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Vesper and her friends are sailing off to the newly discovered archeological site of Troy. But danger is close behind—and the party is tricked and imprisoned in a fabulous palace called Xanadu. Xanadu’s master is none other than Vesper’s archenemy, Dr. Helvitius, who has a diabolical scheme to dominate the world. His first goal is to destroy Vesper, who has thwarted him once too often. Escape seems impossible. But if anyone can do it, Vesper can!
Vesper Holly's adventures continue as she, her guardians, and their friends journey to Asia Minor in search of the ancient city of Troy, but fall into the trap of an old nemesis.
Anonymous
Posted February 21, 2005
I must admit, this isn't remotely Lloyd Alexander's best. It's not even close. It's not even worth five stars unless you've read and loved all of Vesper Holly's adventures since you were a little girl. If you're like me and you're around thirty and that describes you, this is the most fitting conclusion to the series Alexander could offer. If you've never read Vesper Holly, begin at the beginning with <i>The Illyrian Adventure</i> and travel with her all the way to the end of all of her adventures before picking up this title. This is truly a nostalgia piece in which Vesper's last adventure touches on each of her previous journeys. Inside jokes abound and it leads to a very appropriate conclusion. What I respect the most is how Lloyd Alexander let our favorite late 19th-century feminist get married (it's hardly a spoiler...believe me, it's pretty obvious it's coming) and have a baby. This Vesper is still our feminist hero and yet she settles down to have her own family. She has it all. Vesper is all of us...what we want for ourselves and for our daughters. I cried at the end...with joy for Vesper who I imagined myself to be as a child. Share her adventures with every girl you meet. This title, however, should be saved until the end of high school or, better, after graduating college. It is the Vesper we are not yet ready to become until we're older and wiser. To suggest this title too soon would be to counteract the power of Vesper's story: that girls are every bit as smart (and often smarter) than boys.
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Overview
Vesper and her friends are sailing off to the newly discovered archeological site of Troy. But danger is close behind—and the party is tricked and imprisoned in a fabulous palace called Xanadu. Xanadu’s master is none other than Vesper’s archenemy, Dr. Helvitius, who has a diabolical scheme to dominate the world. His first goal is to destroy Vesper, who has thwarted him once too often. Escape seems impossible. But if anyone can do it, Vesper can!
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