The Dark (novel)

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name = The Dark


image_caption = The cover
author = Marianne Curley
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country = Australia
language = English
series = Guardians of Time Trilogy
genre = Science fiction, Fantasy
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pages = 336 (US edition)
isbn = 0-7475-7433-2
preceded_by = The Named
followed_by = The Key

"The Dark" is a fantasy novel written by Marianne Curley. It is the second book in the Guardians of Time Trilogy.

Narration

As with all of the Guardians of Time books, the prologue is writing in the third person, while all the chapters are written in first person switching points of view between two narrators. In this book, the two narrators are Isabel and Arkarian.

Plot introduction

The story is set in Angel Falls which is located above the ancient city of Veridian.

The story is set in the present or near-present time. Some of the story takes place in the past, in a variety of times/places. It also takes place in the Underworld.

Plot summary

Arkarian is kidnapped by the Order of Chaos, who plan to weaken the Guard by erasing his birth. Isabel is determined to save him, but that means defying Lorian's orders, risking her life, and facing the underworld itself.

Literary significance and reception

Kirkus Reviews described this book in their review as "Pure soap-opera fluff with only the lightest sprinkling of the fantastic".cite journal|date=OCtober 1, 2003|title=THE DARK (Book)|journal=Kirkus Reviews|volume=Vol. 71|issue=Issue 19|pages=p1222|issn=00426598] Susan L. Rogers was mixed in her review for School Library Journal saying "There is enough action and excitement here to keep nondiscriminating readers involved, but little else."cite journal|last=Rogers|first=Susan L. |date=January 2004|journal=School Library Journal|volume=Vol. 50|issue=Issue 1|pages=p128-129|issn=03628930]

ee also

*Guardians of Time Trilogy
*The Named
*The Key
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External links

* [http://www.mariannecurley.com/ Marianne Curley's website]
* [http://www.bloomsbury.com/GuardiansOfTime/ Bloomsbury Guardians of Time website]

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