The Chimera's Curse
The Chimera's Curse
The final installment in the Companions Quartet, "The Chimera's Curse".
‘How shall we kill the Universal?’ asked the serpent, its tongue flickering between its teeth. ‘Bite, burn or venom?’
Connie is the world’s last Universal – the only person who can communicate with all creatures; the only person who can keep peace between humans and the hidden mythical beings being destroyed by pollution.
But the shapeshifter Kullervo craves her power. He wants to wipe out humanity.
During a long, hot summer, as the sun beats down and the earth gets dryer, Kullervo prepares for war. The serpent-like chimera is just one part of his frightening army. As the inferno of Kullervo’s hatred crackles into life, Connie and her best friend Col must stop him. But how? And who will survive this fight to the death?
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max wrote on 28 January 2008:
wow! your books are absolutely amazing its a shame you wont be able to write another of the companions quartet because it dosnt fit in really. unless you write one with the universals symbol that would be really cool!! Keep writing.
Amber wrote on 28 January 2008:
Ahhhhh!!!!NOOOOOOOOOO!!DON'T STOP! Ihave actually cried because you said you wouldn't do another book! I asked for three reaons (on contact) why you wouldn't do one, and you only came up with TWO. What does that tell you? But if you did do one, it would have to be acoupleof weeks at most afterthe bit where the chimera ended so that we can see everyone elses opinion about her powers. please do another- i am actually BEGGING you! SO many people agree; there isn't a peson out there that would rather you didn't. I don't think even you want to stop there! By the way- the books rock! from, the happiest person in the world- if you do another!
Hugo wrote on 26 January 2008:
Hello! I'd just love to say, IT WAS AMAZINGLY FANTASTICALLY SPIFFING! Ahem, excuse me. But now I don't know what to read, I've read all the Potter books, Lord of The Rings, The Hobbit, A Series of Unfortunate Events, and so on. I really am hoping you will make another book because I would like to see young George when he grows up, and everyones reaction when Connie tells everyone about her shape shifting powers
Thank you very much for the books, it's been wonderful reading them.
Sincerely, Hugo.
jghj wrote on 24 January 2008:
wat happens to kullerevo (Ah well, you find that out at the end of course! Julia)
Tasha wrote on 23 January 2008:
Hi! I absolutely love these books. They're AMAZING!!!!!! Pretty pretty pleaeaeaeaeaeaeaessssssssse write another one. I really want to know what happens next. I agree with every1 else- You can't leave it on a cliffhanger.!!! You're an awesome writer.=)
Elsa wrote on 20 January 2008:
I absoloutly loved those books and they've given me a craving. Please pretty please write more, you left it on such a cliffhanger!!!
Jess wrote on 17 January 2008:
Wow!!! I picked up your first book out of curiosity and as they say curiosity killred the cat, or at least my social life. I couldn't put it down! Since then I've hunted down all your other books and read them. Literally this minute I've just finished the last and final and had to search for your website and see if you were going to write another. I really hope you do, maybe not staright off but eventually. Thanks Jess (Hi Jess - hope the social life recovers! J)
mopsey (nickname!) wrote on 14 January 2008:
g'day I just wanted to say I think that the companions quartet is ausome and I reckon you are a really ausome writer. Keep writing, I want more books!! best wishes!!
Jessie wrote on 13 January 2008:
Hi I really liked the books! I have an idea (you can just ignore me if you like) maybe fast-forward so that the next series is like centered around Col and Connie's kids and then it could be like Connie shape-shifts into a dragon to take them to school and stuff like that (LOL). ()_() (='.'=) bunny says E me please Julia!!! (")_(") P.S if you look around 99.9 percent of the boys girls friends in books or television go out with each other in the end! (ex. Ron and Hermione, Kim Possible and Ron stopable
Julia wrote on 11 January 2008:
First note: My name is Julia too, so it's sort of funny. But I ABOSOLUTELY loved, I mean ABSOLUTELY loved these books, they made my totally favorite books of all-time! You are an amazing writer, and I wish you could write more, and more books of this series. I know that Quartet ends in 4, but can't you extend it a little? I would figure, if there was a fifth book, it would have the Universal sign on the front! I'm dying to read another one, hopefully, if there is another one. I'm just crossing my fingers. It ended in a Cliffhanger, at least sort of! The Universals are becoming common again, but what about the Trustees? What about, what they said? " There is more to defeat. " Or something like that. And in addition to that, when I went to Amazon to buy the book, it said Companions Quest. Maybe you could start another series, labled Campanions Quest. I'll just hope that you continue to write more of this series. :D
Eowyn wrote on 10 January 2008:
**spoiler alert** Hi! I absolutely loved these books and was so disappointed when I realised that the Chimera's Curse was the last in the quartet. Please write another book! I really want to know what happens next! Maybe when they're all older, I'd love to see them all grown up, and perhaps being mentors themselves! I also really want to see everyone's reaction when Connie tells them about her shape shifting!! Thank you so much for writing these, but you can't just leave it on such a cliff-hanger!!!!!!!
Iona wrote on 09 January 2008:
This book was AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!! You HAVE to write more! My friend and I really love this quartet and we are dying to know what heppens next!
R wrote on 05 January 2008:
I thought it was alirgiht
Katie wrote on 04 January 2008:
**spoiler alert** Hi again Julia, I finished your fourth book a few weeks ago and havent had the chance to tell you what i thought yet! I actually couldn't put it down, I finished it in about three days. I really think you should continue with the series, but introduce George the universal and let Connie shape-shift some more, as I thought that was a really good idea. I think you should expand your ideas also for other readers as im very sure they are keen to read more as I can tell from their posts! Thankyou, Katie x
Jack Gray wrote on 04 January 2008:
the series was amazing and i havent read anything like it julia develops her passion through the writing and expands her imagination fully. Please tell me what happens next to connie and col and george clamworthy - please put an extra part on the homepage. If people like these books i suggest the look at other from julia golding like 'the ship beetween the worlds' or the percy jackson series by rick riordan (www.percyjackson.com/). Julia Golding is an inspiration for all readers and all the books should be made into films so that more can share the adventures. Thankyou for entertaining and expanding my own imagination.
chloe wrote on 30 December 2007:
hi i have only read the first book i got it for xmas im a fast reader and a book that size would normally take me about 4 - 5 days but your was so gd i couldnt put it down it took me a day and i cant wait to get the others and start reading them i hope you write more books on the companions and about connie col and all the mythical creatures. thanks for a brilliant read. btw i love harry potter but i think ur books are even better its the first book ive read since them that thought stood a chance at being more popular lol
Deirbhile wrote on 30 December 2007:
**Spoiler alert** Oh my God, that series was amazing!!!!! I read a LOT of books(like a different one every day) so it's really hard for my parents to get books for me that, 1) I haven't read 2) that I'll really enjoy and this quartet was really amazing. The moment I opened the first book I started reading it and I LOVED it. So much that I even leant the first 3 books to my cousin, (she still hasn't returned them so I think that she really liked them as well!!!!) Could you please write some more because I really want the adventure to continue and to see Connie change into some more things. Maybe you caould write it years later so that we see what happens to George Clamworthy ( the second UNIVERSAL!!!) And if you do write some more books comtinueing it, then could you put in some really different mythicqal creatures like the cyclops or the phoenix or maybe even a mermaid or harpies!!! I love reading books about adventure and mythical creatures so if you stop then that will be one of my favourite collections stopped. And I've already read all the books more than 3 times (even the 4th one and I only got that on Christmas Day!!) And I also really want to see what happens to Col as he's on that team with Skylark and what happens between Connie and Col! Does Col and everyone else accept who she is now because she has Kullervo's power????? Please write another one soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sinead wrote on 28 December 2007:
I've read it five times times over and can not get enough of it. It fills you with such emotion. The endimd is so unexpected but amazing. I would love to be connie... but I would maybe cut out thev Kullervo part, I wouldn't like him disturbing my dreams!
Lou wrote on 22 December 2007:
Alas, I enjoyed your first book, but haven't quite gotten around to the second as I'm being overloaded by my English teacher. An incredible read, better than the overused plot of Harry Potter at any rate (in other words, I haven't attempted to burn it). Hopefully I'll read the second soon!
Sabrina wrote on 20 December 2007:
I ADORE THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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