Fans of the graphic novel series Bone, by Jeff Smith, will immediately feel at home in Alledia.Praise for Amulet: Book 1 The Stonekeeper: " action-packed adventure sequences move at an exciting clip.Part fantasy.and part manga, this volume has much appeal to readers." - Booklist, Praise for Amulet New York Times Bestseller "Five-no, three pages into Amulet and you'll be hooked." - Jeff Smith, creator of BONE " action-packed adventure sequences move at an exciting clip. The most important detail of the book is that it's a well-done example of a swashbuckling fantasy adventure, which can be hard to find.
Few in this adventure are completely evil, and everyone offers understandable motives for their actions. It also successfully keeps its characters from falling into stereotypes. There are rugged heroes, mysterious prophecies, and many examples of bravery and friendship throughout the three books. When I met the fox bounty hunter Leon Redbeard in the second volume of the series, I was immediately reminded of Strider from J.R.R. Older readers might recognize moments that match the Lord of the Rings or the Star Wars films. Kibuishi has done his homework when it comes to myths and fantasy quest stories. The first robot we meet is the pink rabbit, Miskit, who wields a stun gun while piloting a giant mechanical exoskeleton. Emily also receives several robots that her grandfather single-handedly constructed to help her with this mission. Emily's grandfather's last wish was for her to take up the stone and help save this strange world, known as Alledia, from an evil elf king. It turns out that the necklace is a powerful amulet that can control and protect any surrounding life force.
So begins the first book in the Amulet series, The Stonekeeper. Suddenly her mother is swallowed whole by a hideous tentacled creature and it's up to Emily and Navin to get her back. What she has awakened though, is a gateway to a bizarre and magical world. Their grandfather has been missing for decades, so Emily doesn't think twice about picking up the necklace she finds in his library. Emily and Navin have just moved into their grandfather's abandoned house with their mother.
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