The Tourmaline
The Tourmaline by Paul Park is a first edition published by Macmillan on July 11, 2006, featuring 350 pages in English. This sequel to Park’s fantasy debut, A Princess of Roumania, continues the journey of teenager Miranda Popescu, who finds herself at the center of a complex political and diplomatic struggle among conjurers in an alternate world where “Roumania” stands as a significant European power. After being hidden in our world by her aunt, Miranda has been magically transported back to her own realm, five years later, where she faces formidable adversaries, including the mad Baroness Ceaucescu and the sinister alchemist, the Elector of Ratisbon.
Readers will discover how Miranda begins to forge her identity amidst the chaos, separated from her friends Peter and Andromeda, who remain in an alternate America. The narrative explores their transformative experiences as they embark on a quest to reunite with Miranda in Roumania. This edition delves into themes of friendship, personal growth, and the intricacies of an epic fantasy landscape, inviting readers to engage with a richly woven tale of adventure and self-discovery.
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The sequel to Park’s stunning fantasy debut, A Princess of Roumania.
Teenager Miranda Popescu is at the fulcrum of a deadly political and diplomatic battle between conjurers in an alternate fantasy world where “Roumania” is a leading European power. Miranda was hidden by her aunt in our world. An American couple adopted and raised her in their quiet Massachusetts college town, but she had been translated by magic back to her own world, and is at large, five years in the future.
The mad Baroness Ceaucescu in Bucharest, and the sinister alchemist, the Elector of Ratisbon, who holds her true mother prisoner in Germany are her enemies. This is the story of how Miranda — separated from her two best friends, Peter and Andromeda who have been left behind in the forests of an alternate America — begins to grow into her own personality. And how Peter and Andromeda are shockingly changed in the process of making their way to Roumania to find Miranda again at the end of this book.
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