Sunday 18 August 2019

What to read after... The Novice (Summoner Series)


First things first, 3 out of 4 of these books have magical pet sidekicks so you should read them just because of that but if you need more reasons why keep reading below...

Spellslinger 
Spellslinger is not like your average Magic bets all kind of book which is why i think its a great book to read after The Novice because The Novice is full with non magical characters who are still cunning and strong just like the main characters in Spellslinger. 
Spellslinger is set in a world full of strong magical characters but the main characters magic abilities but those magical abilities seem to have skipped Kellen, he relies on cheap imitations and sleight of hand magic to get by , but when Kellen makes an enemy of the wrong people he will need to learn more then just flashy tricks and with his magic abilities looking like they will never activate he will need to assemble some strong allies too  

Brotherhood of Thieves
The brotherhood of Thieves follow a group of street thieves recruited by a secret organisation to be trained tomb raiders, where they rob them of ancient artifacts and magical weapons to supply the kings army that is protecting the board against the  hideous and gruesome civilization on Roon (kinda like a troll). Each recruit is gifted a magic creator to help them achieve there mission which reminds me of the Demons that are summoned in The Novice. So if you loved the sidekicks in The Novice you will definitely need to read Brotherhood of Thieves (and as an added bonus all three books are about as long as one Novice book so we will be finished in no time!)  

Darren Shan Cirque Du Freak
Now why read this series after The Novice? I added it in because Darren and Fletcher are very similar characters, the similarity's between the two books are very little but if you like the take charge attitude of Fletcher you will like Darren, and Darren's story also leads him into different worlds and fights to death just as regularly as Fletcher's does and he makes just as many great friends along the way as Fletcher does. Its definitely worth a look ..

The Demon King
If you loved The Novice you will fly through The Demon King! The Novice is the baby brother to The Demon King, The Novice wants to be like The Demon King when it grows up. Everything is this book is bigger and better! More intrigue, more crazy plot lines and bigger bad guys. The book follows Han a boy who used to be a notorious gang leader in the slums but has reformed his ways to care for his sick younger sister but street thugs wont let you leave that easily so Han spends most of his time with his other clan family in the mountains where he hunts and gathers for money for his sister. One day Hans catches some of the rich wizards from town burning a sacred hunting ground, Hans and his clan brother, Fire Dancer, surround them and force them to give up the magical amulet which will stop them being able to burn down anymore of the sacred forest. This action sparks a series of events for Hans changes his life forever, because he is now in possession of an ancient amulet that belong to The Demon King, a man that nearly destroyed the world 100's of years before. Now Hans knows that he cant let this amulet fall back into the hands of the family he took it from or that could mean the end of the world as he knows it, but making this stand will have it consciousnesses and they might be more then Hans is able to handle. 


Wednesday 14 August 2019

Manga Review: Blue Exorcist



Rin's not having a good day, when he returns home with signs that hes been in another fight his father decides that this is the last straw and suits him up and sends him out to find a           job, arrgh! not how Rin wanted to spend his day.  While walking to his new job he is surrounded again by the same jerks that started the fight that morning .. but this time things are different the groups leader seems to have a tail and horns? But before he can figure out why, things quickly escalate and Rin's life is now in danger and Rin explodes into blue flames - the legendary powerful blue flames of the son of Satan. In that moment Rin's life changes forever and hes pulled into the life of an Exorcist - a group of elite people trained to hunt and eliminate demons.

Rin now has his work cut out for him, he needs to learn how to control his powers before the leaders of the Exorcist's think hes to unpredictable and dangerous and lock him up, he must also learn to work as a team with his fellow new recruits which wont be easy because they all think he is going to burn them alive at any minute and on top of all that he wants to learn who is is and what this flame means for him...

P.S wait until you meet the coolest sidekick, Kuro !
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