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Sporeville
Book One of The Wellborn Conspiracy
by Paul Marlowe
A YA novel set in 1886 Nova Scotia
Published September 2007
ISBN-10: 0973950544
ISBN-13: 9780973950540
215 pp
US$10.95 CA$11.50 UK£6.95
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Sample Chapter

There were more people in the streets, all of them moving toward the lighthouse. Each walked alone, neither speaking to the others nor making any signs of recognition. They simply drifted. Slowly, steadily, inexorably.

Elliott Graven was prepared to be bored by his new town, and prepared to be annoyed by it. After all, it was a run-down fishing village in the back woods, and moving there suddenly had been his father's idea, not Elliott's. But he wasn't prepared for the sleepwalkers. Or the mushrooms. Or the jars of eyes. At least the werewolves seemed to be on his side...

Sample Chapter - Adobe Acrobat PDF (~120kb)

REVIEWS

"Fans of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy will certainly
enjoy this novel. In fact, readers who like gothic literature, science fiction, fantasy, and history will all relish this book... I cannot wait for the sequel...It was absolutely the best, most delicious thing I have read in some time." - Resource Links

**Selected for Resource Links magazine's 2007 Year's Best list. * *

"The general teen reader will be interested by this story, for it illustrates the past with a steady hand, and carves intrigue well...anyone past double-digits can read this and enjoy it." - ReaderViewskids.com

"Sporeville is an exciting, well written, fast paced story which captures the atmosphere of the times." -Historical Novels Review

"Anyone who loves science fiction, mystery, or history will enjoy this read, which is a great novel on its own as well as a terrific start to the Wellborn Conspiracy series."
-What If? Magazine

"Sporeville has all the elements and feel of a gothic horror novel...Marlowe demonstrates throughout the novel his excellent command of language, extensive vocabulary and clever wit...it will appeal to strong readers with a passion for gothic literature, traditional horror or simply bizarre tales."
Recommended.
- Marina Cohen, CM Magazine

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