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About five hundred years ago, Master Magician Mikhail Pilkington III created a magical flying train, the StudyTrain. His vision: to take average teenagers onboard, show them the world, and turn them into leaders. Ethan is invited on to this train, escaping his miserable life in... read more

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Talk about a field trip! This fantasy adventure takes young readers along on a ride aboard a magical flying train, called The Study Train, built 500 years ago in the time of Master Magician Mikhail Pilkington III.

The magical vehicle was designed to show teenagers the world, and turn... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Talk about a field trip! This fantasy adventure takes young readers along on a ride aboard a magical flying train, called The Study Train, built 500 years ago in the time of Master Magician Mikhail Pilkington III.

The magical vehicle was designed to show teenagers the world, and turn them into wizened and peaceful leaders. When a Swiss boy named Ethan is invited aboard, he discovers the wonders of The Study Train, and gets confronted with an ancient and evil alliance called The Untouchables. They see in him the qualities needed to emerge as their long-awaited leader. Ethan’s intrigue and hunger for knowledge and power makes him learn all their secrets, magic, and sorcery. Within this web of discovery, he also meets his dark side … which side will he choose?

This remarkable story about facing challenges will gather you onboard and take you for the ride of a lifetime!

Characters/People edit see section history

  • Ethan: The main character in the book. A troubled teenager that soon proves to be a master at magic, sorcery, witchcraft and more.
  • Grandmaster Althulos: Founder and master of the studytrain. He helps his "students" discover the glory in the world, by taking them around the globe.
  • Krixit: The evil counterpart in the book. He is after destruction of Althulos and grants Ethan "The Knight' Grand Token" and teaches him 500 years of wisdom
  • Alesia: The mysterious other "chosen one". She has a special bond with Ethan. Read the book to find out her surprising role!
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Quotes edit see section history

  • “I can see The Dark Fire Inside burning in your heart. You are the only one who can control this fire. Don't let it burn down everything and everyone you love and care about, including yourself.”
    Althulos
  • “There is too much unnecessary information in the world. Too much harmful stuff.”
    Althulos

First Sentence edit see section history

Ethan stared out the window

Table of Contents edit see section history

The Invitation
Saying Good-bye..
Mister Parker .
The Plea.
The Delivery Room
A Barcelona Night Out
The Second Recruit
Tokyo Discovery
Planning the Gathering
Peru
The Untouchables
Brainwaves
Turnaround
The Encounter
The Secret Meeting
St.Petersburg
The Vault
Surprise at the Old Ruins
The Shanghai Blast
Home

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 1 of 1 in The StudyTrain. (standard series)
This book is in young adults books. (community list)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Kurt Frenier (Author) - http://kurtfrenier.webs.com/

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Eloquent Books
Country: United States
Publication Date: august 2010
ISBN: 9781609118846
Page Count: 121

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