Farouk –The head of the Farouk family and the wealthiest and strongest man with aspirations to control the Arks is Farouk. The novel opens with Ophelia, a character from a world of the Ark of Anima, where people have special skills and are related to one another through blood. Ophelia is a “reader” who has the unusual ability to read an object’s past through touch. This talent has caused her to be rejected by her family because it has made her a “reader.” The nitty-gritty: Lots of potential, but unfortunately, this story was too problematic for my taste. Christelle Dabos, lauréate du prix du premier roman jeunesse Gallimard-RTL-Télérama". Télérama.fr (in French) . Retrieved 27 April 2018. What an interesting review. I do understand a character giving such bad pre-marital advice in a book aimed at adults who can better process the setting, the horrid characters’ actions, and stuff like that, but not for a book aimed at a younger audience.

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Renard –A member of the Dragon House and Thorn’s cousin, he is a dashing and charming man who becomes a potential romantic interest for Ophelia. Throughout the book, Ophelia faces many challenges and obstacles, both physical and emotional. She is forced to adapt to the new customs and expectations of her new home, while also trying to uncover the truth behind the mysteries of the Arks. She learns that sometimes the strongest power comes from the most improbable sources and that there are allies in unexpected places. Ophelia succeeds in the end, but at a huge personal cost. One day she is confronted with the fact that she must marry Thorn, the accountant of an entirely different ark, known everywhere for his cool, logical and dismissive manner. Ophelia must leave the only home she has ever known and go to Citaceleste. A cold ark, where there is always snow and the northern lights dance in the sky during the eternal night. But Thorn soon makes it clear that Ophelia's presence is not welcome. For Thorn's clan is notorious for its powers. With their claws, the members can inflict pain on others without even touching them. Soon Ophelia finds herself in the midst of intrigue and surrounded by people with different skills and must decide - who is friend and who is foe?In this gripping third volume of the Christelle Dabos’s best-selling saga, Ophelia, the mirror-traveling heroine, finds herself on the ark of Babel guarding a secret that may provide a key both to the past and the future.

The Mirror Visitor

The mirror visitor series has created such a unique world as I have rarely read before. You are thrown right into the middle of Ophelia's life at the beginning and it is a wild roller coaster ride with all sorts of whimsical, yet somehow lovable characters. Especially all their little quirks like Thorn's dice or Ophelia's scarf or their powers made this interesting. The world can be a little difficult to understand at times, but once you get the hang of it, the author's imagination gives the reader great pleasure. It is one of the most enjoyable series I have read and I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys a well executed fantasy story. I don't know why I've never read much from the steampunk genre (let alone French steampunk, from which this story is translated). Steampunk is a literary movement that mixes fantasy and science fiction. I'd reference it as uchronia, refering to the Industrial Revolution with reminders of the Victorian Era. This is how I project in my mind the colossal work of author Christelle Dabos, who managed to write a steampunk story that stands out among its own genre. A Winter’s Promise is at once fantastical, disturbing, and dangerously addictive...”—Marion Rankine, author of Brolliology

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

La passe-miroir" de Christelle Dabos, lauréat du premier roman jeunesse". RTL.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 28 April 2018 . Retrieved 27 April 2018. She is someone that is blessed with the singular gift of reading objects and finding out their past. Not only that, but she is able to do something even more fantastic and cross mirrors. The world was once a place of unity, but now there are a variety of different worlds that now exist and live separated from each other. Each of them is looked over by an immortal and omnipotent ancestor. Her life living on Anima could not be more ideal. It is peaceful and has everything that someone like Ophelia could ever want. But everything that she has become so used to gets disrupted when something unexpected happens that she never saw coming. Victoire – Ophelia’s cousin, she is a gregarious and outgoing woman who becomes Ophelia’s closest confidante and ally.

A Winter’s Promise: Book One of The Mirror Visitor Quartet

The book’s dramatic and thrilling conclusion is the battle between the several factions vying for power and control over the Arks. Ophelia must use every wit and talent she possesses to survive and protect those she loves.

Tante Rosamonde – Ophelia’s aunt, she is a sweet and caring woman who provides a sense of stability and comfort to Ophelia throughout the book.