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The Demon Collector by Jon Mayhew
Feb. 17th, 2011 11:10 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
Edgy Taylor sees demons when nobody else can.
He also works all hours for the most brutal and abusive master in London.
One night, when Edgy fears his master’s temper may spell the end, a mysterious bespectacled old man intervenes to save him. The man does not think Edgy is insane. Instead he takes Edgy to the Royal Society of Daemonologie. Here Edgy discovers that chance had nothing to do with their meeting. And that chances are something he is about to run out of.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
A companion novel to the critically acclaimed MORTLOCK rather than a sequel, this is another darkly entertaining historical fantasy for children, with plenty of thrills, spills and riddles. For me the demons really steal the show, but I loved the main character and there were plenty of twists in the tale to keep me guessing. I’m really looking forward to reading the next in this entertaining series.
THE DEMON COLLECTOR is released in the UK on 7th March 2011. Thanks to Bloomsbury for the ARC.
Edgy Taylor sees demons when nobody else can.
He also works all hours for the most brutal and abusive master in London.
One night, when Edgy fears his master’s temper may spell the end, a mysterious bespectacled old man intervenes to save him. The man does not think Edgy is insane. Instead he takes Edgy to the Royal Society of Daemonologie. Here Edgy discovers that chance had nothing to do with their meeting. And that chances are something he is about to run out of.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
A companion novel to the critically acclaimed MORTLOCK rather than a sequel, this is another darkly entertaining historical fantasy for children, with plenty of thrills, spills and riddles. For me the demons really steal the show, but I loved the main character and there were plenty of twists in the tale to keep me guessing. I’m really looking forward to reading the next in this entertaining series.
THE DEMON COLLECTOR is released in the UK on 7th March 2011. Thanks to Bloomsbury for the ARC.
