Sucked into a mechanical board game, twelve-year-old Farah and her two friends battle fantastical beasts and solve difficult puzzles with their lizard guide and an aeronaut, trying to outwit the game's diabolical architect to gain their freedom.
Read More
A trio of friends from New York City find themselves trapped inside a mechanical board game that they must dismantle in order to save themselves and generations of other children in this action-packed debut that&;s a steampunk Jumanji with a Middle Eastern flair.Nothing can prepare you for The Gauntlet&; It didn&;t look dangerous, exactly. When twelve-year-old Farah first laid eyes on the old-fashioned board game, she thought it looked&;elegant. It is made of wood, etched with exquisite images&;a palace with domes and turrets, lattice-work windows that cast eerie shadows, a large spider&;and at the very center of its cover, in broad letters, is written: The Gauntlet of Blood and Sand. The Gauntlet is more than a game, though. It is the most ancient, the most dangerous kind of magic. It holds worlds inside worlds. And it takes players as prisoners.
Read Less