![]() ![]() From the fantastic cover to the imaginative chapter titles, this novel shows a writing finesse not seen since the Harry Potter series. With his "enchanted cat-horse-man creature" sidekick, Peter ventures off on his journey. When he puts on the first pair, he is transported to another world entirely where he learns his quest: to rescue a long vanished kingdom from a horrible, evil king who just so happens to be an imposter to the throne. He happens upon a traveling haberdasher (hat salesman) and steals a box which he later discovers holds three pairs of magical eyes. Peter Nimble is a ten-year old blind orphan raised to be a master thief and pick-pocket. ![]() Auxier deftly blends fantasy and obscure and strange words from bygone days with a substantial plot. Beguiling, mesmerizing, totally transporting, and inventive, Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes is a quick-paced, intelligent novel in the capable hands of a master storyteller. ![]()
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