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Artezans: The Last Spellbreaker
Book 3 in ArtezansView the full series
The trilogy's finale splits the twins across two worlds: Elodie journeys north to find the last Spellbreaker and restore her fathers' stolen memories, while Ed wakes, gravely wounded, in a realm of ghosts and shadows with no way out.
- Best for8–12
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The vibe
What it’s like.
Style
- Literary
- Conversational
Tone
- Adventurous
- Suspenseful
- Exciting
- Bittersweet
Themes
Experience meters
What’s it about?
The story.
The stunning conclusion to L.D. Lapinski's fantasy trilogy pulls the Crane twins apart and raises the stakes to their highest yet. In the wake of the newly strengthened magic, and the chaos it has unleashed, Elodie and Ed set out to find the Last Spellbreaker, the one person who might undo the damage. But the twins are separated into two different worlds, and both are in terrible danger. Elodie presses on through Norway, heading north with her friend Laurie after Ed's disappearance, desperate to reach the Spellbreaker who could restore her fathers' erased memories of their children. Ed, meanwhile, comes to in a place thick with ghosts and shadows, gravely wounded and with no idea where he is, how to escape, or whether it is even safe to try. As the two race to reunite before it's too late, everything the family has fought for hangs in the balance. Emotional, atmospheric and satisfyingly resolved, The Last Spellbreaker brings Ed and Elodie's story to a close with the wit, heart and inventive magic that have run through the whole series, a gripping finale for readers who have followed the twins from the start.
Fit check
Right for your child?
Where it lands by age
The trilogy's conclusion, for confident readers aged 8-12 and read-aloud from around 7, and very much one to read after books one and two. It carries the series' strongest peril and emotion, injury, ghosts, separation, so it suits readers comfortable with higher stakes and some genuinely tense, eerie scenes.
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- Best fit · 8–12
- Read aloud · 7–10
- Independent · 8–12
Prose load
Moderate
Visual support
Low
Reluctant-reader friendly
Workable
Read-aloud quality
Strong
Works well for
- Reading aloud
Preview before sharing if a child is sensitive to: scary imagery.
Bedtime suitability
2 / 5 · Better outside bedtime
Sensitive-child
3 / 5 · Mostly fine
Graphic intensity
2 / 5 · Mild
Best for
- Fantasy lovers
- Magical families
- Series finales
- Twins
Avoid if
- Wants light read
- Wants standalone story
Particularly good for children who are…
- Lgbtq parent family
Why it lands
Why they love it.
Why kids love it
The finale is nail-biting: Ed wakes up hurt and trapped in a shadowy world of ghosts, while Elodie races north to save their dads' memories. You desperately want them to find each other again, and the magic and danger are bigger than ever.
- Magic powers
- Surviving danger
- Secret world
- Going on a quest
Why parents love it
It brings the twins' story to a genuinely satisfying close, balancing real jeopardy and loss with hope and family love. Lapinski's imagination and warmth carry right through to the end, and it rewards a child who has invested in the whole series.
- Great writing
- Conversation starter
In the series
Artezans.
3 books · open the series →
About the author
L.D. Lapinski.
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