by James Rollins · HarperCollins · tapa dura · ISBN 9780061473791
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«Jake Ransom and the Skull King's Shadow» is the young adult fantasy novel by James Rollins, published by HarperCollins in hardcover (416 pages, in English).
Jake and his sister Kady receive a mysterious envelope. An artifact from the expedition in which their parents disappeared takes them to a world of lost civilizations attacked by the grackyls, creatures of the evil Skull King. With Marika and Pindor, Jake tries to get home and uncover the secret of his parents' disappearance.
First installment of the «Jake Ransom» saga, published on April 28, 2009.
Recommended for readers ages 8 to 12, especially those interested in fantasy, archaeology, and youth adventures.
James Paul Czajkowski, better known by his pen name of James Rollins, is an American veterinarian and writer of action-adventure/thriller, mystery, and techno-thriller novels who gave up his veterinary practice in Sacramento, California to be a full-time author. Rollins' experiences and expertise as an amateur spelunker and a certified scuba diver have provided content for some of his novels, which are often set in underground or underwater locations. Under the pen name James Clemens, he has also published fantasy novels, such as Wit'ch Fire, Wit'ch Storm, Wit'ch War, Wit'ch Gate, Wit'ch Star, Shadowfall (2005), and Hinterland (2006).
