About this item
This would be a great series to fill that Harry Potter or Percy Jackson void. It reminds me of the Dresden Files for the YA crowd, and like Harry and Percy, readers start out with Nick at 14 years old--just as he’s beginning to learn about his powers. The dialogue is a lot of fun and makes liberal use of pop culture references. Nick is a likable character, sarcastic and funny. His situation, sans demons and powers, is one that readers can recognize. The supporting characters are equally as interesting, and the story arc is a good one that wraps up nicely by the end of the book. The series-wide arc (or what I assume is a series-wide arc) begs the reader to pick up the next installment of the "Chronicles of Nick," which I intend to do relatively soon. Review by Kristi, East Branch
About the Author
Defying all odds is what #1 New York Times and international bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon McQueen does best. Rising from extreme poverty as a child that culminated in being a homeless mother with an infant and now a phoenix forced to rebuild her career and life after an out-of-control judge violated her civil rights and bankrupted her to set up a "legal fund" with her money to pay his former business associates and threaten the very worlds and universes millions of fans the world over have come to cherish. She has become one of the most popular and influential authors in the world (in both adult and young adult fiction) , with dedicated legions of fans known as Paladins-thousands of whom proudly sport tattoos from her numerous genre-defying series.?Since her first book debuted in 1993 while she was still in college, she has placed more than 80 novels on the New York Times list in all formats and genres, including manga and graphic novels, and has more than 70 million books in print worldwide. Her current series include: Dark-Hunters®, Chronicles of Nick®, Deadman's Cross™, Silent Swans™, Nevermore™, Lords of Avalon® and The League®.?Over the years, her Lords of Avalon® novels have been adapted by Marvel, and her Dark-Hunters® and Chronicles of Nick® are New York Times bestselling manga and comics, and are #1 bestselling adult coloring books.?Join her and her Paladins online at QueenofAllShadows.com and www.facebook.com/mysherrilyn.
