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Cleo has never played exploding marbles aboard The River Styx. She knows no magic, has never helped solve a riddle by a fire-breathing pansy, and has never read a page from Mythical Creatures of the Veil (to Eden's shock). All she knows is her quaint life with her mother, Vesta, and behemoth wolfdog, Anik. Cleo has never questioned the costly and beautiful things around her at the Arcadia estate and sees no reason to leave. But all that is about to change when a reaper appears in her living room, revealing the truth about her father. The Five Realms and the dark world that reapers call home have remained secret until now. Cleo must come to terms with a father she has never known and go on the most dangerous adventure of her life. Magic lurks around every corner and in the wonder of the realms, the impossible is possible. On her travels, she will venture into The Fifth Realm (where few humans ever cross), confront a host of mythical monsters, and face the Grim Reaper himself. Cleo's quest to challenge her fate and reject the Mother Oracle's prophecy will not be denied. CLEO AND THE GRIM REAPER weaves strands of Greek mythology and magical fable together, in the vein of THE GOLDEN COMPASS and THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA, expertly interposing very real young adult problems into a make-believe world.