Westmark
by Lloyd Alexander · first published 1981
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When Theo agrees to print a traveling showman's pamphlet, he only thinks of the money it will bring in. Instead, it sets off a chain reaction that results in the smashing of the press and the murder of his master. Caught on the wrong side of the law, Theo must flee the city. Soon, he has teamed up with the traveling showman Count Las Bombas (who is actually a con artist) and his servant. The trio is soon joined by Mickle, a clever, strong-willed girl with a mysterious past. Performing feats that astound and amaze, the motley crew falls into a trap set by Chief Minister Cabbarus, who is determi
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…Anton finally agreed to take in the boy and teach him his trade. And the rest of the page is great, and the rest of the chapter, and the whole book is a really great opening to a decent trilogy IMO (Westmark, by Lloyd Alexander).
on “What makes a great opening line?” ↗"The miracle of credit, my dear boy. The more we owe them, the better they treat us!" - 'Dr. Absalom', Westmark (Lloyd Alexander)
on “Deaths at a California skydiving center, but the jumps go on” ↗