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"In the sequel to The Spellkey, Caitlin is training as a seer on the isle of Chameol, where she gives birth to the Badger's son, who is stolen away to the subterranean Otherworld, while a goblin baby is left in his place. Believing the exchange bears the mark of the evil necromancer, Myrrhlock, the distraught Caitlin follows the trail underground. Making her way with the help of her glass salamander (a seer's glass), she must pass three demanding guardians and confront her own darkest fears and memories. Meanwhile, the Badger, who is trying to forget his love for Caitlin since they may never be together, is also tracking Myrrhlock in an investigation of a plague of strange lunacies, mysterious disappearances, and grisly deaths. The lovers' paths finally come together for the final battle with the necromancer. With more depth, complexity, and sophistication in both plot and characterization than its predecessor, this compelling novel resembles the making of a tapestry in which the separate tales of Caitlin and the Badger, as well as those of assorted other characters whose roles are important to the outcome, are interwoven to create an effective finished piece."
—Sally Estes, Booklist