The Sphere of Secrets Nicholas Evans For Mum it is not

For Mum it is not just an escape from the grinding conventions of English life but a quest for personal fullfilment

have promised to help

The rest of the town goes about their lives in a haze

where the massing forces of the Sassanid Empire loom with fiery menace

Illustrations by Sylvain Mangeot

The Sphere of Secrets Nicholas Evans For Mum it is notThe fate of his world rests in his hands Young Alexos is now officially the Archon. But political corruption and a deadly drought still tear at the heart of the Two Lands. Together with his friends Mirany, Seth, and Oblek, Alexos sets out to save his people. He realizes that the key lies at the Well of Songs a place from which no one has ever returned. With only an ancient map written on a silver sphere to guide him, Alexos must embark on his perilous