Deathscent

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Deathscent is a children's novel written by British novelist Robin Jarvis. Set in an alternate Tudor England, it was published in 2001 and is intended to be part of a longer series, entitled "Intrigues of the Reflected Realm," however sequels are yet to appear.

The story concerns the arrival, via a strange craft, of an alien called Brindle. He is rescued by the Elizabethan people of Malmes-Wutton, who nurse him back to health, however all is not as it seems, as Malmes-Wutton, rather than being a part of the English countryside, is a floating island encased in a glass dome, as are other parts of England. The reader soon discovers many other unusual aspects of this alternative "Tudor England" and, as the story develops, it is clear that Brindle himself is not all he appears.