Alfred Kropp: The Thirteenth Skull
There are some things deep within the belly of the earth that should never be disturbed. Which is exactly why Alfred wants to stay at home. When a vision foretells a cataclysmic battle between the 'Sons of Light' and the 'Sons of Darkness', Alfred is called into action. Whoever finds the fabled...
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There are some things deep within the belly of the earth that should never be disturbed. Which is exactly why Alfred wants to stay at home. When a vision foretells a cataclysmic battle between the 'Sons of Light' and the 'Sons of Darkness', Alfred is called into action. Whoever finds the fabled 13th skull of Merlin, will have in his hands the power to usher in a new Dark Age and the Apocalypse. And so the race is on to find the skull, which rests at the bottom of an abyss called Krubera - a place so terrifying it nearly drove Alfred's mentor, Op-Nine, insane.
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ISBN:
9780747595533 (0747595534)
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...