About this product

Product Identifiers

PublisherScholastic, Incorporated

ISBN-100439795745

ISBN-139780439795746

eBay Product ID (ePID)46879652

Product Key Features

Book TitleRevenge of the Shadow King

Number of Pages384 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2006

TopicFantasy & Magic, Fairy Tales & Folklore / General, General

GenreJuvenile Fiction

AuthorJ. S. Lewis, Derek Benz

Book SeriesGrey Griffins Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight18.4 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN2005-011976

Dewey Edition22

TitleLeadingThe

ReviewsA collectible card game introduces Max and his friends to the battle against ancient evil in this undistinguished but entertaining series opener. Grandfatherly shopkeeper Iver has sold the four a rare card game in which they fight goblins, faeries and the powerful Shadow King. It's only a game at first, but soon their town of Avalon, Minn. is plagued with horrors. Max finds a magical book, real goblins attack and Iver vanishes. Along with spunky Natalia, poor Harley and cowardly Ernie, Max determines to defeat the Shadow King. Luckily, he's the one true heir to powerful magical ability, born to make a stand in the age-old fight against evil-perhaps in the Gothic temple in town, built by Templars 500 years before Europeans came to the New World. Constant danger and some humor keep this adventure moving despite clunky prose.& Not a bad option for fans of the genre. (Fantasy. 9-12) First printing of 50,000 (Kirkus Review), A collectible card game introduces Max and his friends to the battle against ancient evil in this undistinguished but entertaining series opener. Grandfatherly shopkeeper Iver has sold the four a rare card game in which they fight goblins, faeries and the powerful Shadow King. It's only a game at first, but soon their town of Avalon, Minn. is plagued with horrors. Max finds a magical book, real goblins attack and Iver vanishes. Along with spunky Natalia, poor Harley and cowardly Ernie, Max determines to defeat the Shadow King. Luckily, he's the one true heir to powerful magical ability, born to make a stand in the age-old fight against evil-perhaps in the Gothic temple in town, built by Templars 500 years before Europeans came to the New World. Constant danger and some humor keep this adventure moving despite clunky prose. Not a bad option for fans of the genre. (Fantasy. 9-12) First printing of 50,000 (Kirkus Review), "The Revenge of the Shadow King has all the ingredients that make for great fantasy. I was hooked from the first page." Jenny Nimmo, author of the New York Times bestselling Charlie Bone books., A collectible card game introduces Max and his friends to the battle against ancient evil in this undistinguished but entertaining series opener. Grandfatherly shopkeeper Iver has sold the four a rare card game in which they fight goblins, faeries and the powerful Shadow King. It's only a game at first, but soon their town of Avalon, Minn. is plagued with horrors. Max finds a magical book, real goblins attack and Iver vanishes. Along with spunky Natalia, poor Harley and cowardly Ernie, Max determines to defeat the Shadow King. Luckily, he's the one true heir to powerful magical ability, born to make a stand in the age-old fight against evil-perhaps in the Gothic temple in town, built by Templars 500 years before Europeans came to the New World. Constant danger and some humor keep this adventure moving despite clunky prose. Not a bad option for fans of the genre. (Fantasy. 9-12) First printing of 50,000 (Kirkus Review)

Grade FromFourth Grade

Grade ToSeventh Grade

Dewey DecimalFic

SynopsisMax Sumner and his three best friends, Harley, Ernie, and Natalia--who form the secret club The Grey Griffins--seem to be the only people in their very normal Minnesota town to notice that strange things have started to happen. When creatures like goblins and fairies and unicorns, all characters from a card game the Grey Griffins play, begin to make appearances in Max's backyard, Max and his friends know something is terribly wrong. And it's up to them to stop the wicked creatures of the cards from destroying their town-indeed, their world., When Max Sumner and three friends play a magical card game called Round Table, they realize that it is up to them to prevent the wicked creatures of the cards from destroying their town, indeed, their world., Filled with scares, surprises, and loads of fun, this fantastic page-turner begins the saga of four friends who form a secret club called the Grey Griffins, and find themselves caught up in the dangerous quest to save their town when the wicked creatures from a card game come to life.

LC Classification NumberPZ7.B44795Rev 2006