by Emily Rodda
‘Not at all,’ Hal said robustly. ‘Why do you think I’m here talking to you now, when I should have been dead long before you were born? It’s not just because time goes more slowly here. It’s also because time stops whenever the music box does, and we all have a rest.’
He laughed at Leo’s horrified expression. ‘There’s nothing to worry about,’ he said. ‘We aren’t aware that we’re having these rests from time. To us, each rest is just the space between one blink and the next. That’s all.’
Mimi was nodding. But Leo shook his head. ‘All I can say is, I’m glad our world isn’t like that,’ he said fervently.
‘Oh?’ Hal asked dryly. ‘How do you know it’s not?’
And that gave Leo something to think about, all the way home.
Also by Emily Rodda
The Wizard of Rondo
If you owned a magical music box, one that could transport you to another world, wouldn’t you want to use it? Leo owns just such a music box, but he knows that danger lurks in the world of Rondo. His cousin Mimi isn’t so wary. ‘Don’t worry, Leo. We’ll be safe,’ she says.
But Leo knows that in Rondo, nothing is ever safe or predictable …
The outstanding sequel to the highly acclaimed The Key to Rondo.
The Key to Rondo was shortlisted for Book of the Year (Younger Readers) in the CBCA’s 2008 Awards and the Patricia Wrightson Prize in the 2008 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards, and was a finalist for Best Children’s (8–12 years) Long Fiction in the 2007 Aurealis Awards. It was the winner in the Older Readers category of the 2008 KOALA Awards. The Wizard of Rondo was winner, Best Children’s (8–12 years) Long Fiction, in the 2008 Aurealis Awards and shortlisted for Book of the Year (Younger Readers) in the CBCA’s 2009 Awards.
Also by Emily Rodda
The Battle for Rondo
Danger awaits Leo and Mimi on their return to Rondo. With the help of Rondo’s seven best witches and wizards, their friends have made plans to combat the Blue Queen. But the queen has a dragon on her side, and is plotting revenge on all those who have defied her. A daring plan, a reckless quest and a mysterious prophecy test the friends’ wits and courage to the limit as they plunge into an adventure packed with suspense and ending at last in the battle that will decide Rondo’s future forever.
The thrilling conclusion to the Rondo Trilogy.
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First published by Omnibus Books in 2008
This electronic edition published by Scholastic Australia Pty Limited, 2014
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Text copyright © Emily Rodda, 2007
Character illustrations copyright © Martin McKenna, 2007
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