William Whitman 1 hr 39 min read

In the extraordinary adventures of Raphael and Cassandra, two children fall in with Gaea the Earth Mother and journey to the castle of the Giant Sorcerer, down to the sea and off to war.

William Whitman's 1927 book is a rousing, imaginative fantasy adventure for children. Vivid, whimsical, richly told. Read it for a grand storybook quest full of giants, gods, and marvels, where a brother and sister are swept into a sweeping magical adventure across land and sea.

In its time

Published in 1927, during the 1920s, the pulp era proper.

Reading it

1 hr 39 min read (a novella, a full arc in one sitting or two).

Illustrated by

Frank Boyd