{"id":677,"date":"2011-05-25T01:54:42","date_gmt":"2011-05-25T06:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mrspollifax.com\/blog\/?page_id=677"},"modified":"2023-06-30T08:43:48","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T12:43:48","slug":"the-maze-in-the-heart-of-the-castle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mrspollifax.com\/blog\/list-of-books-published\/childrens-books\/the-maze-in-the-heart-of-the-castle\/","title":{"rendered":"The Maze in the Heart of the Castle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1914\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mrspollifax.com\/blog\/contact\/thank-you\/themazeintheheartofthecastle\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrspollifax.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/TheMazeInTheHeartOfTheCastle.jpg?fit=559%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"559,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"TheMazeInTheHeartOfTheCastle\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrspollifax.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/TheMazeInTheHeartOfTheCastle.jpg?fit=210%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrspollifax.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/TheMazeInTheHeartOfTheCastle.jpg?fit=559%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrspollifax.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/TheMazeInTheHeartOfTheCastle-210x300.jpg?resize=210%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrspollifax.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/TheMazeInTheHeartOfTheCastle.jpg?resize=210%2C300&amp;ssl=1 210w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrspollifax.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/TheMazeInTheHeartOfTheCastle.jpg?w=559&amp;ssl=1 559w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>The Maze in the Heart of the Castle was published in 1983.<\/h3>\n<p>The best place to get a copy of this story right now is at<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alibris.com\/search\/books\/subject\/Children%27s-Fiction-Science-Fiction-Fantasy-Magic?wquery=A+Maze+in+the+Heart+of+the+Castle\" title=\"Purchase The Maze in the Heart of the Castle\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alibris.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He was only sixteen when tragedy struck&#8230;His name is Colin, and although he still couldn&#8217;t believe it, his parents were gone, both dead from the plague. Scared, confused, and angry, he sought out a monk who told him about a haunted castle on Rheembeck Mountain&#8212;And the old, strange wizard who lived there. Perhaps there Colin would find a way to stop his pain.<\/p>\n<p>But instead of answers, the wizard showed him a locked oak door. Beyond it lay an ancient stone maze that led to a mystical land, a place where bandits roamed freely, where people lived within dark caves, afraid of the light, where cruelty was the way of the world, and where beautiful girls were not always what they seemed.<\/p>\n<p>The wizard opened the oak door and invited Colin to enter. If Colin came through this strange place alive, he might indeed be able to ease the pain in his heart. But once inside, there could be no going back&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cast of Characters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We really could use some help putting together this listing. If you have this book and would like to help out your fellow fans we would greatly appreciate it. You can send us the list using our <a href=\"http:\/\/mrspollifax.com\/blog\/contact\/\">CONTACT US<\/a> form.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Maze in the Heart of the Castle was published in 1983. The best place to get a copy of this story right now is at Alibris.com He was only sixteen when tragedy struck&#8230;His name is Colin, and although he still couldn&#8217;t believe it, his parents were gone, both dead from the plague. Scared, confused,<\/p>\n<div class=\"theme-link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mrspollifax.com\/blog\/list-of-books-published\/childrens-books\/the-maze-in-the-heart-of-the-castle\/\" class=\"theme-more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The Maze in the Heart of the Castle&#8221;<\/span> <svg class=\"svg-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" focusable=\"false\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M16.172 9l-6.071-6.071 1.414-1.414 8.485 8.485-8.485 8.485-1.414-1.414 6.071-6.071h-16.172v-2z\" \/><\/svg><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":599,"menu_order":13,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-677","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/PH3bC-aV","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":583,"url":"https:\/\/mrspollifax.com\/blog\/list-of-books-published\/nonseries-books\/tightrope-walker\/","url_meta":{"origin":677,"position":0},"title":"Tightrope Walker","author":"mrspfan","date":"May 24, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Tightope Walker was first published in 1979 This book is wonderful as well. 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