Synopses & Reviews
andlt;b andgt;Loyalty leads to catastrophe in the thrilling and suspenseful conclusion to the Demonand#8217;s Lexicon trilogy.andlt;/bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Goblin Market has always been the center of Sinand#8217;s world. Sheand#8217;s a dancer and a performer, secure in her place. But now the Market is at war with the magicians, and Sinand#8217;s place is in danger. Exiled from the market she loves, Sin is thrown together with Nick and Alanand#8212;whom sheand#8217;s always despised. andlt;BRandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; Alan has been marked by a magician and can be tortured as the magician pleases. As Sin watches Alan struggle to continue to protect the demon brother he loves, she begins to see him in a new light. When Alan is finally possessed as a punishment for Nickand#8217;s disobedience, Sin can only watch helplessly as the boy she has grown to love is destroyed. No one ever comes back from a possessionand#8212;ever. But no one else has a demon for a brother. How far will Nick go to save Alan? And what will it cost them all?
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"Punctuated throughout with keen humor and heartbreaking emotional resonance, it’s a stunner."--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, September 2011, *STAR
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"The conclusion to an outstanding urban-fantasy trilogy."--Kirkus Reviews
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"Rees Brennan wiles readers with taut plotting and sensual descriptions of both romantic entanglements and deadly swordplay."--Horn Book
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"[It] will keep you staying up late to find out what happens."--VOYA
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“[Readers] will enjoy the witty dialogue and the fast-paced plot.”—SLJ
Synopsis
The Goblin Market has always been the center of Sin's world. But now the Market is at war with the magicians, and Sin's place is in danger. Thrown out of the Market she loves, Sin is thrown together with brothers Nick and Alan--whom she's always despised.
Alan has been marked by a magician and is being tortured so that the magicians can get to Nick. As Sin watches Alan struggle to protect the demon brother he loves, she begins to see him in a new light--but she and Mae are locked in a fierce rivalry over who will inherit the leadership of the Goblin Market, and a decisive battle with the Aventurine Circle is looming. Mae's brother, Jamie, is holed up with the magicians, his loyalties in question. And Nick--well, who knows what a demon might do to save his brother? How far will Nick go to save Alan--and what will it cost them all? Find out in this gripping conclusion to the trilogy Scott Westerfeld says is full of shimmery marvels and bountiful thunder.
Synopsis
Loyalty leads to catastrophe in the thrilling and suspenseful conclusion to the Demon's Lexicon trilogy.
The Goblin Market has always been the center of Sin's world. She's a dancer and a performer, secure in her place. But now the Market is at war with the magicians, and Sin's place is in danger. Exiled from the market she loves, Sin is thrown together with Nick and Alan--whom she's always despised.
Alan has been marked by a magician and can be tortured as the magician pleases. As Sin watches Alan struggle to continue to protect the demon brother he loves, she begins to see him in a new light. When Alan is finally possessed as a punishment for Nick's disobedience, Sin can only watch helplessly as the boy she has grown to love is destroyed. No one ever comes back from a possession--ever. But no one else has a demon for a brother. How far will Nick go to save Alan? And what will it cost them all?
About the Author
andlt;bandgt;Sarah Rees Brennanandlt;/bandgt; was born and raised in Ireland by the sea, where her teachers valiantly tried to make her fluent in Irish (she wants you to know itand#8217;s not called Gaelic), but she chose to read books under her desk in class instead. After living briefly in New York and doing a creative writing MA and library work in Surrey, England, she has returned to Dublin, Ireland, to write. Her Irish is still woeful, but she feels the books under the desk were worth it. Visit her online at SarahReesBrennan.com.