Archibald Finch and the Lost Witches by Michel Guyon

Like most of the author’s work though, there’s more than meets the eye. Writing this latest adventure has been a fun endeavor for Michel. He also published several books for children and young adults -not to mention his communication work for the European Space Agency, where he was tasked to make space exploration less opaque to the public. For 10 years, he was an investigative journalist for newspapers in magazines and Europe. Not unlike Archibald’s sister in the book, Michel has indeed learned a thing or two about mining for clues and connecting the dots. While his childhood fed his fertile imagination, his travels as a reporter, from Bosnia all the way to Afghanistan, were crucial in shaping his view of the world. That’s where he got his first brush with old myths, puzzling legends and dark Middle Age tales. The author was born in France, in a small medieval town perched on a rock, surrounded by high walls, with the remains of an ancient fortress at its heart. The first installment in a phenomenal series, The Lost Witches reads like an addicting thriller -and sets the stage for more adventures to come for Archibald Finch. Two worlds, on a dangerous collision course. Two breathtaking stories, running parallel with one another, but tightly intertwined. Seeking to solve Archibald’s disappearance, she uncovers the grim plans of a dark priest.

While Archibald is thrust into an amazing adventure that will test his survival skills, on the flip side of the Earth, his sister Hailee faces her own challenges. And not any kind of dragons -Marodors, enigmatic monsters, part beast, part human, which will make you rethink everything you thought you knew about dragons. But not any kind of witches -an army of young girls, with the most magical weapons. Down here, it’s light versus darkness, magic versus fire, witches versus dragons. When he unlocks the storm inside by accident, the risk-averse boy gets whisked into the underworld of Lemurea, where a battle started in the Middle Ages has yet to be settled.

Key to that mystery: an ancient terrestrial globe, populated by the most fantastic creatures. What happened 500 years ago was never supposed to resurface.Įxploring his Grandma’s scary manor, Archibald stumbles upon a dark family secret, linked to a time of great fears and superstitions.

Archibald Finch and the Lost Witches by Michel Guyon