Rise of the Wolf
Mark of the Thief Series, Book 2
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فرمت کتاب
ebook
تاریخ انتشار
2016
Lexile Score
760
Reading Level
3-4
ATOS
5.3
Interest Level
4-8(MG)
نویسنده
Jennifer A. Nielsenناشر
Scholastic Inc.شابک
9780545562065
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- نقد و بررسی
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نقد و بررسی
happypug12 - The last book (Mark of the Thief) left us on a horrible cliffhanger, and just when you thought Nic's life couldn't get any worse than that, it does. In the form of a deal that will seal his and Rome's fate forever, a chariot race in which he can't use his magic, or someone he cares very dearly about will die, a grandfather who wants the magic of the bulla to himself, the reappearance of his mother, a lot of other curses from the gods (as if he isn't already cursed enough), oh yeah, and a dragon that wants to rip him into shreds. Will Nic ever get his freedom, his family, and his magic? Whenever he gets one, he is forced to give up another. Too bad he may not live long enough for us to find out...
October 15, 2015
Nic enjoys training as a charioteer--not that he has a choice--for his grandfather, Radulf, but the uneasy family detente is shattered when Nic learns the Praetors have taken his mother hostage in Volume 2 of this series set in Imperial Rome's turbulent third century. Believing Nic has the key to finding a magical amulet, the Malice of Mars, the Praetors use his mother as leverage to force him to turn it over to them, thereby giving an edge to their candidate, Diana, in a celestial civil war. Radulf insists Nic help him acquire the amulet to ensure the destruction of Rome. Nic just wants to free his mother and reunite his family, albeit on his own non-negotiable terms: he won't sacrifice the people and city he loves. Nic is certain he doesn't have the key; or does he? He has loyal allies--younger sister Livia, love interest Aurelia, friend Crispus, and the unicorn Callistus--but his opponents number just about every power broker in Imperial Rome. Nic is equally appealing this time around: cheerfully set on his goals yet brutally realistic about the poor odds of success. If Nic's "act first-think later" M.O. gets him in trouble, it also gets him out of it--temporarily, anyway. Fast-moving fun with broad audience appeal, especially recommended for reluctant readers, Rick Riordan fans, and pedal-to-the-metal adventure aficionados. (Historical fantasy. 10-14)
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