The Swarm Descends - Serangan Kerumunan

by Jacob Grey, Reita Ariyanti (Translator)

Setelah berhasil mengalahkan dan memusnahkan Spinning Man -Feral paling jahat dari semuanya- di Negeri Orang-orang Mati, kini Caw menjalani hari-hari yang lebih aman, bebas dari kehidupan kelam yang sudah begitu lama menghantui Blackstone.

Namun, tiba-tiba muncul Bunda Lalat, Feral berhati dingin yang menyamar sebagai Komisaris Polisi. Ia memiliki akses penuh atas penjara Blackstone, serta mengendalikan para kriminal kelas kakap. Di bawah rencananya yang tersusun rapi, Bunda Lalat bersiap membangun pasukan paling mematikan.

Caw harus mengerahkan seluruh keberaniannya untuk sekali lagi melawan Feral paling beringas yang pernah ia temui. Sementara itu, ia harus memecahkan misteri keluarganya, dan memilih siapa yang bisa ia percayai sepenuhnya.

About the author

Little is known of the mysterious Jacob Grey. He is said to live in a big city in the USA, where he wanders the streets at night dreaming up his dark and twisted tales. He has a deep love of animals and even talks to crows himself . . . although no one knows if he understands their replies.

Reviews

[Simona Stoica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Recenzia completă: http://palarisme.ro/chef/carti/recenz...



„- Ca neîmblânzit, acum ai nişte responsabilităţi, Caw. Lumea nu trebuie să afle cine eşti. Oamenii nu sunt de încredere.”

Când am făcut cunoştinţă cu Harry Potter, pe lângă faptul că voiam să merg la Hogwarts, să beau ceai cu Hagrid şi să mă joc cu creaturile fantastice pe care încerca să le ascundă (fără succes) pe meleagurile castelului, îmi mai doream şi o baghetă, o pelerină la fel de lungă şi de întunecată ca a lui Snape, care a fost şi a rămas personajul meu preferat de la primul până la ultimul volum, şi... o bufniţă. O bufniţă încăpăţânată, curajoasă, cu o personalitate aparte, care să îmi fie atât prietenă, cât şi aliat.

Acum, după ce am terminat al doilea volum din seria Neîmblânziţii, sunt tentată să am un „companion” diferit, mai exact un corb sarcastic şi plin de surprize, care poate să devină ochii şi urechile mele, spionul perfect, păstrătorul de taine şi arma mea secretă. Cu o bufniţă şi un corb de partea mea, aş putea să fiu de neoprit. Dar, cum nu sunt un villain DC sau Marvel, care are (aproape) întotdeauna doar două scopuri în viaţă (să cucerească sau să distrugă lumea), nu ai de ce să-ţi faci griji. Nu am planuri atât de mari, poate doar să duc la îndeplinire câteva farse „inocente”, pentru amuzament. Te-ai speria dacă ai vedea sute de corbi la geamul tău dimineaţa, nu?

Neîmblânzit. Cuvântul are o rezonanţă plăcută, o aură ascunsă, de magie şi mister, de parcă ar încerca să ascundă un secret, o taină mult prea întunecată şi periculoasă pentru oameni, care, aşa cum se întâmplă în majoritatea seriilor fantastice, sunt „orbi” în ceea ce priveşte supranaturalul, alegând o explicaţie ştiinţifică în locul unei „întâlniri” cu realitatea, oricât de şocantă li s-ar părea.

Un neîmblânzit este o persoană care poate să controleze toate animalele dintr-o anumită specie. Le poate manipula şi obliga să îndeplinească orice poruncă, indiferent cât de crudă ni s-ar părea. Le poate vorbi şi împărtăşi temerile sau gândurile sale, să le trateze drept prieteni şi să le ocrotească, aşa cum şi ele ar face orice ca să îşi protejeze conducătorul, chiar cu preţul propriei vieţi. În funcţie de personalitatea şi comportamentul fiecărui neîmblânzit, această legătură, dintre om şi animal, poate să fie un har sau un blestem, respectiv o relaţie de „stăpân-sclav” sau una care ar eclipsa până şi sentimentele din cadrul unei familii „obişnuite”, atât timp cât există respect, înţelegere şi armonie.

[Bee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quite The Novel Idea ~ Words from the Clouds

4.5 stars

I know a lot of my bookish friends didn't enjoy the first book, Ferals, a lot, but I for one loved it SO MUCH. Caw became one of my favorite characters ever and I just fell in love with it. So naturally I was a bit scared the sequel wouldn't live up to my expectations, but it did! Because I loved it a whole lot and I wasn't disappointed.

The Swarm Descends furthers Caw's story while re-introducing us to all the known characters and mixing in totally new ones. The writing is still SO great and it reads so fast! I read this book in one sitting in two and a half hours. I couldn't put it down even for a second. Suffice to say it does not suffer from Second Book Syndrome. And the characters, so much love for all of them! I loved seeing Crumb, Pip and Lydia again and the crows Glum and Screech. I also liked the new characters Selina, the crow Shimmer and our new villain, the Mother of Flies (I hate flies), and her minions were terrific. But most of all I loved Caw. I love seeing him grow and learn and I just adore him period. He's still one of my favorite characters and I can't wait to see where he goes next!

The Swarm Descends is a great sequel to Ferals. It's engaging, fun and builds the overall world and lore of the Ferals. If you liked the first book, definitely check this one out. If you didn't, try it anyway! You might end up enjoying it more. I wish I could find the author on Social Media so I can gush about his books, but he's nowhere to be found. (Pulling a JD Salinger, eh?) Anyway, can't wait to read the third book. Check this out if you're looking for a great new Middle Grade series!

[Liviu Szoke · Rating 4 out of 5]

O continuare pe măsura primului volum a aventurilor lui Caw, Băiatul-care-vorbește-cu-corbii, care acum are de înfruntat un adversar și mai de temut: Mama Muștelor. Aventuri peste aventuri, prieteni dispuși să facă orice sacrificiu și un artefact încredințat lui Caw de un bărbat misterios, de la care pornește totul. De-abia aștept să citesc și volumul trei, apărut nu demult în engleză, și să văd cum se încheie aventurile lui Caw și ale prietenilor săi corbi. Mai multe, pe FanSF: http://wp.me/pz4D9-2A1.

[Behdad Ahmadi · Rating 3 out of 5]

کاو که مرد تار عنکبوتی، فرال عنکبوت رو شکست داده بود، حالا با دشمن جدیدی مواجه شده. مادر مگس ها، فرال مگس، قصد داره عقده های نسل خودش رو از تمام فرال ها بگیره و شهر رو تصرف کنه، و کاو قدرتی داره که می تونه مقابلش بایسته.

از جلد نخست جذابتر بود.

[Kathy Martin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Caw is not finished with adventures, this time it begins when a mysterious man give him a stone. He tells Caw that he had been entrusted with the stone by Caw's mother who instructed him to give it to Caw and have Caw keep it secret.

The problem is that there is a new feral villain in town who will do anything to get the stone from Caw. Caw and his friend Lydia along with new companion Selina have to learn what the stone is for and how they can use it to defeat the Mother of the Flies.

This series has lots of creepy scenes and the action never stops. Caw is a great character who has a deep sense of honor and a deep desire to protect his fellow ferals. Not bad for a young teenager who was raised by crows after the deaths of his parents and who has just recently learned to interact with humans and other ferals.

Fans of the first book will be glad to see Caw having new adventures along with his crow companions.

[Nö Ğå · Rating 4 out of 5]

يعود كاو ف مغامرة جديدة مع صديقته ليديا للقضاء ع شر جديد يلوح ف الافق واكتشاف سر جديد من اسرار الغربان لينكشف الكثير من خبايا الماضي والتمسك باصدقاء الحاضر

[Rook · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series is such a fun, fast-paced read that I have now finished two of the three books in one day! I'm seriously loving Caw and all his crows and friends. If it wasn't so late (and my neck wasn't bothering me) I'd start on the third one!!

[Braulio SolHer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Al ser la 2da parte (obviamente) ya no cuenta tanto la historia introductoria
Y eso hace que haya más acción durante todo el libro
Si nos cuentan más historia pero es diferente...
La realidad es que el inicio es muy forzado, el enemigo en el universo Feral innecesario
Pero ya que hizo todo el autor hay que agradecer que lo hizo bien
El tejedor daba miedo...
Pero el enemigo de aquí me hizo odiarlo...
no me agradó tanto el final...
Pero sin duda me dejó con muchas más ganas de tener el 3er libro ya en mis manos y despejar las dudas que tengo...
Habrá que esperar...

[Jude Pierce · Rating 3 out of 5]

Got you!!!! there are no spoilers. I liked the book

[Labeba Salameh · Rating 3 out of 5]

ماذا لو أخبرك احدهم بأنه يمكنك ان تمتلك قدرة التحكم بأحد أنواع
الحيوانات لكن لذلك عواقبه الأخلاقية هل كنت ستفعل ؟


في الجزء الثاني من سلسلة المتوحشون يتابع كاو تصدر البطولة في عالم المتحكمين في الحيوانات والحشرات ويحظى هذه المرة بمغامرة جديدة بعد ان تتكشف احداث يتضح فيها أن رفيق الغربان هذا يقع على قمة هرم المتوحشين وعليه ان يوجه تلك التي تقبع أسفل الهرم!
تقسيم عنصري هل كان له معنى؟ ولماذا الاشمئزاز المبالغ به من المتحكمة بالذباب مالذي يجعل خارق الديدان افضل ولماذا هذا الرجل لا يموت
يحصل كاو على حجر أملس بقايا من أرث والدته يحيط به الغموض والأسرار التي تغلفها تلك الأحلام الفوضوية وكالعادة أشرار يحاولون الحصول على ما يخص كاو دوما ليخدم أغراضهم

لم يعجبني في هذا الكتاب أن بناء العالم ما زال مبهم تلك المدينة التي دمرها الصيف المشؤوم لا نعرف عنها شيئا حقا الأشخاص العادييون يبدون على الهامش الحكايا تتخذ منحى سوادوي والعديد من المشاهد المقززة

ولكن اعجبني أيضا أن الشخصيات الموجودة في هذا العالم متفردة تتصرف وفق تصميماتها الفريدة لكل منها صوته الخاص ثم أننا هنا نستكشف أفرادا جدد في عالم المتوحشين كما ان الكتابة و المشاهد القاسية لم تستهن بعقل المتلقي اليافع

طبقات الحبكات لم تكن سيئة لكن لا زلت أرى ان جاكوب غراي ضعيف في القفلة وعلى أية حال فهذه لا تعبر قفلة انها الجزء الثاني من ثلاثية وغالبا ما تكون الضحية الأضعف ضمن السلسلة كلها

انقضاض سرب الذباب فانتازيا سوداوية لا تخشى ان تضحى بأبطلاها .. قد تكون مناسبة لمن يفكر بالانتقال من عالم الفانتازيا الوردية إلى تلك الأكثر دموية
الكتاب من إخراج وترجمة الدار العربية للعلوم على ورق اصفر مريح للعين لا يحوي أي رسومات توضيحية
نعم من المرجح ان أقرأ باقي السلسلة لست متحمسة تماما لها لكن أطفالي مغرمون بها .. وأنا ضحية هذا الغرام
للمراجعة المرئية يسعدني زيارتكم للقناة
https://youtu.be/_0l8t4SX_5c

[Anca Adriana Rucareanu · Rating 4 out of 5]

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După ce primul volum m-a aruncat în vâltoarea penelor și a acțiunii, știam că nu voi putea rezista prea mult fără volumul doi. Nu am lăsat pauză între ele, trebuia să știu, să descopăr și să văd dacă autorul mi-a acoperit unele semne de întrebare. Și ca să fiu sinceră, trebuia să văd ce aventură mă mai așteaptă.

[Nining Sriningsih · Rating 4 out of 5]

* baca di Gramedia Digital
=)

aaaakh, akhir'y selesai baca juga..
berasa lama banget gitu baca ini, maklum ebook..
:p

kali ini Caw berhadapan dengan Bunda Lalat..
berkenalan dengan Selina, yg ternyata..
:O

bisa bayangin ketika Lalat masuk ke kuping / mulut..
yaaaaks..
:D

ditunggu novel ketiga'y..
:D

[Sanita · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5zvaigznes. Kaut kā par daudz un jau garlaicīgi pusi grāmatas kā pele ar kaķi labie vs ļaunie. Un baigi jau uzkrītoši kukaini pa muti un ausīm ņemas. Laikam ar citiem zvēriem tik lielu pretīgumu grūti panākt :)

[Tetty Marlinda · Rating 3 out of 5]

#88 - 2024
Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy

[Alexander Draganov · Rating 5 out of 5]

Бомба! Точно типът фентъзи, който обичам, с млад герой, ужасни злодеи и темпо на високи обороти! Прочетете подробно ревю в Цитаделата:
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[Minna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Keskiyön kivi. Kirjan nimi suomennettuna. Nimi tulee mustasta timantista ja sopimuksesta, joka kirjoitettiin keskiyön tuntina.
Kraan tarina jatkuu, ja vallan erinomaisesti jatkuukin. Tässä kirjassa hän saa vastaansa Kärpästen äidin - halveksitun ja syrjityn lymyn, joka haluaa käsiinsä Varissuvun suojeleman kiven. Hinnalla millä hyvänsä.

[Astrid Langeveld · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ik heb uiteraard eerst deel 1 gelezen, maar deel 2 leest net zo lekker weg. Het is wel voor kinderen vanaf 10 jaar, maar ik houd van dit soort verhalen. Ik ben benieuwd naar deel 3!

[Līga Sproģe · Rating 3 out of 5]

Liela daļa mistiskas kaut kur ir izkūpējusi, tā vietā rodoties ļaunīšu monologiem un ļaunajiem plāniem.
Selīna gan bija labs jaunpievedums tēlos, tāpat kā info par zvēraču pagātni un iespējām.

[Kenji · Rating 3 out of 5]

جزء كان ممل نوعا ما يوجد قليلا من التشويق اتمنى جزء الثالث يكون مشوقا اكثر

[Ren Puspita · Rating 4 out of 5]

3,5 bintang

Mumpung buku kedua dan ketiga seri Ferals juga sudah diterjemahkan dan tersedia di Gramedia Digital, maka abis baca buku pertamanya ya gue otomatis lanjut aja dengan buku kedua. Cerita masih tetap berfokus pada Caw, seorang Feral atau pengendali binatang. Bukan sembarang binatang, karena Caw adalah Feral gagak. Jadi semua gagak di kota Blackstone ada di bawah kendali Caw. Sama kayak buku pertama, dari semua feral seakan feral gagak ini yang paling penting dan diincer sama musuh. Di buku pertama, Caw berhadapan dengan musuh bebuyutannya yang juga membunuh orang tuanya, Spinning Man. Nah, walau Spinning Man sudah berhasil dikalahkan di buku 1, ga lantas kedamaian datang. Kota Blackstone masih tetep kumuh dan kali ini Caw lagi - lagi diincar sama Feral bernama Bunda Lalat (yang mengendalikan...yak, you right, lalat) yang jauh lebih bengis ketimbang Spinning Man. Tapi bukan Caw namanya kalau harus menyerah dengan keadaan.

Di buku keduanya ini, Jacob Grey menambahkan beberapa tokoh. Salah satunya Selina, cewe yang ditemui Caw pas Caw lagi nostalgia di rumah lamanya. Lha, terus Lydia kemana? Tenang Lydia tetap ada dan tenang juga, ga ada namanya cinta segitiga soalnya fokusnya bukan di kisah romansanya Caw. Jadi mereka semua temenan. Dari para feral sendiri, mulai dikenalkan feral yang baik tapi yang jahat juga ada. Malah gue mikirnya ini agak ga seimbang ya antara kekuatan feral baik sama feral jahat. Padahal feral baik jumlahnya lebih banyak tapi feral jahatnya bisa menang di awal - awal. Mungkin authornya penganut paham jagoan menangnya di akhir :))). Selain tokoh manusia, tentunya ada tambahan gagak baru lagi di trio kawanan gagak yang setia menemani Caw. Si gagak baru bernama Shimmer, seekor gagak betina yang kayaknya sih ditaksir sama Screech. Lha terus Milky kemana? Kalau mau tahu nasib Milky ya kudu baca buku pertama hehehe. Sayangnya, bagi gue interaksi Caw sama gagak - gagaknya kurang banyak disini padahal gue kangen pengen baca Screech dan Glum saling beradu pantun (alias berantem). Untuk karakter Feral, lebih banyak karakter dewasa dimana yang masih muda cuma Caw dan juga Pip. Jadi agak ga balance juga nih benernya.

Kalau dari segi cerita, tentunya tetap seru dan alurnya cepat. Nyebelin ala anak remajanya juga ada, tapi sekali lagi masih bisa dimaklumi soalnya Caw sendiri juga selain pengalaman sama manusia kurang, dia juga masih belajar baca. Tapi Caw sendiri perkembangan karakternya lumayan dan dia ga mudah menyerah. Mungkin bagi gue yang agak bikin jijik karena deskripsi serangga di buku ini. Kalau di buku pertama ada kecoak sama lipan, di buku ini ya...lalat, wkwkw. Sama satu lagi yaitu cacing. Meski begitu gue masih tetep menikmati pas bacanya kok, mungkin berusaha biar ga terlalu dibayangkan juga. Authornya sendiri mungkin juga ingin balance interaksi Caw, jadi hampir semua dikasih panggung, walau fokusnya emang tetep di Caw dengan Selina dan Lydia. Sementara untuk orang dewasa antara Caw dengan Crumb yang jadi mentornya dan juga Velma.

Seri Ferals sendiri berakhir di buku ketiga dimana di buku kedua ini ada beberapa misteri yang cukup bikin penasaran. Kayak kenapa kesannya feral gagak sangat penting padahal banyak feral binatang lain yang mungkin lebih kuat atau cerdas. Apalagi karena di buku ini banyak rahasia yang disembunyikan sama ibunya Caw, jadi kayaknya di buku ketiga bakal banyak yang dibahas.

Series yang recommended buat yang mau nyari urban fantasy untuk middle grade atau YA dengan tone cerita yang kelam dan suram.