The Crossing of Ingo
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The Crossing of Ingo is a children's fantasy novel by Helen Dunmore, first published in 2008. It is the fourth and final volume in the Ingo tetralogy.
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| Author | Helen Dunmore |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Ingo series |
| Genre | Children's fantasy |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Children's Books |
Publication date | 5 May, 2008 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 320 pp |
| ISBN | 978-0007270255 |
| OCLC | 191890445 |
| Preceded by | The Deep |
It was longlisted for the 2008 Booktrust Teenage Prize.[1]
Plot summary
Sapphire and Conor have been called to make the dangerous Crossing of Ingo, a journey to the bottom of the world, and it has been prophesied that if they complete it then Ingo and Air will start to heal. They have their Mer friends, Faro and Elvira, to help them, but their old enemy, Ervys, is determined to make sure they don't succeed. They have many adventures going around the world and Sapphire finds new abilities.
Sapphire, Conor and their Mer friends Faro and Elvira are ready to make the Crossing of Ingo- the most dangerous journey young Mer have to face. No human has ever been chosen to made the Crossing, and the future of Air and Ingo depends on their success. But Ervys, his followers and new recruits, the sharks are determined that Sapphire and Conor must be stopped - dead or alive..
Reception
The Liverpool Echo described the book as a "wonderful text", with "a dramatic and spellbinding climax".[2] The Book Bag said that it was "just as beautiful as the first three books", adding that "Ingo comes to life in elegant, delicate strokes"; they gave it five stars, comparing it to Narnia, and named it a future classic.[3] Write Away felt it was "full of adventure and action" and that the ending was "particularly well done and bitter sweet", adding that overall it is "an exciting story, well told".[4] Amanda Craig of The Times made it a half-term reading selection—describing it as "a dramatic climax" to the series[5]—and, later, a summer reading selection, when she called it "the most action-packed and satisfying of the four stories".[6]
References
- ^ "Booktrust Teenage longlist". ReadPlus. 2008-09-02. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
- ^ "Me Hungry, by Jeremy Tankard, £10.99hb (Candlewick Press)". Liverpool Echo. 2008-05-20. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
- ^ "The Crossing of Ingo by Helen Dunmore". The Book Bag. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
- ^ "The Crossing of Ingo". Write Away. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
- ^ "Heroes for Half Term". The Times. 2008-05-23. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
- ^ "A selection of rewarding reading for the long summer holidays". The Times. 2008-06-27. Retrieved 2008-09-17.