The Winter of Walking Stone: Book 3
Howl’s Moving Castle meets Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant
After saving her house and the nearby town from a magical flood, Henrietta Achilles prepares to settle in for the winter. But as her friends say farewell and depart the manor, a strange army of walking statues begins heading her way. With her allies elsewhere, Henrietta will have to search for help in the unlikeliest of places...
Creators
Haiko Hörnig is a writer of screenplays and graphic novels. He lives in Frankfurt, Germany, where he writes for various clients and works with Marius Pawlitza on their fantasy series A House Divided.
Marius Pawlitza is an artist based in Germany.
Reviews
Just when all seems calm again, danger approaches the magical house in this latest instalment in the A House Divided series. After the breakneck events of the last two books, Henrietta has cleaned up the estate she inherited, and things seem to have gone back to being as normal as they can be. The ragtag bandits and soldiers who befriended Henrietta have given up hope of finding the hidden treasure, so they decide to move on. Meanwhile a foreboding sign in town counts the number of days since the last magical incident, currently numbering 157. Accompanied by Cornelius, a small, grumpy creature who fancies himself royalty, Henrietta discovers that the stone guardians seem to have gone rogue—and realizes that an army of them is headed straight for her. The laugh-out-loud moments and the huge cast of charming characters continue to delight. Dual narratives following both Henrietta and the crew who have left the house are interspersed with flashbacks, keeping the pacing tight but not allowing breathing room for character development—but the expressive illustrations marvellously distract from this weakness. As unresolved plotlines from previous instalments start to come together, another torturous cliff hanger will leave readers anxiously awaiting the finale. The cast appears mainly White and male. A fantastic continuation of an action-packed series.
Kirkus Reviews
