Malice: Book 1
by:
Chris Wooding (author)
Everyone's heard of it...but nobody's read it. Luke, Seth, and Kady have heard all the stories about Malice--a secret comic about a strange, awful world full of tricks and traps, and overseen by a sinister master of ceremonies, Tall Jake. But if the rumours are to be believed, the children in...
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Everyone's heard of it...but nobody's read it. Luke, Seth, and Kady have heard all the stories about Malice--a secret comic about a strange, awful world full of tricks and traps, and overseen by a sinister master of ceremonies, Tall Jake. But if the rumours are to be believed, the children in this comic are real... Luke is the first to fall into this trap--and Seth and Kady are the next to follow. They have left our world and entered the sinister comic book. The question is--can they make it out alive? From acclaimed author, Chris Wooding, a novel that's half fact, half comic--and all thrills.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780545160445 (0545160448)
Publish date: August 1st 2010
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Pages no: 384
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Adventure,
Teen,
Paranormal,
Mystery,
Thriller,
Horror,
Action,
Sequential Art,
Graphic Novels
Series: Malice (#1)
This was a good read, quick and adventurous, but ultimately held back a bit by its stylistic choices and a somewhat flat narrative. The characters aren't terribly complex and Deus Ex is pretty rampant, but the whole thing comes together reasonably well. Occasionally the prose takes a break and makes...
There is a persistent rumor about a comic book called Malice. If you make the right offerings and say the right words during the correct ritual then the ruler of Malice, a man only known as Tall Jake will come and take you there. It is only a rumor, though. Right?Luke and Heather, two London kids...
This book was really adorable and I love the format of the half novel half comic style. It isn't particularly stimulating to me as an adult, but if I was a kid I would love it.
15 years ago
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