Alfred Kropp: The Thirteenth Skull
First Alfred Kropp lost—and found—the legendary sword Excalibur. Then he defeated King Paimon, arguably the nastiest of the demons to escape when the Seals of Solomon were stolen. What could be left? Plenty, it turns out. Not only is someone out to kill Alfred, but the very people who have sworn...
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First Alfred Kropp lost—and found—the legendary sword Excalibur. Then he defeated King Paimon, arguably the nastiest of the demons to escape when the Seals of Solomon were stolen. What could be left? Plenty, it turns out. Not only is someone out to kill Alfred, but the very people who have sworn to protect him are now trying to use him for deadly means: creating a superhuman army. Trust and betrayal will clash in terrifying ways as Alfred struggles to hold his enemies at bay, even as he learns the full scope of OIPEPs plans for him.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9781599903637 (1599903636)
Publish date: June 23rd 2009
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
Series: Alfred Kropp (#3)
The story starts with Alfred's world being turned upside down again by a bomb and continues from there. He has to make some hard choices and it's hard being him. Several people who claim to want to help actually want to help themselves. It's non-stop action and I like how Alfred is tired of it, ...
Again, my brother and cousin's type of book - awkward and self-deprecating teenage hero, lots of action and chase scenes and sword fights, demons and spies and betrayals and double-crosses, a backstory and mythology that involves both supernatural creatures and historical personages. A fast-paced ad...