I know, it's been like wall to wall people every day. We are a bunch of cynics who don't think it will last!
Summaries are hard, but I will try. Our protagonist is Nick, who is 16. He likes swords and his big brother Alan, and that's about it. He's spent his whole life on the run from deadly magicians and the demons they control by feeding them human bodies. This is because his mum was a member of a powerful Magician's Circle until she was driven mad and ran away with a powerful charm. And the magicians want it back.
Things get really bad when Alan tries to help Jamie, who has been marked for death by a demon and his sister Mae, and ends up getting marked himself.
The plot is very fast paced and full of twists and layers. I love all the characters, though I am hopelessly, madly in love with Alan, who is smart and funny and caring and also extremely manipulative.
The dialogue is funny too, and the whole thing is just excellent.
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Date: 2009-06-03 10:47 am (UTC)Summaries are hard, but I will try. Our protagonist is Nick, who is 16. He likes swords and his big brother Alan, and that's about it. He's spent his whole life on the run from deadly magicians and the demons they control by feeding them human bodies. This is because his mum was a member of a powerful Magician's Circle until she was driven mad and ran away with a powerful charm. And the magicians want it back.
Things get really bad when Alan tries to help Jamie, who has been marked for death by a demon and his sister Mae, and ends up getting marked himself.
The plot is very fast paced and full of twists and layers. I love all the characters, though I am hopelessly, madly in love with Alan, who is smart and funny and caring and also extremely manipulative.
The dialogue is funny too, and the whole thing is just excellent.