Author : Kate Thompson
Citation : Thompson, Kate. The last of the high
kings. New York : Greenwillow
Books, 2008
JJ Liddy, from The New Policeman, has grown up and married to
Aisling. He has four children in which the second one, Jenny never felt like
she belonged in the family. She wanders barefoot around the Irish countryside
instead of going to school. No one in her family believes her when she told
that she has a ghost friend and a puka. Being a changeling makes her confused
and hurt. Everything has to change when the puka wants Jenny to persuade the
ghost that he doesn’t need to guard the beacon any more. And Jenny has to make
a choice of where to live. Unlike the first sequel, The New Policeman, whose the main character is JJ Liddy, this
sequel is presented in mysterious, riveting and steeped in Irish legend and
music. The author's world-building storyline of Irish folklore playfully weaves
modern life with ancient magic. Although much of the story is told from the
point of view of adults, this stylistically complex writing style will captive
readers by the depiction of the suspenseful battle between unseen and ageless
forces. Readers will also be fascinated by the character Jenny, who has the
power to rescue or annihilate worlds that grown-ups have ruined.
Other book in the New Policeman Trilogy: The new policeman (2007),
The white horse trick (2010)
