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A Librarian Reads Sandman Slim

Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010

Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey

Eleven years ago your friends performed a ritual where they purposefully sent you to Hell. Once there you were forced to fight monsters, demons, and anything else Hell could throw at you. You survived. Then one day you escaped back to Earth.

If you were Sandman Slim you would want revenge on those so-called friends. Unfortunately you just can’t go around slaughtering people like you can in Hell. First of all it draws unwanted attention. Plus there is the fact that you have been out of touch with the world for eleven years. You don’t even know how to work a cell phone, or navigate the world in the 21st century. Fortunately you have a few remaining friends who will help you through the transition to this new world; friends like an immortal alchemist or the disembodied head of an enemy.

Sandman Slim is a great mashup of urban fantasy and detective stories along the lines of the Dresden Files. Fans of supernatural action will not want to miss this beginning of an awesome new series.

Highly recommended and appropriate for ages 16 and up.

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A librarian Reads The Demon’s Covenant

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

demons-covenantThe Demon’s Covenant by Sarah Rees Brennan

Mae has killed someone in order to save her brother Jamie. Her victim was an evil magician who tried to feed her brother to demons, but he was still a person. She has tried not to think about it and move on. But then she discovers her brother, who has a gift for magic but not the knowledge or skill to use it, being harassed by the school bullies. Before she can intercede she finds herself frozen. A magician has spelled her. He then scares away the bullies and helps Jamie out. Jamie is relieved and treats the magician like a good friend. But Mae knows who this magician is; he is the leader of the circle of magicians who threatened she and Jamie mere months before. His name is Gerald and Jamie should be very afraid of him, but he’s not. Once Gerald and Jamie leave together, the spell on Mae is broken. She immediately seeks the aid of Alan and Nick, the brothers who helped defend she and Jamie from the magicians before.

But things are not easy between the two brothers. Something has happened between them that has strained their loyalty to each other. It doesn’t help that Mae is attracted to both of them. However they are all in agreement that Jamie is playing a dangerous game by hanging out with magicians. As they try to decipher Gerald’s motivations they come across a deeper plot that will change the balance of power between the magicians and all who oppose them. Gerald needs to be stopped because he seeks to expand his power and the only people in his way are Mae, Jamie, Alan, and Nick. Soon Mae will need to make tough decisions again; decisions in which she may have to kill again, or watch allies die. She will have to put her feelings aside and focus on the fight ahead, because if they lose, then the magicians and their demons win.

The Demon’s Covenant is a superior book to its predecessor, The Demon’s Lexicon. If you enjoyed the first book you will definitely be thrilled by the second. This story is shaping up to be a great new series and I am looking forward to the third installment. Appropriate for ages 14 and up; recommended to urban fantasy enthusiasts.

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A Librarian Reads The Demon’s Lexicon

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

demons-lexiconThe Demon’s Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan

Nick, and his older brother Alan, have been on the run from evil magicians and demons since he was a baby. Although they have no magical ability themselves, they do rely on talismans, and train relentlessly to fight off evil when it finds them.

The magicians are after Nick and Alan’s mother, a magician herself who has been driven insane by the very magic she possesses. She wears a very valuable and powerful talisman. Nick and Alan have sworn to protect her. Even though Nick is only 16 he has fought many magicians and even killed when it was necessary.

The odd thing is that Nick is ambivalent about killing. Alan is tortured by what they have done to survive, but Nick feels no remorse. He even enjoys the thrill of the hunt a little bit. Nick isn’t worried by his feelings, but he knows that something isn’t quite right with him. When the brothers get new visitors, a young boy (Jamie) and his older sister (Mae), Nick feels defensive that his brother Alan can bond with them more easily than his own brother.

Jamie needs help, he has been marked by a demon. Nick wants to ditch them so he can keep Alan away from the beautiful Mae.  But soon demons attack and Alan is marked himself. Now the four of them will have to find the magicians who are hunting them and get the marks removed.

But something is nagging at Nick. He can’t seem to relate to their new friends. He becomes suspicious and starts snooping into the history behind one of his brother’s favorite books. Soon he discovers a horrible secret; a secret that tests his loyalty. Will he stay true to his family or will he turn his back and join the horde of magicians and the demons they employ?

The Demon’s Lexicon is a pretty good read. It starts off extremely rough. It took me at least 150 pages to get into a groove with it. But it finishes strong and I look forward to reading the sequel. The book is appropriate for ages 14 and up and recommended for those who are fans of Holly Black and Cassandra Clare.

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A Librarian Reads Keys to the Demon Prison

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

fablehaven-5Fablehaven Book 5: Keys to the Demon Prison by Brandon Mull

This is the epic conclusion you have been waiting for. Kendra and Seth are on the search for the last artifact the Sphinx needs to open the demon prison. If Sphinx succeeds life as we know it will end. This will be a difficult journey, one where Kendra and Seth will need to go on separate journeys in order to save the world. Seth will need to learn some hard life lessons, discover his courage, and most of all trust in himself in order to do his part. Kendra on the other hand must make a stand and protect not only the artifacts but the people she cares for, even if it means fighting back.

This is a thrilling action/fantasy series that is a satisfying conclusion to the Fablehaven series. Highly recommended and appropriate for all ages.

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A Librarian Reads The Mortal Instruments

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

The Mortal Instruments Books 2 & 3:
City of Ashes/City of Glass
By Cassandra Clare

Clary, Simon, and Jace are back in the exciting concluding chapters of the Mortal Instruments trilogy. Clary and Jace’s father, Valentine, is still hellbent on destroying the Clave and killing all downworlders. In the first book Valentine captured the Mortal Cup. He needs the next two Instruments, the Mortal Sword and the Mortal Mirror, to conclude his dastardly plan of recreating the world in his image.

To complicate matters Simon is turned into a vampire, but not your ordinary vampire. Simon is a daylighter, a child of the night who can walk during the day. Also there are new friends, like the mysterious Sebastian who woos Clary’s heart while she sets out to save her mother’s life.

Overall this is an action packed trilogy that has everything: romance, evil doers, demons, sword fights, faeries, and lots of destruction. It is sure to please anyone who likes fantasy/horror. Appropriate for ages 14 and up.

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