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TEEN READS
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Sally M.
Tibbetts |
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It's a demon.
Five long,
spindly legs.
The body of a
giant ant. A
long neck and
the head of some
sort of rabid
monkey. No arms,
but several
small mouths in
addition to its
main one,
sticking out of
its body, set on
mushroom-like
stalks. The
mouths are
filled with
blood-red,
dagger-sharp
teeth.
Here he goes
again! Grubbs is
back, but
unfortunately so
is Lord Loss. So
many good things
are happening in
the life of
Grubbs Grady ---
his Uncle
Dervish seems to
be recovering
from the last
demon encounter;
he, Grubbs and
cousin Bill-E
are becoming
closer; and to
top it all off,
they are
consulting with
the great
director, Davida
Haym, on her
newest movie.
Maybe life is
going to settle
down for them.
At least this is
what everyone
wishes.
On the movie
set, Grubbs
begins to grow
very suspicious
about a lot of
things. The film
Davida is
working on is
just too close
to home. She
wants to make a
horror movie to
end all horror
movies, and
demons are the
main theme. In
the very first
demon scene,
Grubbs knows
there is trouble
afoot --- that
demon looks too
familiar and is
much too
realistic. He is
assured time and
again that
everything and
everyone is just
fine. There is
absolutely
nothing to worry
about --- it's
all movie magic,
latex and great
costumes. Even
Uncle Dervish
feels that
Grubbs is
totally
overreacting.
But is he?
Soon, people are
missing and
Grubbs is
picking up a
distinct pulse
of magic. Magic
becomes possible
for Grubbs only
when he is
exposed to a
dangerous demon
situation.
Finally, in a
desperate
attempt to prove
that he's right,
Grubbs and his
friends search
for the hot spot
of activity on
the movie set.
Demons don't
appear out of
thin air. They
have to be
summoned. Their
universe has to
merge with ours.
A window or
tunnel between
worlds has to be
opened...there
has to be a
place where they
crossed. A
secret place. A
place nobody but
their human
partners can get
into.
Their gruesome
and
heartbreaking
discovery
convinces
Grubb's friends
that the
Demonata has
indeed returned.
Now everyone
must be told,
and they need to
run while there
is still a
chance.
Unfortunately,
it might be too
late because
Lord Loss and
Davida have
formed a pact.
Who else will
have to die now?
This time we
find that Grubbs
has learned he
has amazing
magical powers.
While these
powers serve him
well in fighting
the demons, he
is a reluctant
participant
because he knows
what it means:
I can't
escape. The
universe of the
Demonata will
call to the
magic within me
and suck me back
in. I know it
will. This isn't
over, not by a
long shot.
Darren Shan once
again has
created a
fast-paced,
terrifically
gruesome story.
Fans will not be
disappointed by
the blood and
mutilations in
this third of
the series,
because by now
readers know
just what they
will be getting
when they tackle
one of the
Demonata books.
Just when you
think it can't
get worse, it
does. We will
find out more in
May 2007 when
the fourth book
in the series,
BEC, comes out.
Better practice
some magic!
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