In the Shadow of Goll

The Secrets of Droon #28

by Tony Abbott

With nearly 2 million books in print, this Little Apple series is H-O-T, hot. The SECRET is out -- DROON is the series that kids, parents, and teachers are talking about!

It's a dangerous time in Droon. A mysterious ancient sorcerer has arrived, waking the infamous Warriors of the Skorth and wreaking havoc. He seems to be an expert in the most evil, long-ago magic, and leads Eric and his friends on a treacherous journey to the Dark Lands.

But what awaits them there? And what is the mysterious sorcerer really after? Eric hopes that it's not too late to find out -- and stop him.

Genres: Fantasy, Childrens, Fiction, Adventure, Chapter Books, Juvenile, Middle Grade

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Tony Abbott (born 1952) is an American author of children's books. His most popular work is the book series The Secrets of Droon, which includes over 40 books. He has sold over 12 million copies of his books and they have been translated into several other languages, including Italian, Spanish, Korean, French, Japanese, Polish, Turkish, and Russian. He has also written the bestseller Firegirl.

Abbott was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1952. His father was a university professor and had an extensive library of books which became one of Abbott's first sources of literature. When he was eight years old, his family moved to Connecticut where he went through elementary school and high school.

Abbott attended the University of Connecticut, and after studying both music and psychology, decided to study English and graduated from the University of Connecticut with a bachelor's degree in English literature. He attended the workshops of Patricia Reilly Giff to further develop his writing after college.

Abbott currently lives in Trumbull, Connecticut, with his wife, two daughters, and two dogs. Tony had one brother and two sisters.

Reviews

[Jeremy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've decided to read The Secrets of Droon series entirely for Christmas since i've been feeling a bit nostalgic. I want to be able to live a bit of the magic of being a kid and what beeter to help than this incredible series. I know that this series is for young kids but i feel it will still be great after all these years.
A mysterious and dangerous adventure. It had action, depth, magic, emotion, frienship, adventure and hope. Many important things ocurred in this book and we discover new things also. You can really feel that something is going to happen, even bigger than what happened at the end, and that the battle between evil and good is coming to a peak.

[Angela · Rating 5 out of 5]

We enjoyed this book as much as we've enjoyed the rest of the series. My 8-year-old was a little heart broken at one point in the book. Fun, easy bed-time read for my kids. Good writing and storytelling per the usual.

[Kryssy · Rating 3 out of 5]

**2.75**

Pretty big reveal in this book but overall it was pretty boring

- julie pretends to be eric’s dad and catches neal doing genie stuff
- Skeleton warriors were buried in a chest. But it was broken into and lit on fire
- Hunting down shadowface
- Neal goes back in time to find out history of skorth and why they are wanted
- Triple charm to help disguise
- Keeah is controlled by the coiled viper and tells the weakness of getting into jaffa city
- Shadow face controlled sparr with a chant. He blasted ko and the kids off the ship
- Shadowface’s chant is in a language only sparr knows
- The dark part of sparr got thrown further into adult hood. So sparr was split when he became a boy
- Old sparr absorbs young sparr to become lord sparr again

[Tara · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love these books. This one is a little sad but it ends by admonishing the characters to have hope and carry on. I love that.

[Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sniff. And yet totally worth it.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh man, this had a heart-breaking ending. The kids follow a character Neal names Shadowface and try to discover what he is up to while also avoiding Ko and Gethwing along with the Skorth.

[Ali · Rating 2 out of 5]

It is sad that their new friend that they sort of trust is defeated. Small Sparr tried to save his life but the evil one beat him up. He was so pale you could almost see through him. When he was gone Eric was so sad he could weep over him.

[Sydney · Rating 4 out of 5]

its a little bit creepy but i like the rest of the book.

[Caley · Rating 2 out of 5]

#28

[Felicia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute adventure story for 2nd or 3rd grade level readers.

[Roberto · Rating 5 out of 5]

In this one, old sparr and little sparr get mixed up.

[Anna]

After this, read Special Edition 4: Sorcerer

[z.diddy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like the wizards in this book.