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Ghostworld #1

by Barbara Siegel, Scott Siegel

I mrtví mají své poznání.
Šestnáctiletý Andy Moser překvapí v bytě svých rodičů zloděje, kteří se ho pokusí zabít. V poslední chvíli ho zachrání dívka Elizabeth – ale jen za cenu, že ho odvede s sebou do Země duchů. Protože Elizabeth je mrtvá… Tak jako ona přebývají v Zemi duchů tisíce mrtvých, kteří nemohou nalézt pokoje, neboť si ze života přinesli dluh a ten je nutné splatit. V tom jim však brání nejrůznější nástrahy, monstrízní příšery a nestvůry, zdivočelá zvířata, zločinci. Andy chce zpátky domů, do života, ale nejde to ani s Elizabethinou pomocí. Jedinou nadějí nakonec zůstává záhadný Strážce mlhy…

Genres: Fantasy, Horror

124 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1991

Reviews

[Drew McGee · Rating 4 out of 5]

It has been over 20 years since I've read this series, but I remember enjoying it thoroughly as a kid. There's a song in there where Andy sings something about "busting a gut" and I think that's worth a read, in and of itself. Furthermore, the imagery and magic of this world fed my desire to write and create worlds, so thank you, Barbara Siegel!

[Radynka · Rating 1 out of 5]

Myslela jsem, že to bude nostalgická vzpomínka na dětství (Stopy hrůzy jsem četla když mi bylo tak 8-10). Ale tohle jsme vážně četli? Vždyť to je naprostá hovadina. :D Až mám skoro chuť si přečíst ještě něco :D

[Kristin · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun start to this fantasy adventure series.

A teenage boy’s house is getting robbed (not the VCR!) and to save him a teenage ghost girl from the 1960s sends him back with her to Ghostworld aka Purgatory. They outrun/defeat several “monsters” as they go on a mission to find her best friend and send him back to life/Earth. Each chapter ends on a cliffhanger. It’s a series so no he doesn’t get to go back to Earth at the end of book 1.

Easy to read. I thought this was very creative. Reminded me of all those 80s adventure movies like Labyrinth and Romancing the Stone. I kept picturing Jennifer Connelly as the girl ghost. The most memorable part was when she gives him a very long “kiss” underwater to save him so he’s able to breathe.

Published in 1991.

[Tana · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this series when I was in middle school & loved it. After 3 decades, I got my hands on the series & read it again. It sure took me back, but it wasn't as good as I remembered; but I was also reading it with adult eyes. Overall, I give it 3 stars for the story & writing; 4 stars for the nostalgia.

[anet · Rating 3 out of 5]

3⭐️/5
it was little weird because maybe I didn’t get it but I liked it

[Kelly M · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ten konec. Grrr..