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Published in USA
May 2005
240 pages
Genre: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Alternate History
Publication Information
Deep underground, the Minimoys are waiting . . . for a champion.
Arthur's grandfather disappeared four years ago. All he left behind are his notebooks full of stories about the Minimoys, a miniature people who are all less than one inch tall!
But the Minimoys can't possibly be real . . . can they?
Ten-year-old Arthur is about to find out, as a hidden message catapults him on an adventure wilder than he had ever imagined. He'll face mosquito-riding soldiers, a malevolent wizard, giant centipedes, and one very independent princess . . . and along the way he might discover that the littlest heroes can make the biggest difference.
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First novel for children by the writer, director and producer of
The Fifth Element and La Femme Nikita.
Besson's story contains many of the elements of a good, suspenseful
children's adventure, but it is often over told, employs an
abundance of facile plot solutions, and loses threads and themes in
a long, dizzying action-adventure sequence that abruptly ends as "to
be continued." Still, it's hard to resist a likeable
hero-protagonist, treasure maps, the promise of rubies, and a land
of warring tiny people. Let the hype begin!' - Amazon
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A timely novel that explores the human capacity for resiliency and compassion.
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