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The Mansion in the Mist (John Bellairs Mysteries (Prebound))

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Sadly, this was the last novel completed by the late John Bellairs, the brilliant writer who more than anyone else sculpted the intellectual and imaginative structure of my mind as I grew up.

A welcome return by the Anthony Monday characters, this book does not have the rushed feel of THE SECRET OF THE UNDERGROUND ROOM and THE CHESSMEN OF DOOM, its close predecessors.

The marvelous characters further develop in surprising ways, and the enthralling mixture of atmosphere, mystery, humor, adventure, and horror that you've come to expect from Bellairs are happily present. The plot twists in the latter half of the novel are wondrous, as is the conception of the story itself.

MANSION is a strong late entry into the series, and it is a tragedy that Mr. Bellairs did not survive to further add to his volume of work. Unfortunately, despite Brad Strickland's valiant efforts, the novels since MANSION contain a void that I'm afraid will never be filled.

I have never liked reading but this John Bellairs book, The Mansion in the Mist, kept me reading. I got hooked onto his books in 4th grade and ever since I have enjoyed his books. The Mansion in the Mist has a lot of discriptive words in it, sets the setting and gets off to a great start. All the way through the book he is consistant on good adjectives and is very interesting. I like his endings the most though because sometimes they are scary but in the end his makes sure everyone's O.K. I think John Bellairs is the best author!!

If you are looking for a book filled with mystery, magic, and strong characters, then you have come to the right man. John Bellairs is a true wizard in writing books that will keep you on the edge of your seats, and the same is said for this book.

The book Mansion In The Mist, by John Bellairs was great! In this book this boy named Anthony and his friends Ms. Ells and Emersion went to this spooky house. Anthony finds this chest and finds a pathway to this world where the autarches plan to destroy the world! Later he takes his friends in a wild world of adventure. Will Anthony and his friends find the hidden treasure or will it be to late?

I really enjoyed this story. It's a mystery, it's got some sci-fi, and it's definitely got some scary horror stuff. Anthony joins his good friend Miss Eells, the librarian, and her brother for a trip to her brothers old house on an island. When they get there, they find a mysterious room with a mysterious trunk. One day, they get inside the trunk, and it shoots them off to a whole other world in a whole other dimension, one where the people are trying to destroy the earth. Well, of course, Anthony figures out how to do the bad guys in and save the whole planet. This is a real good read.

"I could ask Emerson yo invite you to come along, but I don't know if you'd be happy in his rickety old house on that godforsaken chilly lake," said Miss Eells to Anthony. Anthony is a thirteen year old boy in the mid-1950's. You will know more about Anthony and his friends in this suspensful thriller, The Mansion in the Mist, by John Bellairs. Anthony does decide to go to the old house with two of his friends, Emerson and Mis Eells. One night while Emerson and Miss Eells were out fishing, Anthony decides to explore the old house. When he walked into a dark room he notices a chest in the middle of the floor. He opened it up and accidently fell in. when he stepped out he was in a new world. He came to a mansion and saw evil through the window. They were planning to take over earth, but how? How will Anthony be able to save the people of Earth from the evil? i enjoyed this book because every chapter kept you wondering what will happen in the next chapter. If you ever read read any book by John Bellaris and liked it, or just like mystery and suspensful books you will love this book. What will happen to anthony and his friends at this house? You will just have to read it and find out!

I think Mansion In The Mist is a wonderful book. John Belairs is a great author.I couldn't put the book down. It was like a magnet. I felt like I was
in the book. It had very good discriptive words.
This book was sooo good that I just had to read
another one of his books.

John Bellairs is truly the king of horror. The book becomes your world as you read it. Their was so much suspense that I stayed up till about Midnight on a school night reading it. You need to read this book. Put down that 30 page one with huge print and lots of pictures. Read Mansion in the Mist

I purchased this book for my 11 year old son. We read it together and I found it very weird. I can't say it was the worst book I've read but it certainly wasn't the best. It is about good vs. evil and some very strange things happen during the story. I don't think I will read another book from this author.