StolenLake For my next installment of a series of posts considering Joan Aikens. But condition can be somewhat subjective what doesn't bother me (like tanning or foxing) might bother you so please contact me if you have any concerns with your purchase before leaving a review. Joan Aiken, The Stolen Lake (1981) Joan Aiken, Dangerous Games (1998). Almost all vintage books, hardcover and paperbacks are going to show signs of their age and usage that impact the condition. Please forgive me if I do! Always feel free to ask for more photos and/or ask questions if you would like further details before purchasing.

I try very hard to capture any flaws or issues when I take the listing photos but on occasion I may miss something. A neighboring king has stolen the queen’s lake and is holding it for ransom, and it’s up to Dido and the crew to face fire, flood, execution, and wild beasts to get the lake back - or else. On her way back to London aboard the British man-of-war Thrush, twelve-year-old Dido Twite finds herself and the crew summoned to the aid of the tyrannical queen of New Cumbria. Readers who have followed Dido Twite’s escapades in Black Hearts I Battersea and Nightbirds On Nantucket will welcome her return in her wildest adventure yet.Ī dazzling piece of dramatic, snowballing adventure, The Stolen Lake is full of fantastical details: revolving palaces, witches who are also court dressmakers, an apocalyptic volcanic eruption, and an infernal country with a noticeable lack of female children. Readers who have followed Dido Twites escapades in BLACK HEARTS IN BATTERSEA and NIGHTBIRDS ON. The Stolen Lake by Joan Aiken The Wolves Chronicles Book 4 Preteen Fiction 2000 Edition Buy a cheap copy of The Stolen Lake book by Joan Aiken.