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Nick and his brother Alan are on the run with their mother, who was once the lover of a powerful magician. When she left him, she stole an important charm - and he will stop at nothing to reclaim it. Now Alan has been marked with the sign of death by the magician's demon, and only Nick can save him. But to do so he must face those he has fled from all his life - the magicians - and kill them. So the hunted becomes the hunter...but in saving his brother, Nick discovers something that will unravel his whole past...
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Nick and his brother Alan are on the run with their mother, who was once the lover of a powerful magician. When she left him, she stole an important charm - and he will stop at nothing to reclaim it. Now Alan has been marked with the sign of death by the magician's demon, and only Nick can save him. But to do so he must face those he has fled from all his life - the magicians - and kill them. So the hunted becomes the hunter...but in saving his brother, Nick discovers something that will unravel his whole past...
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Format:Taschenbuch
You are likely to ADORE this novel, if you liked/appreciated/consumed without disgust any of the following:
- "Good Omens" by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman,
- Jonathan Stroud's "Bartimaeus"-Trilogy,
- "Neverwhere" by Neil Gaiman,
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer",
- "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" by Joanne Rowling,
- "A Dirty Job" or "Bloodsucking Fiends" or "Lamb" by Christopher Moore.
This is the story of a defunct family hunted by magicians, told through the eyes of sexteen year old Nick Ryves. His world is dark, full of fights and flights, home repair and dyslexia. And yet, it is also full of mysteries, demons, a Goblin Market (so named in reference to the eponymous poem by Christina Rossetti). Then comes pink, lavender and glitter in the form of two siblings who are looking for help, because they have a problem of the supernatural variety ...
I have known about Sarah Rees Brennan for some time now. For many years she was fairly well-known for her Harry Potter fanfiction, and she writes a wonderful weblog on livejournal - go, check out her essays, parodies, book recommendations, travel adventures, ...! While "The Demon's Lexicon" is her debut novel, it is by far not the first thing she's written; her increasingly brilliant fanfiction alone would fill approximately ten fivehundred page novels.
Her writing is engaging, moving, effective and quite often hilariously funny, a feature that sets her apart from better-known authors such as Neil Gaiman. I find her funnier than, for example, Jonathan Stroud, and believe that she has the potential to become, over time, a writer similarly popular to Terry Pratchett.
The official release date for "The Demon's Lexicon" is June 2nd 2009, but Thalia's wholesale dealer had it in stock early, which is why I am able to write a review even though the book isn't officially "out" yet. So I'm not promoting her because I know her personally (which I don't) or was given an advance copy or something like that.
I was in fact quite apprehensive - her last fanfiction ranks among my top ten favourite stories, so I was afraid the novel might not live up to my incredibly high expectations. But it did! I really, really liked it and think I will start re-reading it tonight, even though I'm in the midst of preparing for my erste juristische Staatsprüfung, and have a Stapel ungelesener Bücher as high as my desk here.
Simon&Schuster (the publisher) is rumored to have bought the publishing rights for a high six-figure-sum, which is apparently a very good deal for a debut novel, and I think the novel is worth every single penny they invested. I for myself am currently making lists of all the people whose birthdays are coming up, figuring out who will get the paperback (because I like the cover art better than the one on the US hardback) and who the German translation (which has the nicest cover and the bonus of being a hardcover, but gets minus points for, well, being the translation).
Have fun reading! I know I had.
- "Good Omens" by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman,
- Jonathan Stroud's "Bartimaeus"-Trilogy,
- "Neverwhere" by Neil Gaiman,
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer",
- "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" by Joanne Rowling,
- "A Dirty Job" or "Bloodsucking Fiends" or "Lamb" by Christopher Moore.
This is the story of a defunct family hunted by magicians, told through the eyes of sexteen year old Nick Ryves. His world is dark, full of fights and flights, home repair and dyslexia. And yet, it is also full of mysteries, demons, a Goblin Market (so named in reference to the eponymous poem by Christina Rossetti). Then comes pink, lavender and glitter in the form of two siblings who are looking for help, because they have a problem of the supernatural variety ...
I have known about Sarah Rees Brennan for some time now. For many years she was fairly well-known for her Harry Potter fanfiction, and she writes a wonderful weblog on livejournal - go, check out her essays, parodies, book recommendations, travel adventures, ...! While "The Demon's Lexicon" is her debut novel, it is by far not the first thing she's written; her increasingly brilliant fanfiction alone would fill approximately ten fivehundred page novels.
Her writing is engaging, moving, effective and quite often hilariously funny, a feature that sets her apart from better-known authors such as Neil Gaiman. I find her funnier than, for example, Jonathan Stroud, and believe that she has the potential to become, over time, a writer similarly popular to Terry Pratchett.
The official release date for "The Demon's Lexicon" is June 2nd 2009, but Thalia's wholesale dealer had it in stock early, which is why I am able to write a review even though the book isn't officially "out" yet. So I'm not promoting her because I know her personally (which I don't) or was given an advance copy or something like that.
I was in fact quite apprehensive - her last fanfiction ranks among my top ten favourite stories, so I was afraid the novel might not live up to my incredibly high expectations. But it did! I really, really liked it and think I will start re-reading it tonight, even though I'm in the midst of preparing for my erste juristische Staatsprüfung, and have a Stapel ungelesener Bücher as high as my desk here.
Simon&Schuster (the publisher) is rumored to have bought the publishing rights for a high six-figure-sum, which is apparently a very good deal for a debut novel, and I think the novel is worth every single penny they invested. I for myself am currently making lists of all the people whose birthdays are coming up, figuring out who will get the paperback (because I like the cover art better than the one on the US hardback) and who the German translation (which has the nicest cover and the bonus of being a hardcover, but gets minus points for, well, being the translation).
Have fun reading! I know I had.
3 von 3 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
Format:Taschenbuch
Ein äußerst spannendes, sehr gut geschriebenes Buch, das sich von ähnlichen Büchern klar absetzt und was man nicht so schnell wieder vergisst!
Vorgestern kam es an und konnte es nachdem ich einmal angefangen hatte nicht mehr aus der Hand legen. Das ist bei mir sehr selten, ich bin seit Jahren kaum mehr durch ein ganzes Buch durchgekommen.
Was mir am besten gefallen hat, sind die Charakterisierungen. Die Charaktere sind sehr klar und trotzdem nicht stereotyp verzerrt, sondern haben wirklich eine eigene gut ausgebaute Persönlichkeit. Hier sticht das Buch wirklich aus der Masse hervor, weil die Hauptperson häufig sehr generisch ist und man das Gefühl hat in jedem Buch im Wesentlichen die gleiche Hauptperson zu haben.
Was ich auch sehr schön finde ist dass nicht alles so schwarz und weiß ist (wie es vielleicht im Klappentext schon eher klingt), sondern dass die Grauschattierungen hier sehr gut ausgebaut werden. Es ist halt im Leben nichts so klar gut/böse und deshalb finde ich es toll, wenn das auch auf Bücher zutrifft und nicht die klassische Freund/Feind-Unterteilung das ganze Buch beherrscht.
Es ist kein Kinderbuch, aber von Teenager bis Erwachsen kann man es sehr gut lesen (ich bin 21).
Insgesamt sehr, sehr empfehlenswert! Ich bin schon sehr gespannt auf den nächsten Teil der Triologie, aber dieses Buch ist trotzdem sehr gut abgerundet, d.h. hat schon eine Form von Ende, das heißt man muss nicht gleich das nächste anfangen.
Vorgestern kam es an und konnte es nachdem ich einmal angefangen hatte nicht mehr aus der Hand legen. Das ist bei mir sehr selten, ich bin seit Jahren kaum mehr durch ein ganzes Buch durchgekommen.
Was mir am besten gefallen hat, sind die Charakterisierungen. Die Charaktere sind sehr klar und trotzdem nicht stereotyp verzerrt, sondern haben wirklich eine eigene gut ausgebaute Persönlichkeit. Hier sticht das Buch wirklich aus der Masse hervor, weil die Hauptperson häufig sehr generisch ist und man das Gefühl hat in jedem Buch im Wesentlichen die gleiche Hauptperson zu haben.
Was ich auch sehr schön finde ist dass nicht alles so schwarz und weiß ist (wie es vielleicht im Klappentext schon eher klingt), sondern dass die Grauschattierungen hier sehr gut ausgebaut werden. Es ist halt im Leben nichts so klar gut/böse und deshalb finde ich es toll, wenn das auch auf Bücher zutrifft und nicht die klassische Freund/Feind-Unterteilung das ganze Buch beherrscht.
Es ist kein Kinderbuch, aber von Teenager bis Erwachsen kann man es sehr gut lesen (ich bin 21).
Insgesamt sehr, sehr empfehlenswert! Ich bin schon sehr gespannt auf den nächsten Teil der Triologie, aber dieses Buch ist trotzdem sehr gut abgerundet, d.h. hat schon eine Form von Ende, das heißt man muss nicht gleich das nächste anfangen.
2 von 2 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
Format:Taschenbuch
I liked "The Demon's Lexicon"; it was definitely an enjoyable read. But maybe my expectations were a bit too high, because I didn't love the book the way I thought I would after reading several rave reviews from people whose tastes I can usually rely on.
Maybe it was the fact that the story is told from Nick's point of view - and Nick doesn't really care much for feelings, emotions, and other people-things - but I thought the characters don't live up to their potential. I can't help but feel like the author could have made so much more out of Nick, Alan and Jamie (I don't like Mae very much, ok?). They all seem to have very distinct, intriguing personalities, but they just didn't come through all that much; the characters didn't come alive for me the way they could have - what a pity!
The concept of magic - with demons being the magicians' source of power - isn't particularly new or interesting (I have Jonathan Stroud's "Bartimaeus" series in mind here.) Neither is the whole brother-duo-hunting-demons thing. (Brennan's Ryves brothers almost immediately reminded me of the Winchesters from Supernatural.) The plot is twisty, true, but it becomes a little predictable towards the end of the book.
What I really loved was the last few chapters - that was the only part of the story during which I literally couldn't put the book down. I also liked the relationship Nick and Alan have, Nick's dry commentary. I liked Nick in general, actually, but it was for completely shallow reasons, not because he's a brilliantly written character.
Overall, "The Demon's Lexicon" wasn't a bad read, but it was not as brilliant as expected.
Maybe it was the fact that the story is told from Nick's point of view - and Nick doesn't really care much for feelings, emotions, and other people-things - but I thought the characters don't live up to their potential. I can't help but feel like the author could have made so much more out of Nick, Alan and Jamie (I don't like Mae very much, ok?). They all seem to have very distinct, intriguing personalities, but they just didn't come through all that much; the characters didn't come alive for me the way they could have - what a pity!
The concept of magic - with demons being the magicians' source of power - isn't particularly new or interesting (I have Jonathan Stroud's "Bartimaeus" series in mind here.) Neither is the whole brother-duo-hunting-demons thing. (Brennan's Ryves brothers almost immediately reminded me of the Winchesters from Supernatural.) The plot is twisty, true, but it becomes a little predictable towards the end of the book.
What I really loved was the last few chapters - that was the only part of the story during which I literally couldn't put the book down. I also liked the relationship Nick and Alan have, Nick's dry commentary. I liked Nick in general, actually, but it was for completely shallow reasons, not because he's a brilliantly written character.
Overall, "The Demon's Lexicon" wasn't a bad read, but it was not as brilliant as expected.
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Amazing story - witty, mysterious, thrilling, with a great twist
Do you like stories about demons, warlocks, mysterious monsters? Do you enjoy witty writing and captivating characters? Lesen Sie weiter...
Vor 11 Monaten von nicky veröffentlicht
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Seit acht Jahren fliehen Nick und sein Bruder Alan vor dem magischen Zirkel des Obsidian und dessen Anführer Black Arthur: Angeblich hat er es auf den... Lesen Sie weiter...
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Vor 14 Monaten von Tanja veröffentlicht
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Nick and his brother, Alan, have been on the run for Nick's entire life - and when they're not running, they're fighting the vicious magicians... Lesen Sie weiter...
Nick and his brother, Alan, have been on the run for Nick's entire life - and when they're not running, they're fighting the vicious magicians... Lesen Sie weiter...
Vor 15 Monaten von TeensReadToo veröffentlicht
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zugegeben, ich brauchte band 2 um wirklich süchtig danach zu werden, jetzt kann ich es kaum erwarten wie es weitergeht. Lesen Sie weiter...
Vor 16 Monaten von S. Oberer veröffentlicht
Not enough to make a story
This story has so many inconsistencies, it's hard to count them all. The biggest thing for me was though that the author states that souls fight demonic invasions, which in the end... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 8. November 2009 von kete
Wahnsinnig tolles Buch!
Ich kann das Buch wirklich nur jedem empfehlen, der witzige Dialoge, einen durchdachten Plot und vielschichtige Charaktere zu schätzen weiß. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 4. September 2009 von V. Christen
das beste Buch seit langem!!
Dieses Buch ist einfach nur empfehlenswert. Ich hab es in einem Rutsch gelesen und dann gleich nochmal von vorne angefangen, um auch die kleinsten und subtilsten Andeutungen (und... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 9. Juli 2009 von K.H.
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