When a sleeping darkness spreads from ‘the Dreaming’ into the waking world covering all in its path, Tom, a 12yo turnip farmer finds himself in charge of gathering a group to fight it. Thanks to the magical shard he found, he is given visions of who should join his team. In a haphazard way he reluctantly sets out to collect them. This features a warrior, a couple of rat Creatures, The Bones family–an uncles and his twin niece and nephew with their flying ship, and his best friend –a raccoon named Roderick.
This book is fully an introduction to the series, where all the main characters are introduced and gathered. It doesn’t have too much of a stand alone plot, so it’s quite disappointing. There are scattered graphic novel like illustrations but they are few and far between. A few of the antagonists are the clumsy dumb type which I find to be really annoying. I would be willing to see how the plot continues but don’t recommend purchasing until further novels in the series are released.
Elementary, MS –Optional. Reviewer: Stephanie MLS graduate.
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