by Peter Dickinson · NY Delacorte · tapa dura · ISBN 9780333947388
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«The Ropemaker» is Peter Dickinson's young adult fantasy novel, published by Delacorte Press in hardcover (432 pages, in English).
The magic that has protected the Valley for twenty generations begins to weaken, leaving Tilja's home exposed to the Empire. Tilja sets out with three companions and a stubborn horse to find the magician who can renew it. Along the way she discovers her own power, which will allow her to enter the most guarded fortress and reveal the identity of the Ropemaker, the man who controls the rope of time.
First installment of the The Ropemaker saga, with illustrations by Ian Andrew. It won the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award and was a finalist for the Michael L. Printz Award in 2002.
Novel aimed at readers from 12 years old and adults seeking epic fantasy with magic and mystery.
Peter Malcolm de Brissac Dickinson OBE FRSL was an English author and poet, best known for children's books and detective stories.
