The Scarecrow

The Broken Land #3

by Sean Williams

Along the way, they encounter a mysterious stranger, who disappears along with their guardian, Varis.

Tracking them by use of the magic known as the Change, the friends are confronted by a powerful charm impeding further discovery. But a brush with the spirit world has given one of them the power to see the island fort where Varis has been taken, and helped by Pukje, an imp-like stranger, they plan a rescue.

Inside the fort, though, lurks the Scarecrow, a sinister amalgamation of man and material. He wants the incredibly powerful Golem of Omus, imprisoned in crystal by Ros - and he′ll do anything to get his hands on it.

The Scarecrow offers Ros a deal; Pukje offers him hope of escape. Once again, Ros has to decide who to trust.

Genres: Fantasy

175 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2009

About the author

#1 New York Times bestselling Sean Williams lives with his family in Adelaide, South Australia. He’s written some books--forty-two at last count--including the Philip K. Dick-nominated Saturn Returns, several Star Wars novels and the Troubletwister series with Garth Nix. Twinmaker is a YA SF series that takes his love affair with the matter transmitter to a whole new level. You can find some related short stories over at Lightspeed Magazine and elsewhere. Thanks for reading.

Reviews

[Katharine (Ventureadlaxre) · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very good ending to a very good series.

Now it's time to read 'Ungentle Fire' from The Dragon Book to continue on!

[Jodi · Rating 3 out of 5]

I cannot for the life of me figure out why it is so hard to get Sean Williams' Broken Land books in the US. I have enjoyed all of them. While this particular trilogy is geared towards younger readers (and is perhaps not my favorite example of his work) it is still a fun and worthwhile read.