The Legends Begin

Zusatztext "Finn is sharply funny and not afraid to look dumb! excellent traits in the protagonist of a new series?Fans who have finished or moved on from the How to Train Your Dragon series will find this to be a logical next step." Informationen zum Autor Shane Hegarty was born and raised in Skerries, Ireland, where he now lives with his wife and four children but no pets since an unfortunate incident with the family goldfish. He is a journalist with the Irish Times as well as the author of Darkmouth #1: The Legends Begin . Klappentext Darkmouth: The Legends Begin is the first book in a spirited tween fantasy series that Kirkus Reviews called ?Ghostbusters meets Percy Jackson as written by Terry Pratchett.? For generations, Finn's family has protected Darkmouth from the fierce magical creatures known as Legends. Now the Legends are plotting a major attack, and it's Finn's turn to defend his hometown. So it's too bad he's the worst Legend Hunter in history. The world's unlikeliest hero is also its only hope in this middle grade series full of madcap adventure and mythological creatures?perfect for fans of How to Train Your Dragon and The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom. Zusammenfassung Darkmouth: The Legends Begin is the first book in a spirited tween fantasy series that Kirkus Reviews called “ Ghostbusters meets Percy Jackson as written by Terry Pratchett.” For generations! Finn’s family has protected Darkmouth from the fierce magical creatures known as Legends. Now the Legends are plotting a major attack! and it’s Finn’s turn to defend his hometown. So it’s too bad he’s the worst Legend Hunter in history. The world’s unlikeliest hero is also its only hope in this middle grade series full of madcap adventure and mythological creatures—perfect for fans of How to Train Your Dragon and The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom . ...

Product details

• Authors: James de la Rue, Shane Hegarty, Shane/ De La Rue Hegarty
• Assisted by: James de la Rue (Illustration), James de la Rue (Illustration)
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.05.2016
• EAN: 9780062311306
• ISBN: 978-0-06-231130-6
• No. of pages: 432
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 200 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Darkmouth; Darkmouth
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; JUVENILE FICTION: Humorous Stories, JUVENILE FICTION: Fantasy & Magic, JUVENILE FICTION: Action & Adventure / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Boys & Men, JUVENILE FICTION: Monsters, JUVENILE FICTION: Girls & Women, JUVENILE FICTION: Action & Adventure / Survival Stories, JUVENILE FICTION: Stories in Verse (see also Poetry), JUVENILE FICTION: Action & Adventure / Pirates, twins;maybe;8;5;4;3;6;2;7