Ward Against Death (Chronicles of a Reluctant Necromancer)
by:
Melanie Card (author)
Format: kindle
ASIN: B00AFXFRJ6
Publish date: December 1st 2012
Publisher: Entangled Teen
Pages no: 286
Edition language: English
Series: Chronicles of a Reluctant Necromancer (#1)
Ward Against Death was an amazing story. Ward de'Ath (yes ha ha he's heard that joke before) is a necromancer - a fairly good one from what I could gather. But his true passion is to be a surgeon - something is most definitely illegal in this time and place. Running from the law in several provinces...
*Genre* New Adult Fantasy*Rating* 3.0*My Thoughts Coming Soon*Published August 2nd 2011 by Entangled Publishing (first published June 23rd 2011)
I had no idea from the blurb that this book was supposed to be YA. And even after reading it, I'm not sure if I would have characterized it that way. Both of the characters are about 20 years old, with careers, so to speak. Then again, there is no sex and our male main character isn't quite the stan...
Review: Edward “Ward” de’Ath (I love the name so much) is trying to start his career as a necromancer. This fails when his relatively easy task goes wrong and the dead girl (who he’s just risen) is dragging him out to the sewers, demanding they find justice for her murder. Celia (the girl) is insist...
This book has a lot going for it: a kick ass heroine, a goofy guy who is in over his head, a cool plot of necromancer meets assassin and action, lots and lots of action! (And then throw in a romance that could have gotten old quickly had there been no role reversal to keep things new.)The characters...
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