<br>Ali Warner is thirteen years old.<br>She's already saved one world.<br>Now she must try to save another. <br>Ali recently discovered that she is not an ordinary teenager but actually Queen of the Fairies. Reclaiming some of her magical abilities, she has taken possession of a mystical talisman whose powers she has barely begun to understand. She has saved the Earth from an invasion by elves and other creatures from the elemental world that lies parallel to our own.<br>Now Ali searches for her missing mother in the elemental world, accompanied by a troll, a leprechaun, and Ra, a mysterious African teen whom she met on the icy slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Ali feels a strange connection to the young man, but does not understand why. They grew up separated by half a world. <br>Attacked by nightmarish creatures, a wounded Ali and her friends are rescued by Drash, a young dragon with an inferiority complex. From Drash, Ali learns that the elemental world is on the verge of destruction at the hands of a sinister being known only as the Shaktra.<br>Meanwhile, on Earth, Ali's friends Steve and Cindy investigate the beautiful and bewitching Sheri Smith, who is somehow connected to the Shaktra. Too late, Steve and Cindy discover that she is not human at all . . . .<br>In a secret ice cavern hidden on a massive island that floats through the elemental heavens, Ali discovers the true relationship between humanity and the elementals--and the hideous nature of the enemy she must face. <br>Ali Warner's quest will not be complete until either she or the Shaktra is dead. <br>

au.com.bandaconsulting.shop.book.beans.Description@abb57af9

By:   Christopher Pike
Imprint:   Tor Books
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 173mm,  Width: 109mm,  Spine: 23mm
Weight:   159g
ISBN:  

9780765349613

ISBN 10:   0765349612
Series:   Alosha #02
Pages:   334
Publication Date:   August 2006
Audience:   Teenage / Young adult
Format:   Undefined
Publisher's Status:   Unknown
Availability:   In stock at Galaxy Bookshop
This is in stock in our store and available now.

Praise for Alosha <br> With many plot twists and plenty of excitement, this novel will appeal to action-oriented fantasy readers. -- VOYA <br> A fast-paced combination of intrigue and fantasy. The writing is smooth and flows easily, and the author captures well the friends' dialogue and thought. Readers are sure to be captivated by the descriptive details and entertaining plot complete with dwarves, elves, fairies, and trolls. -- School Library Journal <br> Will undoubtedly entertain. Ali is a multilayered character, believably working through her flaws and false assumptions to develop into the fairy queen. The backstory is compelling, the action is fast-paced, the danger is real. Sure to be a blockbuster. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books <br> Praise for the novels of Christopher Pike <br> Highly recommended. Really charismatic protagonists. I couldn't put this one down. -- Rocky Mountain News on The Listeners <br> Winning. -- Booklist on Bury Me Deep <br> Instantly engaging. -- Publishers Weekly on Chain Letter <p>

Praise for Alosha <br> With many plot twists and plenty of excitement, this novel will appeal to action-oriented fantasy readers. -- VOYA <br> A fast-paced combination of intrigue and fantasy. The writing is smooth and flows easily, and the author captures well the friends' dialogue and thought. Readers are sure to be captivated by the descriptive details and entertaining plot complete with dwarves, elves, fairies, and trolls. -- School Library Journal <br> Will undoubtedly entertain. Ali is a multilayered character, believably working through her flaws and false assumptions to develop into the fairy queen. The backstory is compelling, the action is fast-paced, the danger is real. Sure to be a blockbuster. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books <br> Praise for the novels of Christopher Pike <br> Highly recommended. Really charismatic protagonists. I couldn't put this one down. -- Rocky Mountain News on The Listeners <br> Winning. -- Booklist on Bury Me D