Monday, September 29, 2025

Danger and Other Unknown Risks

North, Ryan and Erica Henderson. Danger and Other Unknown Risks. 2023. 206p. ISBN 9780593224847.


What if the world didn't end with a technological collapse but with magic's sudden and chaotic arrival on January 1st, 2000 instead? Years later, the Earth has been irrevocably changed. Magic is a reality, albeit unpredictable, and while people seem content on the surface, a sense of instability pervades this new world. Marguerite de Pruitt and her loyal and speaking canine companion, Daisy, find themselves at the center of this precarious existence.

Trained from childhood for a momentous task by her uncle Bernard, Marguerite and Daisy are seemingly destined to save the world from descending into deadly chaos. However, their journey is fraught with challenges and unexpected emotional depth. They encounter friends and foes to retrieve the three totems that her uncle Bernard needs to restore the world to what it was back on December 31, 1999. Through it all, Marguerite demonstrates resilience and grit as she overcomes obstacles despite possessing little magic.

Danger and Other Unknown Risks blends laugh-out-loud adventure with poignant moments. It explores themes of truth, chosen family, and rebirth. At its core, the story asks a profound question: What lengths would you and your friends go to to save the world?

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