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The Dark Refrain

The Mystwick School of Musicraft, Book 3

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The Dark Refrain

By: Jessica Khoury
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In the third book in the Mystwick School of Musicraft series, Amelia Jones and her friends fall centuries into the past, and their only hope may lie in the hands of the villain they fear most....

After defeating the terrifying Necromuse and his mysterious orchestra, all Amelia Jones hopes for is a return to normal. But to her surprise, her class is sent to Europe for a month of study abroad. This seems like the perfect escape from all her problems, but not long after they land in Salzburg, Austria, danger haunts their steps. A street musician claims there is something wrong with Amelia’s magic, odd visions of the past appear around the city, and Amelia finds a strange message preserved in a museum—a message she fears was left by the Necromuse.

He’s still out there, and he’s still after Amelia.

When a storm of time magic traps Amelia, Jai, and Darby in the year 1765, they join forces with the most powerful musicians of the 18th century in an attempt to restore the timeline before it rips apart entirely. But it’s not enough. With time literally breaking down around her, Amelia will have to call on music far more powerful and forbidden than anything she has attempted before...magic only the Necromuse can teach her.

With original music throughout, this orchestral fantasy is an adventure the whole family will enjoy.

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About the Creator

Jessica Khoury is the author of over a dozen books for young readers, including The Mystwick School of Musicraft and the Skyborn series. In addition to writing, she is an artistic mapmaker and spends far too much time scribbling tiny mountains and trees for fictional worlds. Her spare hours are spent video gaming, painting, or cooking badly. She lives in Greenville, South Carolina, with her husband, daughters, and sassy husky Katara.
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Best of the series

all the books in this series are touching with life lessons but none so much as this one. It brings a maturity to the characters beyond their years and shows the depth of love and understand for others who are not perfect.
brilliantly written~

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Even better than the first two!

As much as I love this series, I always found it quite predictable. The ending of this throws some surprises. And the story and music are more complex than the previous books. I absolutely loved it!

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incredibly well written and fun

I have truely enjoyed reading this entire series. both myself and with my preteen daughter. Ms Khory has an incredible imagination and a gift for storytelling!

thank you for sharing your gift with us!!!

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excellent performance

This is a great continuation of the story from the previous books. The story line took some unexpected twists and turns which were really fun to listen to.

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A beautiful masterpiece!!

All the Mystwick books a beautiful masterpieces!! This addition has so much adventure and healing🩷💜

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Great music book

The plot, music and characters are wonderfully blended into this enjoyable book. Well done! My son and I both loved it!

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the story the music

the story is getting better each book. cudos to the author and the musicians. as a person that is learning how to play an instrument alongside my kids is wonderful to listen to a story with kids and music. ❤️

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AMAZING

JUST AMAZING NOTGING ELSE TO SAY (but now I have to hit the fifteenword minimum audible provides so that is all)

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Poignant Evolution

The first two books are great but this one is phenomenal. Khoury has outdone herself at evolving the world and what musiccraft can do. The emotional depth she goes to in this book are profound. The writing is a cut above too. Really, a stellar addition to this series. Brava

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Time Travel with a twist

I can’t wait for the next book!!! This series is so good I love all the books so far!

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