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The Secret of the Blood-Red Key

Written by David Farr · Illustrated by Kristina Kister

Usborne · 2023 · 9+

Novel · HB · Fiction

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After defeating Malstain, Rachel and Robert find that life in Krasnia is far from settled. Rachel is drawn to a blood-red key that opens the way into the Hinterland, where a girl named Elsa has been smuggled illegally. Answering the key's call means risking her own safety, and the fate of Krasnia may depend on what she discovers.

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