Demoneater (Demonkeeper) [Kindle Edition]

I read this with my 8 year old after we had read the first of the series (Demon Keeper). The whimsy of the characters and situations are great. We are from Seattle, so the locations were familiar, which was a perk, but definitely not required. Now that the series is available on Kindle, I look forward to reading the third one.

I enjoyed how the characterisation continued , like stories of extraordinary life can be.
I am looking forward to Demoncity.

Demoneater & Demonocity are the second and third books in the Demonkeeper series and what a terrific series it is, not just for boys, who Royce Buckingham aims his books at, but for anyone who wants an action filled tale with a lovely touch of humour and, best of all, an interesting conceptual basis.

These demons are born of chaos, but rather than kill them, Demonkeepers, keep the demons safe from the humans and the humans safe from the demons. Without chaos our world is sterile, boring, too predictable, so chaos and its demonic manifestations must remain. It's a great idea and the ramifications of it are beautifully laid out in these novels. Minor demons include such things as carpets that trip you, cameras that wobble, beds and blankets that move, ladders that walk, the froth on beer, dust motes and so on. The major demons are elementals, the demons of earth, water, air and fire. These guys can grow and get out of control, but to Demonkeepers they are as innocent and worth protecting as wild animals are to a zookeeper.

Blurb: Ever since his mentor disappeared, Nathaniel Grimlock has been charged with the responsibility of keeping the demons that live in his old, rickety house... alone. Demons are all around us. Most of them are relatively harmless, but some are dangerous... some can kill. In Demoneater and Demonocity, the demons are back and causing more chaos than ever in the rainy city of Seattle. Whether the demons are burning their way through the Seattle underground or threatening to topple the Space Needle, it's Nat's job to keep them under control.

I really can't fault these books. They're unique, well structured, well paced and simply and effectively written for young readers. They build, like wind in a vortex, to battles where our young heroes & heroines must dig deep into their resources in order to vanquish the enemy --the stuff of all good tales. The books also make you look at the world a little more deeply, a quality I love in a book. Reading them helps you to appreciate chaos and its role in the world, and makes you look more closely at that carpet you keep tripping over.

If I had boys, these books would definitely be on their Kindles, but girls will love them too. They'd be great read aloud to a variety of ages. Indisputably 5 stars and a place on the Awesome Indies listing.