Does you life seem uneventful and boring at times? Do you sometimes wish something exciting, even deadly, would happen so you could have some excitement? Well that's the case in Scepter of the Ancients by Derek Landy whether it was wished or not. Containing mystery, vampires, and dangerous escapes, this book is a great beginning to it's series.
Eleven-year-old Stephanie Edgley's life has been peaceful and uneventful, almost boring, until her uncle's sudden and mysterious death. Suddenly, she's swept up into an adventure involving her uncle's murder(!), a skeleton detective, Skulduggery Pleasant, who's alive, for a best friend; and fighting evil with her life. On top of that, she's now getting magic powers, which she has to hide from everyone, AND has to figure out the name she's going to take. Oh, and did I mention she's got to stop the Scepter of the Ancients, a legendary weapon that can destroy anything, from being stolen and used to bring the evil Faceless Ones back. No pressure, right? But will Stephanie be able to save the world from it's deadly fate?
This book is one of my favorites because so much magic, mischief, an adventure is put into words. Landy certainly delivers, and will have you aching for the next.
Can Stephanie survive her dangerous mission? Will she solve her uncle's murder? Is Skulduggery keeping secrets from her that are important to her mission? Read Scepter of the Ancients by Derek Landy, and as Rick Riordan said, "You'll be clamoring for a sequel."
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