Herbie Brennan
Paperback | Pages: 384 pages Rating: 3.61 | 13290 Users | 535 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Faerie Wars |
| ISBN: | 1582349436 (ISBN13: 9781582349435) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Faerie Wars Chronicles #1 |
| Characters: | Holly Blue, Mr. Fogarty, Henry Atherton, Pyrgus Malvae |
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When Henry Atherton helps Mr. Fogarty clean up around his house, he expects to find a mess and a cranky old man; what he doesn't expect to find is Pyrgus Malvae, crown prince of the Faerie realm, who has escaped the treacherous Faeries of the Night by traveling to the human world through a portal powered by trapped lightning. An egomaniacal demon prince, greedy glue factory owners Brimstone and Chalkhill, and the nefarious Lord Hairstreak, leader of the Faeries of the Night, all dream of ruling the Faerie realm and are out to kill Pyrgus.Enlisting the help of his sister, Holly Blue, and his new friend, Henry, Pyrgus must get back to the Faerie world alive before one of his many enemies gets to him instead. But how many portals are open, and can Pyrgus find the right one before it falls into the wrong hands?
Conjuring scenes filled with vivid color, unforgettable detail, and fearless characters, author Herbie Brennan brings readers to the Faerie world, where nothing is ever what it seems and no one can be trusted.
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| Title | : | Faerie Wars (The Faerie Wars Chronicles #1) |
| Author | : | Herbie Brennan |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 384 pages |
| Published | : | September 1st 2004 by Bloomsbury USA Childrens (first published 2003) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Fiction |
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Ratings: 3.61 From 13290 Users | 535 ReviewsJudgment Based On Books Faerie Wars (The Faerie Wars Chronicles #1)
I recently picked up several fantasy books in the young adult range, this one being the first. The book begins with our main hero, Henry, a young boy living in England. Henry is friends with a weird and highly paranoid old man, is saving up for an ipod, and just found out that his mother is having an affair with his father's secretary. A bit harsh for an opening, but there's certainly no doubt that Henry lives in the real, modern-day world.Then there's Pyrgus, the other hero of the story. Histhis seems to be a book for someone older than me because i didn't like how it was alway changing and it seemed to be more sophisticated than what I am used to.overall it story it self was not bad and was different from many of the other books I read. in other words I thought this book was one of a kind
I disliked this book to the point I did not finish it. It didn't take long to get to the part where they were throwing live kittens in the vat to make glue, a character took a goat dead for four days, skinned and gutted it and nailed the hide and then the guts to the wall in a particular pattern for a ritual.... Just not my thing. Maybe it got better but I had had enough.
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After someone tries to kill Pyrgus, the Crown Prince of the faerie world, his father, the Purple Emperor, sends him off into the Analogue World (aka the world we humans live in) for safety from their political enemies, the Faeries of the Night. However, the translator they used to send Pyrgus into the other world has been sabotaged, sending Pyrgus drastically off course, landing him in the middle of present-day England, in the backyard of a paranoid old Mr. Fogarty. Mr. Fogarty enlists the help
I gave this novel about 30 pages and found myself not engaged whatsoever. SPOILERS: The whole mother having an affair with the secretary was an interesting change as to why a child's parents break up but that wasn't enough to keep me going. Overall, I found it too slow for my tastes. MY GRADE: C minus; WHEN READ: January 2012.
I really couldnt get into this book. Maybe Ill try again later. I get that its supposed to be YA/Middle grades, but it doesnt match. Parts of the book are extremely juvenile and other parts are quite mature.
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