I think he taught me the concept of telling a single story within a greater whole. The dark portal is the first novel in the deptford mice trilogy by robin jarvis. The first story in the breathtakingly original and utterly captivating deptford mice trilogy by bestselling author robin jarvis. The deptford mice is a novel series by robin jarvis. The dark portal book one of the deptford mice trilogy 9781587171123 by jarvis, robin and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. From robin jarvis comes the crystal prison, the second book in the deptford mice trilogy that began with the dark portal see fiction reprints below. Jan, 2017 alchymists cat beach hut crystal prison dancing jax dark portal dark waters of hagwood deathscent deptford mice almanack devils paintbox fatal strand fighting pax final reckoning fleabees fortune freax and rejex haunted 2011 oaken throne power of dark ravens knot robin jarvis thomas thorn ogres of hagwood time of blood war in hagwood. Worshipped by the fearsome rats, jupiters dreams could well come true. The deptford mice trilogy, book 1 overdrive mp3 audiobook, overdrive listen. The dark portal robin jarvis 9780340930342 netgalley. The dark portal, shortlisted for the 1989 smarties book prize in england, was followed by two more titles in the series, the crystal prison and the final reckoning. I think that jarvis taught me the concept of story, in a way.
Jupiter, an evil being who aims to take over the world. We are currently editing 331 articles since june 2008tutorial community. The dark portal deptford mice robin jarvis 0361085494. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the dark portal the deptford mice trilogy book 1. It was first published in 1989 and was a runnerup for the 1989 smarties book prize. And so the dark portal sits, as a beginning to the deptford mice, but as a sequel to the deptford histories and as a companion to the deptford almanac one of my most treasured books ever. The book was a runnerup for the 1989 nestle smarties book prize and was given the booklist editors choice designation in 2000. What became of audrey after that is currently unknown. The dark portal the deptford mice trilogy book 1 kindle edition by jarvis, robin. In the sewers of deptford, there lurks a dark presence that fills the tunnels with fear. Welcome to the deptford mice wiki, a collaborative encyclopedia about robin jarviss deptford mice book series that anyone can edit.
The dark portal lexile find a book metametrics inc. In it, audrey and other brave little mice search for albert and encounter the. The dark portal is a magnificent introduction to worldbuilding for younger readers. The saga of the deptford mice continues in this sequel to the dark portal. The dark portal, shortlisted for the 1989 smarties book prize in england, was followed by two more titles in the series, the crystal prison and the final. However, when black squirrels arrive in greenwich in the deptford mice almanack, she is ousted from office by the mysterious squirrelmaid morella. Follow the lives, loves and tragedies that befall them as they struggle to protect their own safe world against an almighty evil. The real skill jarvis has is his ability to reach out. But with the sewers still infested with his minions, the mice flee the city for the country. Leonid gore while on a rescue mission, a few daring mice journey below to the sewers to an evil world populated by rats who peel mice before eating them and worship the dark lord.
The deptford mice wiki reveals plot details about the books. His friend audrey enlists the help of the ancient squirrel mystic starwife, who agrees to heal him on one condition. Published by user, 18 years ago in the time when the earth was green and blessed by the lord of the mice the green mouse, a young mouse called audrey is shocked at the dissapearence of her father. This is a listing of characters for the deptford mice and deptford histories trilogies, as well as the deptford mouselets books that have been released so far. The dark portal is the first book in the deptford mice trilogy by robin jarvis. The dark portal the deptford mice, book 1 hardcover august 1, 2000 by robin jarvis author. A series of books by robin jarvis the first three books, known as the deptford mice books, tells the tale of a mouse named audrey as her seemingly idyllic life is shattered when the evil god jupiter and his legion of rats attack the mice. From these drawings, the idea for the deptford mice was born. The first three books, known as the deptford mice books, tells the tale of a mouse named audrey as her seemingly idyllic life is shattered when the evil god jupiter and his legion of rats attack the mice. The deptford mice series by robin jarvis goodreads. I had been given this one for christmas or a birthday fairly recently,the first in robin jarvis deptford mice series the dark portal. The dark portal the deptford mice trilogy book 1 ebook. The dark portal the deptford mice trilogy book 1 and over 8 million other books are available for amazon kindle. The dark portal deptford mice book one the dark portal deptford mice book one put on your welly boots, spooky kids and join adam whybray, ren wednesday and returning guest ava foxfort as they go beyond the grill into the murky sewers.
Audrey must find a way to vanquish jupiter in order to stop him from wreaking havoc against the world, but the odds are stacked against her. The histories and mouselets are categorised by book as, unlike the main trilogy, each individual one stands alone, taking place within the same universe but in different time periods and with different sets of characters. A small company of mice are plunged into a world of danger and magic in the deptford mice trilogy. The dark portal 1989, the crystal prison 1989 and the final reckoning 1990. See the complete the deptford mice series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Read this book and over 1 million others with a kindle unlimited membership. It is, nominally, the story of a group of mice and a group of rats and an evil, terrifying figure in the shadowy sewers called jupiter. Please note that the lexile measures for a small population of books have been recently updated.
The crystal prison by robin jarvis overdrive rakuten. The dark portal deptford mice book one the dark portal deptford mice book one put on your welly boots, spooky kids and join adam whybray, ren wednesday and returning guest ava foxfort as they go beyond the grill into the murky sewers of robin jarviss novel the dark portal from 1989. Roe kendall this first episode in the deptford mice trilogy is a tale of horror and valor, good and evil, leavened with humor. Jan 20, 2017 alchymists cat beach hut crystal prison dancing jax dark portal dark waters of hagwood deathscent deptford mice almanack devils paintbox fatal strand fighting pax final reckoning fleabees fortune freax and rejex haunted 2011 oaken throne power of dark ravens knot robin jarvis thomas thorn ogres of hagwood time of blood war in hagwood. Together we can create a comprehensive database of information about the world of deptford. The histories and mouselets are categorised by book as, unlike the main trilogy, each individual one stands alone, taking place within the same universe but in different time periods and. The evil rat jupiter has been defeated, and the young deptford mice emerge from the sewers to start a new life in the country. But the albino mouse oswald is seized by an illness and lies near death. The rats worship it in the blackness and name it jupiter, lord of all. The dark portal deptford mice robin jarvis 0361085494 for. The dark portal by robin jarvis was the first installment of the deptford mice trilogy was the story of a village of mice trying to live through the temptation and danger of the sewers where the deadly rats live. The dark portal the deptford mice trilogy book 1 and millions of other books are available for instant access. Robin jarvis audio books, best sellers, author bio.
In the british tradition of redwall comes this first novel of a trilogy that is sure to capture fans both young and old. Into this twilight realm wanders a small and frightened mouse. In this sequel to the dark portal, the evil rat jupiter has been defeated, and the young deptford mice emerge from the sewers to start a new life in the country. It was while working at a company that made characters for tv programs and advertising that he began making sketches of mice. The book that i am reading is called the dark portal and its about a gang in the ghetto and they use the term rats and sewers for ghetto boys who are struggling and how they are living in the ghetto. Morgan the cornish piebald rat who is jupiters lieutenant. Im on a bit of a robin jarvis kick at the moment, and it was when i reread the dark portal the first in the deptford mice series that i came to realise something. Audreys one true love was piccadilly, whom she had a rough start with when they first met in the dark portal. In the sewers of deptford there lurks a dark presence which fills the tunnels with fear.
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