32:59 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 27 06:05:34 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Sun Apr 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 13:17:56 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 13:18:56 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Feb 20 07:44:20 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 07:45:00 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Feb 25 08:40:19 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 08:40:19 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Tue Dec 23 13:18:24 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 13:18:40 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Wed May 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 13:41:38 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 08:37:35 -0700 2009 The Water Mirror. I wasn't quite as enthralled with this book, but only because there wasn't the pleasure of the surprise at randomly finding a book I liked so much. The story gets considerably darker (and it was already dark), and it nicely sets up questions and drama for ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun May 31 17:04:21 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 17:57:04 -0700 2009 ]]> 3 0 false false Wed Oct 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 19:47:56 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 16:02:42 -0700 2009 4 0 true false Wed Jun 25 08:46:01 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 09:01:22 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Sep 14 18:57:12 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 14 18:57:12 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2322968