The Shadowmancer Returns: The Curse of Salamander Street

by G.P. Taylor

Book Overview

​FROM NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLING AUTHOR His first novel, Shadowmancer, reached #1 on the New York Times Best Sellers List in 2004 and has been translated into 48 languages. The second novel,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399243461
• ISBN13: 9780399243462
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

Exactly what was ordered

This book was one of the items on my grandson's Christmas list and I simply wanted to find a copy in good condition to give him. Although it wasn't clear in the picture online, the book received was hardback. That was a nice surprise because the book is one in a series that my grandson is collecting and will probably keep into adulthood.

The Shadowmancer Returns: Curse of Salamander Street

Great Read!! J.P. Taylor has a way of making the reader feel truly involved in the story. A fantastic story.....as usual. I only wish that I had another of his books in the Shadowmancer series to read after I finished my book. Hopefully.........SOON !! C.Pekkala

shadowmancer returns

I have read and purchased all three volumes of the shadowmancer series(including wormwood) I have only purchased one through this dealer and found the product to be in excellent condition.

A stunning sequel

The runaway popular book, Shadowmancer, now has a true sequel (the books Wormwood and Tersias the Oracle were related, but did not follow the same characters). Taylor has worked in the music industry, and for many years on the Yorkshire Police Force, before becoming ordained as an Episcopalian vicar. He self-published his first book, Shadowmancer, selling his motorcycle to get the money. The book was a hit--on the bestseller lists. The story of Thomas, Kate and Raphah continues, with Beadle assisting Raphah (who has not died after being thrown overboard, but has been swallowed by a whale!). Jacob Crane, the smuggler captain of The Magenta, takes Kate and Thomas to London. Raphah and Beadle travel to London by coach, fleeing the evil Vicar Demurral and searching for Thomas and Kate. They meet a varied group of travelers, among them Cartaphilus Barghast and the young and magical Lady Tanville Chilnam. When Crane's his boat is seized, he helps Kate and Thomas to flee to a refuge in Salamander Street. Crane's old friend Pallium is oddly different. He is thin, and fixated on counting money--and praises his landlord Galphus. Kate discovers a haunted painting in her room, of a young woman named Isabella. Galphus seems kindly and safe, but is he really? What sorts of shoes does he make in his huge factory filled with child workers? Are Raphah and Beadle being followed by a change-shifter, a nasty huge beast of dog? Some of their fellow travelers seem to be on the same trail, also looking for two children. Who can be trusted? Who will survive? The three friends are re-united finally at the end of the book, after harrowing dangers, in a cataclysmic and frightening conclusion. Armchair Interviews says: The imagery, symbols, characters and the depiction of dark magical times is wonderfully wrought.

gripping dark fantasy

In 1752 England Obadiah Demurral continues his quest to conquer heaven in order to rule on earth. Three children (Raphah, Thomas and Kate) with the help of the angel Raphael thwart his last efforts, but he is not finished. The three children travel to London aboard pirate Jacob Crane's ship, who has become a believer. He is taking his previous cargo to Salamander Street, supposedly a place of safety from Demurral. Raphah gets separated from the others when he falls overboard. When Beadle, Demurral former slave happens upon a beach he sees a whale and out of his mouth comes Raphah. They head to London together. Meanwhile Crane, Kate, and Thomas reach London but officials board the ship and confiscate his cargo and inform him that Demurral sent word ahead that Crane kidnapped the children and stole something precious from him. When they reach the inn on Salamander Street Galphus takes Thomas to his factory and forces him to sign indenture papers. Later Kate is taken to Galphus's factory as a prisoner. Crane eventually is captured as well. They are waiting for Demurral to reach them as Galphus is his minion as good and evil clash for the souls of the children and their allies. This dark fantasy grips readers with its good vs. evil war on earth in which Demurral seems more powerful than even the angel Raphael. The story line is action-packed never slowing down in its epic battle on the streets of eighteenth century London, yet the key players are fully developed so that the audience understands motives (some altruistic to save the world; others ambitious to rule the world). G.P. Taylor provides a wonderful fantasy with a religious theme that readers of all ages will appreciate. Harriet Klausner