num_pages: 288
description: It starts when Cal gets off the train at the wrong stop in the middle of the night, in the middle of nowhere. He's stranded. Following a muddy path leads him to a castle that appears to be deserted. But inside is Corbenic, a magnificent hotel filled with rich people preparing for a banquet and Cal is their guest of honor. During the meal, he experiences a disturbing vision, but when he is asked to talk about what he has seen, he denies it. What if he's becoming crazy, like his mother? When Cal wakes the next morning, the elegant castle turns out to be nothing more than an abandoned ruin. But something inside him has changed he now knows he needs to right the wrongs in his life. It will be a difficult journey, and if Cal achieves his goal, it will not be without cost. The first step he must return to Corbenic.
language: English
title: Corbenic
titlecomplete: Corbenic
genres: Arthurian, Young Adult, Childrens, Mythology, Teen, Supernatural, Fiction, Fairy Tales, Young Adult Fantasy, Fantasy
ratings_count: 518
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Mythopoeic Fantasy Award
category: Children's Literature
publisher: Greenwillow Books