Mariah Mundi: The Midas Box

By G.P. Taylor

Book Overview

A new spine-tingling adventure by the author of Shadowmancer The Prince Regent is no ordinary hotel?powered entirely by steam, run by an eccentric inventor who doesn't believe in sleep, it's a place full of shadowy characters and dangerous secrets. Mariah has just started working there as a magician's assistant, and when he and his coworker Sacha unwittingly learn more than they were meant to know, they suddenly find themselves pawns in an evil plot so full of twists and turns that even the labyrinth of hidden tunnels and caverns beneath the hotel can't contain it. As they struggle to unravel the mystery and stay alive in the process, encountering secret rooms, enchanted objects and vicious mythical creatures, they question whom to trust. All the adults?even the ones offering help?seem to be hiding something. After all, Mariah only got his job because his predecessor vanished one night?and, as Mariah is fast realizing, not all magic tricks are illusions.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 039924347X
• ISBN13: 9780399243479
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

Enjoyable Read

This is another book by G.P. Taylor that is a wonderful read ! It holds the readers interest right from the beginning and keeps one captivated and searching with the characters. I am always thrilled when I learn of a new book published by G.P. Taylor and would never hesitate to purchase any of this authors publications. C. Pekkala

Young adult action story set in Britain

Mariah Mundi: The Midas Box by G.P. Taylor is a young adult novel set in rather dark and gloomy England. Mariah Mundi, the hero of the story, is a Colonial Boy-a graduate of the Chiswick Colonial School. He is sent off with a first-class suit and a third-class ticket to work at the Prince Regent, the world's finest hotel and the brainchild of inventor Otto Luger. It isn't long before Mariah meets a mysterious stranger who gives him a magical deck of cards for safekeeping. He meets people on the train who make him wonder what dangers working at the Prince Regent will bring. Soon after he arrives at the hotel and is set to helping the Great Bizmillah, a magician who wants to do more than just stage magic. His new friend Sacha is a mischievous girl who knows the hotel well. She is worried about her friend Felix who disappeared abruptly like the boys before him. Mariah realizes quickly that all is not what it seems at the luxury hotel, or in the little town below it. The Midas Box has a lot going for it. While the beginning is a bit slow, once the action starts it is relentless. It is full of people who may be friends, or perhaps enemies. There is magic and monsters and a puzzle to be figured out. The book is written in a straightforward style that allows the story to come through. The characters are likable though there is plenty left to learn about them. This is a good thing since I suspect that this is the first in a series. Armchair Interview says: Mariah Mundi: The Midas Box is a fun read.