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William Wenton and the Secret Portal (Book 2)
by Bobbie Peers
Age Range: 12+
William Wenton and the Secret Portal is the second book about twelve-year-old code-breaker William by Norwegian author Bobbie Peers in his thrilling fantasy series translated by Tara Chace.
William is still getting used to his extraordinary talent for cracking codes when the strange and powerful luridium inside of him starts to malfunction. Once again William is taken to the secret Institute for Post-Human Research to look for answers, but when he arrives, he finds that it is on lockdown and no one will tell him why. When a precious artefact mysteriously disappears from the Institute, William must summon all his inner strength for a dangerous adventure against an enemy hell-bent on unleashing an ancient portal of untold power which takes him thousands of miles away to the Himalayas.
Just as with the first book in the series William Wenton and the Luridium Thief, this second title is also impossible to put down. Peers’ cleverly conceived plots build up layers as the story twists and turns. Full of difficult codes to break and a futuristic world with cybernetic creatures and the terrible evil force that could endanger the Institute and the world this is another fast-paced adventure has you hooked from the very first page.
Other titles in the series reviewed on the website: William Wenton and the Luridium Thief and William Wenton and the Lost City