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Zusatztext “The Nightsiders is an earthshaking adventure brimming with non-stop action and crawling with creepy insectoid villains. It’s impossible not to root for Milo Silk and his mysterious allies! a new generation of mythic creatures from the earth’s misty past! as they battle the voracious swarm. There’s plenty of magic! too: shape-shifting and illusions! sure! but also the powerful spells cast by friendship! bravery! and heroism.” Informationen zum Autor Jonathan Maberry Klappentext Milo’s Louisiana bayou is overrun with alien bug invaders and magical creatures in this start to a breathtaking series that’s “the perfect mix of science fiction and magic” ( Kirkus Reviews , starred review) from bestselling author Jonathan Maberry.In a world filled with Bugs—monsters that ceaselessly ravage the Earth—Milo Silk has a hard time keeping his dreams separate from reality. So he keeps them locked up in his dream journal and hopes they’ll never come to pass. But too often, they do—like when his father disappeared three years ago. Lately, the Witch of the World has been haunting his dreams, saying he is destined to be the hero who saves everyone. But all Milo can think about is how he fears the Bugs will attack his own camp, and bring something even more terrible than ever before. What Milo doesn’t know is that the Earth is already fighting back with its own natural power in the form of Nightsiders, magical creatures who prefer shadows to sunlight and who reside in trees, caves, and rivers. And the Nightsiders are ready to find an ally in Milo…Orphan Army Milo Silk wasn’t afraid of the monsters under his bed. He didn’t have a bed for monsters to hide under. Milo had a sleeping bag, and that was usually spread out on rocky ground up on Mount Driskill or on moist, buggy dirt in the swamplands along the Louisiana bayou. Sometimes he slept in a net hammock that dangled between a fuel truck and a tank with a crooked cannon. Besides, all of the monsters were way above him in their spaceships. Zusammenfassung Jonathan Maberry lends his talents to a new thrilling new series! in which the future of human and magical universes depends on an 11-year-old boy. ...
