The letter ‘D’ begins to mysteriously disappear from the world. Teenage Dhikilo is the only one who seems to notice. Well her and her former history teacher who appears to have faked his own death and wants Dhikilo to team up with his guide dog to travel to another world and discover where all the letter Ds are going.

 

Strongly influenced by Narnia and Oz this tale of a child becoming the saviour of another world feels very familiar. The land of Liminus being trapped in a neverending winter was a little but too on the nose.

 

Unfortunately for me it just feels like a pale imitation of those stories. All a bit rushed and a bit simplistic. Even the darkness of the tale feels too light. The Gamp and the Magwitches feel like weak villains, nothing to compare to the cruelty of the White Witch.

 

I had high hopes for this, but have been left sadly disappointed.