Mines of the Minotaur
Mines of the Minotaur
‘Something’s wrong,’ Col said urgently. The wind was buffeting him back, trying to prevent him reaching his friend. ‘Connie!’ he yelled. ‘Connie! Stop it!’ She was standing very close to the cliff edge, her toes curled over the crumbling lip...
Connie is a Universal – she can talk to animals and mythical creatures. But something dark is calling to her, giving her dangerous power, and her best friend Col doesn’t know what to do.
When her strange behaviour means Connie is rejected by the Society for the Protection of Mythical Creatures - the very group of people who are supposed to protect her - she hides in an abandoned tin mine. There she is befriended by a blinded Minotaur, and feels safe amongst the other wounded creatures the Society and the world have forgotten.
But even deep underground she can’t block out the dark voice in her head. Who is it, and where does it come from? And why does Connie feel so terrified by the power it gives her?
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Beth wrote on 05 March 2010:
Hello, I've just started this book. I ordered it to come for the day you came into my school (CCHS) but it didn't. I was absolutely gutted, but now I'm entering a competition to win some of your books, signed. I have my fingers crossed.
You could always send me bookplates to sign. J
elissa wrote on 02 March 2010:
waaaa favor poosibilidad que llegar los últimos 2 libros a México? ee intentado enviar correos electrónicos a la editorial, pero 2 respuesta que me suspendieron en realidad son buuuu fastantiscos Me gusta mucho el amor no es justo, no completar la serie en México mmm Hi It is up to the publisher unfortunately. Julia
Lellowlemon wrote on 26 February 2010:
just after i finished Mines of the minotaur and my sister drew a picture that reminded me of Connie in the prologue of mines of the minotaur,weird
Enrique wrote on 29 January 2010:
Hi, Julia! I love your books! I am from México and I cannot find Mines of the Minotaurs… and I do not hold the suspension! please tell me where I can find it. (I've not seen a translation so it is probably not yet in Spanish. Julia)
Quinn wrote on 21 January 2010:
I just love these books they are so awesome!!!!
Thena wrote on 17 January 2010:
I couldn't belive it when I saw first book it was calling to me. When I read the first book I had to read the rest and when I finished I couldn't how amazing they are please write the 5th book.
Cris wrote on 13 January 2010:
Hi Julia, i'm from spain and i love this collection, here have not published this book and i'm looking to do so. I will write to the publisher to see that they, sorry i'm not very well in english and i have done it with a translator but i think you can understand it. (Thanks. Do write because unless they know there's a demand, they might not commit to a translation! julia)
jorge araujo wrote on 31 December 2009:
HI Julia Golding,I am one of your mexican fans.I love your books I am curently reading the 2nd because the 3rd is not in stors here in mexico.I was thiking,please do a 5th book maibe with the universal sing. (No Spanish yet of 3rd and 4th. I hope they do them. J)
Liana wrote on 14 December 2009:
These books rock!! I`ve just finished reading this one and am waiting for the next. Keep up the good work!
Michelle wrote on 11 December 2009:
hey!! i havent read this book yet but i love the seiries!!! dont stop writing this series!! WE LOVE YOU (AND YOUR BOOKS) JULIA!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Anonymous wrote on 16 November 2009:
Julia, I must say I enjoy your work so much. Kinds of novels which mix fantasy in a world of reality are so hard to master and one of my favorites. Oh, and as for Col and Connie...I wouldn't want them to start dating, but rather having moments here and there...
jake wrote on 16 October 2009:
you're books are amazing ive been looking and looking for a good story to do with mythological creatures but i am so very very annoyed because i got this book after the third day of starting your series and got up to page 216 (chapter 13 the appeal) and bam! it just went back to page 88 (the wedding) and then after flicking through to page 146 the next page after 216 was 254!it just stopped when the other trustees came and in mid sentence. ps im annoyed lol! very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very good!! (You've got a dud copy, Jake. Can you take it back to where you got it from and get the whole story? Julia)
Hannah wrote on 28 July 2009:
Are the 3rd and the 4th books getting translated to spanish? I'm from México and I really love your books so I just wanted to know if they're translating it to spanish thanks :) (I was told they were still negotiating for the next books Minotaur and Chimera. Might be worth tell the publisher you want to see how the story ends to nudge them in the right direction! Julia)
iluvcol wrote on 22 July 2009:
hi, i kno, who am i to give u suggestions, but 4 ur 5th book, since u haven't decided (or so u said to matt) i think u should hav the old characters but a new problem, with the same ppl and characters. it's just a suggestion tho.
Tina wrote on 19 July 2009:
Dear Julia, I really love the Companions Quartet. i have only read the first book but i fell inlove with the series. it is the best book I have ever read. Is there any way we can read the whole book online? I don't go to the library often and I read my books fast. I finished Secret of the Sirens in three hours. (Sorry no. i don't think there's an e-book out there. Worth another trip to the library I hope! Julia)
Emily wrote on 11 July 2009:
This book has awesome details!!If you could do yo think you'll be up to writing a 5th book...OR MORE? (Yes. J)
lau wrote on 11 July 2009:
por favor no se ingles lo intentarte escribir un poko pero no creo que me entiendan espero sepan español: me facinan estos libros los adoro son geniales solo e podido leer el 1 y el 2 y me facinan!!!!!! por favor traduscan el 3 y 4 en español en mexico me harian muy feliz!!!! me quede encantada y espero los 2 ultimos!!!!! HELLO I DON'T TALK ENGLIS PLEASE TRANSLATE YOU BOOK IN SPANISH IN MEXICO PLEASE I ADORE YOU BOOK Hi Lau I think I understand what you ask - the books are under consideration by the Spanish publisher. You must tell them you want them to add to the likelihood they will take them on! Best wishes, Julia
reader wrote on 01 July 2009:
Julia I love your books. when do you write the book 3º and 4º of the collection "Secret of the Sirens" in spanish?? I don´t read in english more of a couple of phrases and And already finding it hard to this me to write this message. you continue writing this way of good A greeting from españa (Dear Reader, I am waiting to find out if the Spanish publisher is going to buy books 3 and 4 for translation. The negotiations are on-going. Julia)
Erin B. wrote on 27 June 2009:
Hi Julia, I love your books!! Actually, I've only read the first two, but I love them already!! I read the second, The Gorgon's Gaze, two & a half times in one day ( we had to pick up my aunt & uncle from the Philedelphia airport after them flying over from the U.K., then help them set up their new apartment actually.) I really want to read the rest of The Companions Quartet, but I can't find the third or fourth (in the U.S.), and I'm really annoyed!! My brother, Ben, likes your books too - he was complaining the whole way to Philedelphia b/c I wanted to read them. Sincerely, Erin B. (Hi Erin, They are published in the States in hardback so you should be able to get hold of them. Have you checked online booksellers? Julia)
Albie wrote on 16 June 2009:
I love your books. You have got a special imagination, and i adore it. I hope recive more of your books. Kisses from Spain
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