Jane Doe and the Key of All Souls

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Strap in. Hold on tight. The follow-up to the award-winning Jane Doe and the Cradle of All Worlds is here! Jane Doe is in more danger than ever before. Her father is still imprisoned. The Manor - the hallowed world between worlds - is still dying. The villainous Roth is still searching for the mythical, all-powerful Cradle Sea. Worst of all, Jane has learned that she is the key to stopping him and saving the Otherworlds. Problem is, she's stranded in the dying land of Arakaan - Roth's home - and its people have some surprising secrets of their own. With a little help from her pyromaniac pal, Violet, and her doubtful ally, Hickory, Jane must find the courage to accept her destiny and face her darkest fears, even if it means losing everything she holds dear. From the desolate plains of Arakaan to the shifting halls and devious booby traps of the Manor, Jane's Cradle quest is about to explode. There are sandstorms. There are scorpions. There are new friends and foes. And every soul in every world hangs in the balance.

Jeremy Lachlan was born and raised in Griffith, country New South Wales, Australia. He completed his honours degree in creative writing at the University of Canberra in 2004, and now calls Sydney home. His debut novel, Jane Doe and the Cradle of All Worlds, was the 2019 Australian Book Industry Award winner for Book of the Year for Older Children, and he once took home $100 in a karaoke competition, of which he's equally proud. He came up with the idea for Jane Doe while lost in the Cairo Museum.

'Jane has escaped from the labyrinthine Manor into the harsh desert Otherworld where she'd once hoped to meet her mother. But as Jane's adventures unfold, it's become clear that she's not a real person with parents. Instead, she's the third key, a secret weapon made by the gods themselves. In this blazingly hot Otherworld, everything is hostile: the climate, the fauna, and even her allies. The only people she believes she can trust are her crush, Violet; former bad guy Hickory; and the Leatherhead monster she's befriended. But even her friends have their own agendas. Jane wants to destroy the evil villain and save the Manor, but can she rely on her sidekicks? A lengthy, climactic action sequence hits every beat. Double-crosses! Triple-crosses! A daring flight in a location definitely not intended for an airplane! A massive rolling boulder! Sandstorms and scorpions! Amid all the death and betrayal, Jane's timid, sweet flirtation with Violet comes off as positively darling. An explosive, fast-paced, snarky, high-stakes quest through an ancient haunted house.' - Kirkus