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"Hypnotic!. . . A page-turner."

           George Anthony, By George

"An appealing read for all ages!"
         
            Ray Bennett, Hollywood Reporter, U.K. Critic


 MEET RON BASE

Monday, July 6

Ron speaks to the Milton Rotary Club.

Thursday, July 9

Ron speaks to the residents of Martindale Gardens, 45 Martin St., Milton, Ontario.

           



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Fourteen-year-old Ned Arnheim’s father has been murdered, leaving him orphaned and penniless in the Paris of 1899.

He is taken in by a mysterious, enigmatic international confidence woman named Mrs. Nevermore who may or may not be a sorcière – a witch.

Ned believes he is blessed – or cursed – with a curious power called the Strange. If he concentrates hard enough, he can levitate, and move objects around This “power of the Strange” allows him to see into the Other World where lurk strange creatures known as gargoyles and, much to his irritation, a falcon named Peregrine who insists on talking to him.

When Mrs. Nevermore stumbles upon Ned’s sketches of the Eiffel Tower, they provide the inspiration for an audacious confidence scam that will make them rich – sell the Eiffel Tower!

Ned is appalled.  He must somehow stop her. That sets off a cat-and-mouse game between Mrs. Nevermore and her unwilling protégée that leads from Paris, to London, to Vienna, and brings them into conflict with Mrs. Nevermore’s sworn enemies, a one-eyed beauty named Natalia Boyer, and her husband, the murderous Edmond Corbeau.

Ned must finally confront his demons atop the world’s highest tower following a series of adventures filled with magic and mystery, chases through rat-infested sewers, attacks by winged creatures out of a boy’s worst nightmares, not to mention that talking falcon. It’s all set against the glamorous, dangerous backdrop that is Paris on the verge of a new century. 
 
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Like the best storytellers, Ron Base in The Strange leads you to somewhere you thought you knew, in this case Paris, and reveals it to be even more magical and enchanting than you could possibly have imagined. It's a tale of cunning and deception with intrigue, high adventure and vivid characters including a future King of England and the man who built the Eiffel Tower with a plot as tasty and satisfying as dinner at the Ritz.
Ray Bennett
UK critic, The Hollywood Reporter


An entertaining romp of psychic derring-do in turn-of-the-century Paris where Ned seeks his lost parents with the help of a chatty falcon, new-found levitation skills, and tangles with the likes of  Proust, Escoffier, César Ritz, Gustave Eiffel and the Prince of Wales. A delight!
Gina Mallet
National Post critic and award-winning author of Last Chance To Eat


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