The Firehills

Malifex #2

by Steve Alton

It s been a year since Sam defeated the Malifex, and ever since that day, Sam has felt different alone. When he gets the chance to visit his Wiccan friend Charly and the wizard Amergin, Sam goes, never suspecting that he is stepping back into the ancient and dangerous world of magic. This time, the Sidhe, Fairy Folk, kidnap Amergin and are plotting to release the Malifex back into the world. Will Sam be able to draw upon the powers of the Green Man to save the world yet again, or will the evil power of the Malifex be freed to cover the earth once more?

Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult

188 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Steve Alton is a writer and editor, author of the award-winning 'Gooey, Chewy, Rumble, Plop Book' and Deputy Editor of 'Bee Craft', the journal of the British Beekeepers Association. As well as producing children's books such as the ones listed below, he offers a specialist editing, proofreading, writing and research service, specialising in science, ecology, botany and horticulture topics for both children and adults.

Reviews

[Reita · Rating 1 out of 5]

Moody kids who do stupid things. You would think that going alone into the Sidhe world, without any plan or any weapons, etc. would lead to disaster. And when the kids were there, the Sidhe mostly left them alone to wander around? But then the Sidhe went into the human world to take it over, but the boy they had in their realm was their real enemy and they just let him go? Sorry, too many things wrong with this story. It could have been so much better.

[Caleb · Rating 3 out of 5]

I did not like the book that much because, the story wasn't that good. And the characters were not that well rounded. I also did not like they ways they described some stuff its was not very clear and its was hard to imagine it. All in all I did not like the book that much but I might read it if I got bored and had nothing to do.