Ravens love riddles. In fact, ravens greet each other by telling a riddle so they can tell the good ravens from the bad. Evil ravens are known as valravens and serve the evil demon Corax – who is half man, half raven. Eleven-year-old Gabriel Finley also loves riddles. Gabriel’s father, Adam, has ...
The novel begins with bizarre circumstances, involving an accidental baby-swap, leading to the Laments' adoption of a fragile baby that they name Will. Julia Lament has to come to terms with the loss of her real son, while keeping Will's identity a secret from everyone except her husband. Or so s...
Abby said as she looked around Gabriel’s hallway. She patted the gargoyle carved on the front of a dresser and made a monkey face at a big oval mirror. “Wait until you see the desk,” whispered Gabriel. “It has legs like a bird’s talons.” “Do you really think it runs around?” said Abby. “I’m just ...