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Dark Lord: The Early Years
Greeting, Puny Humans:
In your hands, you are holding a tome of staggering evil genius. It is for those willing to serve as my devoted minions while I plan my greatest feat yet: surviving life as a human boy and returning to my rightful place as ruler of the Dark Lands. Before I can exact revenge, I must infiltrate this world and learn its ways.
How, you might ask, is it possible that I, the Dark Lord, the Master of the Legions of Dread and Sorcerer Supreme, could be reduced to human form? And how is it possible that the Lord of Darkness could be forced to attend school and befriend such pitiful life forms?
Only by reading my tale will you learn the truth behind the cataclysmic defeat that left me stranded on this accursed planet, Earth. But make no mistake, revenge will be mine...as soon as I finish my homework. Mwah, ha, ha!
In your hands, you are holding a tome of staggering evil genius. It is for those willing to serve as my devoted minions while I plan my greatest feat yet: surviving life as a human boy and returning to my rightful place as ruler of the Dark Lands. Before I can exact revenge, I must infiltrate this world and learn its ways.
How, you might ask, is it possible that I, the Dark Lord, the Master of the Legions of Dread and Sorcerer Supreme, could be reduced to human form? And how is it possible that the Lord of Darkness could be forced to attend school and befriend such pitiful life forms?
Only by reading my tale will you learn the truth behind the cataclysmic defeat that left me stranded on this accursed planet, Earth. But make no mistake, revenge will be mine...as soon as I finish my homework. Mwah, ha, ha!
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First published October 1, 2011
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December 28, 2025
Dark Lord es un libro bastante entretenido, cargado de humor, ideal para un público juvenil que está comenzando en el hábito de la lectura. La historia es ágil y amena, con numerosas situaciones que logran sacar más de una risa.
En esta novela conocemos al Señor Oscuro, un villano al estilo de Sauron o Darth Vader, proveniente de un mundo de fantasía medieval. Su enemigo, un poderoso mago, lo transporta mágicamente a nuestro mundo, donde queda atrapado en el cuerpo de un niño y pierde todos sus poderes. A pesar de esto, el protagonista continúa viéndose a sí mismo como el gran Señor Oscuro y comienza a elaborar distintos planes para regresar a su mundo. Como es de esperar, muchos de estos planes no salen como él imagina, dando lugar a situaciones hilarantes.
A lo largo de la historia, el Señor Oscuro no solo vivirá situaciones absurdas y cómicas, sino que también hará amistades y empezará a cuestionarse si la maldad absoluta es realmente tan buena como siempre creyó.
Quizá lo único negativo del libro es que en algunos momentos el autor recurre a soluciones algo forzadas o saca un par de elementos “de debajo de la manga”, lo que genera algunas inconsistencias o situaciones poco coherentes. Sin embargo, estos detalles se perdonan fácilmente gracias al tono humorístico de la obra.
El final presenta un cliffhanger que deja al lector con ganas de una segunda parte. En general, es un libro sencillo, fácil de leer, acompañado de ilustraciones y con el uso de distintos recursos narrativos —como noticias y cartas— que hacen la lectura más dinámica e interactiva.
Una lectura ligera, divertida y recomendable, especialmente para lectores jóvenes.
En esta novela conocemos al Señor Oscuro, un villano al estilo de Sauron o Darth Vader, proveniente de un mundo de fantasía medieval. Su enemigo, un poderoso mago, lo transporta mágicamente a nuestro mundo, donde queda atrapado en el cuerpo de un niño y pierde todos sus poderes. A pesar de esto, el protagonista continúa viéndose a sí mismo como el gran Señor Oscuro y comienza a elaborar distintos planes para regresar a su mundo. Como es de esperar, muchos de estos planes no salen como él imagina, dando lugar a situaciones hilarantes.
A lo largo de la historia, el Señor Oscuro no solo vivirá situaciones absurdas y cómicas, sino que también hará amistades y empezará a cuestionarse si la maldad absoluta es realmente tan buena como siempre creyó.
Quizá lo único negativo del libro es que en algunos momentos el autor recurre a soluciones algo forzadas o saca un par de elementos “de debajo de la manga”, lo que genera algunas inconsistencias o situaciones poco coherentes. Sin embargo, estos detalles se perdonan fácilmente gracias al tono humorístico de la obra.
El final presenta un cliffhanger que deja al lector con ganas de una segunda parte. En general, es un libro sencillo, fácil de leer, acompañado de ilustraciones y con el uso de distintos recursos narrativos —como noticias y cartas— que hacen la lectura más dinámica e interactiva.
Una lectura ligera, divertida y recomendable, especialmente para lectores jóvenes.
March 14, 2013
I really wasn't sure about this book, the blurb sounded quite funny and made me giggle a bit but it's not my usual read. We have the author coming to do a talk at our library tomorrow so I decided I should try it. I started it at break time at work and managed to read about 35 pages in 15 minutes. It's actually a really easy read. I got home from work today and decided to carry on, I was only going to read for about an hour and see how far I got but in the end I got so into the story that I had to finish it.
Dirk Lloyd is no usual human, in fact he doesn't think he is human at all, he believes himself to be the Dark Lord above all puny humans and master of the Darklands. OF course everyone thinks this is a bad joke or a way of him dealing with some sort of traumatic past, but for him it is very real. He makes some friends at the torturous place known as school and they go along with his 'game' not really believing in his far fetched stories.
This book is actually really funny, I giggled throughout. Dirk was just so out of touch with reality and his phrases and mannerisms were great. He starts to become the Dark Lord and you start to believe it with him.
The story flows well and comes to an exciting ending with a bit of a cliffhanger. I definitely want to read the next one. I just have to decide whether to skip it to the front of my list or add it to the pile.
I'm even more excited about the author visit tomorrow now. It should be a great morning.
Dirk Lloyd is no usual human, in fact he doesn't think he is human at all, he believes himself to be the Dark Lord above all puny humans and master of the Darklands. OF course everyone thinks this is a bad joke or a way of him dealing with some sort of traumatic past, but for him it is very real. He makes some friends at the torturous place known as school and they go along with his 'game' not really believing in his far fetched stories.
This book is actually really funny, I giggled throughout. Dirk was just so out of touch with reality and his phrases and mannerisms were great. He starts to become the Dark Lord and you start to believe it with him.
The story flows well and comes to an exciting ending with a bit of a cliffhanger. I definitely want to read the next one. I just have to decide whether to skip it to the front of my list or add it to the pile.
I'm even more excited about the author visit tomorrow now. It should be a great morning.
October 31, 2012
I feel like my review needs to start off with an evil laugh. After all this is a review for Dark Lloyd, or as he's known in our world Dirk Lloyd. Known as The Dark Lord, Dirk Lloyd is now a human, in our world and has no powers. Once the powerful ruler of a dark world, Dirk some how fell into our world and without his ring, and his power, he's unable to get back into his world. Forced to live life as a human, Dirk goes through various tests, and his given a foster home to stay in, since no one knows where he's from, and no one believes he's the Dark Lord he keeps claiming to be.
Written in a way that's both comical, and for the most part engaging for kids to read, Dirk is forced to go to school, discovers a few new friends, deals with a few bullies, and finds ways around doing things without his old powers. Dirk's story is told through a fun narrative, his journal entries, and some of his illustrations. Though I found some of his wordage to be repetitive, I think Dirk and his story are one young readers are really going to enjoy. It's funny, it has situations they can relate to, mentions of sports, a good vs evil plot, video game talk, and friendship. Above all it has a character that's both an evil genius, funny, and some one who learns a lot about friendship. Not to mention we get glimpses into the world The Dark Lord once ruled.
With a cast of unforgettable characters both in our world and from The Dark Lord's world, Dark Lord is a book I think a lot of readers will devour. It has a little bit of a Vordak feel to it (another great MG book), and a little bit of The Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Though this a book that is entirely it's own. It's a fun, adventurous, engaging read, and one I think even reluctant readers will enjoy. That ending will leave readers wishing the next installment in Dirk's story was already out. I'd definitely add this book to your list for MG readers!
Written in a way that's both comical, and for the most part engaging for kids to read, Dirk is forced to go to school, discovers a few new friends, deals with a few bullies, and finds ways around doing things without his old powers. Dirk's story is told through a fun narrative, his journal entries, and some of his illustrations. Though I found some of his wordage to be repetitive, I think Dirk and his story are one young readers are really going to enjoy. It's funny, it has situations they can relate to, mentions of sports, a good vs evil plot, video game talk, and friendship. Above all it has a character that's both an evil genius, funny, and some one who learns a lot about friendship. Not to mention we get glimpses into the world The Dark Lord once ruled.
With a cast of unforgettable characters both in our world and from The Dark Lord's world, Dark Lord is a book I think a lot of readers will devour. It has a little bit of a Vordak feel to it (another great MG book), and a little bit of The Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Though this a book that is entirely it's own. It's a fun, adventurous, engaging read, and one I think even reluctant readers will enjoy. That ending will leave readers wishing the next installment in Dirk's story was already out. I'd definitely add this book to your list for MG readers!
April 25, 2019
ظاهرا برخلاف کتابهای کودکان و نوجوانان، اینجا ما طرفِ شرِّ ماجرا هستیم و در این موضع هم تا انتهای جلد اول تغییری ایجاد نمیشود. اما کتاب به صورت ضمنی اشاره میکند که هر شری هست از روغن سیاهِ نفرینشده است و ذات بچههای انسان پاک است، هرچند که انسانها همواره در معرض لغزشهای لحظهای هستند، و با ندای وجدان و تاکید بر دوستی میتوان رستگار شد. اما رستگاری برای ارباب تاریکی واقعا به چه معناست؟
December 28, 2012
MILD SPOILERS
I’ve been reading quite a few children’s books recently. The other day I picked up one called Dark Lord: The Teenage Years and proceeded to devour it over two long train journeys.
I quite enjoyed the book in a easy-to-read pass-time sort of way, but I was more intrigued by the similarities and differences it bore to one of my favourite kid’s TV shows, Invader Zim.
The two are relatively similar in story, style and at times, tone. Firstly and most simply is the story. In one, an alien is sent to Earth to conquer it. While there he must disguise himself as a human “worm baby” and attend school whilst finding a way to conquer the planet, enslave the human race and destroy his sworn enemy Dib. The other sees The Dark Lord (AKA Dirk Lloyd) ruler of the Darklands propelled to Earth and trapped inside the body of a “pitiful human child”. He must attend school whilst finding a way to restore himself to his former glory, reclaim his home land and maybe enslave the human race if there is time. The differences are in the details: Zim seeks to disguise who he really is where Dirk seeks to prove himself. Zim makes enemies where Dirk makes friends. Etc.
But the very basic premise is almost identical: ‘An alien Invader/Dark Lord takes on human form, attends school and deal with the mundane day-to-day problems of human life whilst continuing with their evil plans and dark purposes in secret.
The biggest similarity is in character. On the surface Zim and Dirk are very, very alike. So much so, that when reading Dirk’s dialogue I couldn’t help doing so with Zim’s voice. Every cry of “Cower before me pitiful humans!” rang around my head in Richard Horvitz’s wicked tone.
However, surface likeness aside, there is also a huge difference between Dirk and Zim which I found extremely noticeable whilst reading Dark Lord. That difference lies in the level of malicious intent, or ‘evilness’ if you like.
So the big question is; who would win in a fight between Zim and Dirk?
Well, Zim has his advanced technology, but this usually proves to be less than functional, and to counter this, Dirk had his magic, which one can only assume will grow stronger after the close of book one. Also, Dirk is far more intelligent than Zim, who let’s face it, is as thick as two short planks.
So far, the odds are stacked in Dirk’s favour. But there is one more very important factor to consider. When the battle is done, and the victor stands tall over his fallen opponent, what then? Both Dirk and Zim would chant an evil Mwa ha ha! I’m sure. Both would taunt their enemy and proclaim themselves the glorious victor. But I think it is only Zim who would crush his enemy under the heel of his boot. Only Zim who would kill Dirk.
Throughout reading Dark Lord, I have been given no reason to believe that Dirk is actually capable of any sort of evil act. We are told that in the past he has crushed cities, enslaved entire races and driven some creatures to extinction, but we are never given evidence of this. I think the mos evil act Dirk is guilty of in book one is petty theft, gluing someone’s shoes to the floor and sending his unattached arm to shave the beard off of someone’s face.
Zim, on the other hand, constantly gives us examples of just what he is capable of. In one episode he harvests the organs of all his class mates, replacing them with inanimate objects. In another, he brainwashes a child by ripping his eyes out and replacing them with robotic ones, the child is then attacked (and presumably killed) by a squirrel. And the absurd list goes on. All these things may be completely obscure and ridiculous but they are without a doubt, pretty evil. They really do solidify Zim as a particularly nasty character and allows for to be quite scary when he wants to be also.
Dirk unfortunately lacks this. The closest we get to any sort of evidence that he is capable of anything even remotely nasty, is in the first few chapters where he attempts (without any effect) to summon various spells of destruction on people.
Unfortunately, without this evidence, we just can not believe or give any credit to Dirk’s being anything more than a slightly mischievous child.
What’s more, the Dark Lord’s evilness is again called into question during the tail end of the book, when he scrys his army of Orcs and Goblins being executed by his enemy’s army of white paladins. He states that even he would not stoop so low, that even he would show mercy, only killing a few of them to set an example, that even the so called Dark Lord, ruler of the Nine Hells has more honour than the supposed good guys (because remember; Dirk is supposed to be the bad guy! Even if he is the protagonist!) But now, we’re not even following the exploits of the bad guy!
In Zim, it’s always apparent that although stupid and incompetent, Zim is the bad guy. It’s why we love to see him fail and are secretly delighted to see him victorious. It’s also why it’s a genuine surprise if he does anything even vaguely noble. With Dirk, I was never surprised to see him express feelings of happiness or compassion because I’d never really been given any real evidence that all he usually feels is hate and anger.
There is a scene in every James Bond film where we see the bad guy kill somebody who was powerless to save themselves, in Bond, this is usually a woman. This scene exists simply to solidify in our minds that he’s a horrible person, and this is all we actually need to justify James dispatching him as violently as possible.
In any story which features a bad guy who finds redemption, or even becomes the good guy we’ll be shown something similar, so that we have something to compare his new found goodness to. For example, Zuko’s transformation in The Last Airbender, wouldn’t be convincing if he hadn’t hounded the Avatar so ferociously to begin with.
Dirk needed something like this. He needed than one act which makes us think ‘Ah yeah, he is pretty evil actually’. It’s not enough to simply mention something that he did in a former life when he was a giant demon. We need first hand evidence that he is what he says he is, and we need it now, while he is in the form we know him in.
I don’t know exactly what it is Dirk should do to prove this, and Dark Lord isn’t as absurd as Invader Zim, so I doubt it could get away with some of the things Zim does, but even so, we really do need something.
I’ve been reading quite a few children’s books recently. The other day I picked up one called Dark Lord: The Teenage Years and proceeded to devour it over two long train journeys.
I quite enjoyed the book in a easy-to-read pass-time sort of way, but I was more intrigued by the similarities and differences it bore to one of my favourite kid’s TV shows, Invader Zim.
The two are relatively similar in story, style and at times, tone. Firstly and most simply is the story. In one, an alien is sent to Earth to conquer it. While there he must disguise himself as a human “worm baby” and attend school whilst finding a way to conquer the planet, enslave the human race and destroy his sworn enemy Dib. The other sees The Dark Lord (AKA Dirk Lloyd) ruler of the Darklands propelled to Earth and trapped inside the body of a “pitiful human child”. He must attend school whilst finding a way to restore himself to his former glory, reclaim his home land and maybe enslave the human race if there is time. The differences are in the details: Zim seeks to disguise who he really is where Dirk seeks to prove himself. Zim makes enemies where Dirk makes friends. Etc.
But the very basic premise is almost identical: ‘An alien Invader/Dark Lord takes on human form, attends school and deal with the mundane day-to-day problems of human life whilst continuing with their evil plans and dark purposes in secret.
The biggest similarity is in character. On the surface Zim and Dirk are very, very alike. So much so, that when reading Dirk’s dialogue I couldn’t help doing so with Zim’s voice. Every cry of “Cower before me pitiful humans!” rang around my head in Richard Horvitz’s wicked tone.
However, surface likeness aside, there is also a huge difference between Dirk and Zim which I found extremely noticeable whilst reading Dark Lord. That difference lies in the level of malicious intent, or ‘evilness’ if you like.
So the big question is; who would win in a fight between Zim and Dirk?
Well, Zim has his advanced technology, but this usually proves to be less than functional, and to counter this, Dirk had his magic, which one can only assume will grow stronger after the close of book one. Also, Dirk is far more intelligent than Zim, who let’s face it, is as thick as two short planks.
So far, the odds are stacked in Dirk’s favour. But there is one more very important factor to consider. When the battle is done, and the victor stands tall over his fallen opponent, what then? Both Dirk and Zim would chant an evil Mwa ha ha! I’m sure. Both would taunt their enemy and proclaim themselves the glorious victor. But I think it is only Zim who would crush his enemy under the heel of his boot. Only Zim who would kill Dirk.
Throughout reading Dark Lord, I have been given no reason to believe that Dirk is actually capable of any sort of evil act. We are told that in the past he has crushed cities, enslaved entire races and driven some creatures to extinction, but we are never given evidence of this. I think the mos evil act Dirk is guilty of in book one is petty theft, gluing someone’s shoes to the floor and sending his unattached arm to shave the beard off of someone’s face.
Zim, on the other hand, constantly gives us examples of just what he is capable of. In one episode he harvests the organs of all his class mates, replacing them with inanimate objects. In another, he brainwashes a child by ripping his eyes out and replacing them with robotic ones, the child is then attacked (and presumably killed) by a squirrel. And the absurd list goes on. All these things may be completely obscure and ridiculous but they are without a doubt, pretty evil. They really do solidify Zim as a particularly nasty character and allows for to be quite scary when he wants to be also.
Dirk unfortunately lacks this. The closest we get to any sort of evidence that he is capable of anything even remotely nasty, is in the first few chapters where he attempts (without any effect) to summon various spells of destruction on people.
Unfortunately, without this evidence, we just can not believe or give any credit to Dirk’s being anything more than a slightly mischievous child.
What’s more, the Dark Lord’s evilness is again called into question during the tail end of the book, when he scrys his army of Orcs and Goblins being executed by his enemy’s army of white paladins. He states that even he would not stoop so low, that even he would show mercy, only killing a few of them to set an example, that even the so called Dark Lord, ruler of the Nine Hells has more honour than the supposed good guys (because remember; Dirk is supposed to be the bad guy! Even if he is the protagonist!) But now, we’re not even following the exploits of the bad guy!
In Zim, it’s always apparent that although stupid and incompetent, Zim is the bad guy. It’s why we love to see him fail and are secretly delighted to see him victorious. It’s also why it’s a genuine surprise if he does anything even vaguely noble. With Dirk, I was never surprised to see him express feelings of happiness or compassion because I’d never really been given any real evidence that all he usually feels is hate and anger.
There is a scene in every James Bond film where we see the bad guy kill somebody who was powerless to save themselves, in Bond, this is usually a woman. This scene exists simply to solidify in our minds that he’s a horrible person, and this is all we actually need to justify James dispatching him as violently as possible.
In any story which features a bad guy who finds redemption, or even becomes the good guy we’ll be shown something similar, so that we have something to compare his new found goodness to. For example, Zuko’s transformation in The Last Airbender, wouldn’t be convincing if he hadn’t hounded the Avatar so ferociously to begin with.
Dirk needed something like this. He needed than one act which makes us think ‘Ah yeah, he is pretty evil actually’. It’s not enough to simply mention something that he did in a former life when he was a giant demon. We need first hand evidence that he is what he says he is, and we need it now, while he is in the form we know him in.
I don’t know exactly what it is Dirk should do to prove this, and Dark Lord isn’t as absurd as Invader Zim, so I doubt it could get away with some of the things Zim does, but even so, we really do need something.
April 24, 2013
I was intrigued by this book.
I am a school librarian, and this book popped up in the booktalks list provided by Scholastic to promote their book fair. It has an interesting cover and just sounded so unusual. Who wouldn't want to find out more about a powerful, evil dark lord trapped in a human boy's body and forced to attend school?
So, of course it is the first book I read off the fair--even before it ended.
I liked it; it definitely is unusual. The story begins with Dark Lord crashing into a parking lot and being mistaken for a regular kid who is given the name "Dirk Lloyd" because that is the best the medical personnel can do with his mumblings of "Dark Lord." "Dirk" is sent into a foster family and forced to attend school. The medical and social authorities believe he has suffered some kind of trauma because he keeps insisting he is an evil power in another dimension. Dirk takes it mostly in stride, telling all his new classmates about his status, which of course no one believes because none of his powers seem to work in this world. Mostly his classmates find him entertaining while he works to attempt to find his way home.
Dirk is funny; readers are meant to find Dirk's antics cute and ridiculous, and maybe a little bit disturbing. Meanwhile Dirk himself is getting a little stressed because he can't figure out why is super powerful ring didn't take him back through the portal like it was supposed to AND his friend Sooz got in some serious trouble for something that he started!
I liked the unusual humor in this book. I liked that it was not sickly sweet. It is not an obvious "lesson" book in which we are meant to learn that Dirk is really just a disturbed kid who needs love. I liked that it felt believable right at the same time that it felt absurd.
I gave the book three stars instead of four because I wanted more character development. Dirk is an engaging character, but his emotions are mostly told to us rather than shown too deeply. I did not feel any particular worry about what would happen to Dirk Lloyd/Dark Lord because he hadn't shared too much emotions with me.
Overall, a fun and entertaining book for 4th and 5th grade.
February 16, 2015
¡El más temible villano ha sido desterrado de sus dominios! ¡Condenado a vivir en el debilucho cuerpo de un puberto de 13 años! ¿Qué clase de villanía es esta para el más Grande, el más Temible, el más Oscuro, Dark Lord?
Corto, gracioso de a ratos, denso en otras partes. Ingenioso, temible y encantador. No creo que continúe la serie, pero me gustó bastante. ¡La portada es una preciosidad!
Corto, gracioso de a ratos, denso en otras partes. Ingenioso, temible y encantador. No creo que continúe la serie, pero me gustó bastante. ¡La portada es una preciosidad!
February 15, 2024
the main reason I rated this so low is because I was wayyy too old to read it and thought it was a bit cringey at times (I hate using that word, but I don’t know what else to use 😂) it wasn’t bad, but I would’ve enjoyed it a lot more if I read it when I was like 10 or 11. I ended up giving this book to a little free library, so hopefully someone else is enjoying it more than I did lol.
April 29, 2013
What if Voldemort from Harry Potter, Sauron from Lord of the Rings or some villainous character showed up one day- except they had been stripped of their powers and put into the body of a teenage boy? Well then you would have a situation like the one the Dark Lord, the Master of the Legions of Dread and Sorcerer Supreme found himself in one day.
Dark Lord, who started to be called Dirk Lloyd once the police found him in a parking lot(because who’s name is Dark Lord he must have said Dirk Lloyd) stuck in “puny” human body. Dirk ended up living with the Purejoie’s and their son Christopher. Dirk was determined to get back to Dark Lands to wreak havoc once again, but it would be a difficult task since his ring of power and magical cape were worthless on Earth. Luckily, for Dirk, Chris found his ranting about his reign of terror, menacing armies and magic powers highly amusing (like Dirk could actually have magical powers- could he?) and was happy to tag along and help. Dirk enlisted Chris’s friend Sooz to help them figure out a way to the Dark Lands and Sooz was glad to assist because she loved all things dark and creepy. As Sooz and Chris started hanging out with Dirk more they began to question if Dirk is really crazy or if this other land might exist. (Dirk did claim he detached his hand in order to grab something from the principal’s office in school- and boy his arm looks nasty and scarred the next day…)
Dark Lord: The Early Years is a mix of regular chapters, Dirk’s journal entries and pictures of the hilarious escapades he ends up causing. If you like a bit of fantasy or are looking for something really funny then Dark Lord is a great pick because it has a little bit of everything mixed in which will keep you laughing and turning the pages.
Dark Lord, who started to be called Dirk Lloyd once the police found him in a parking lot(because who’s name is Dark Lord he must have said Dirk Lloyd) stuck in “puny” human body. Dirk ended up living with the Purejoie’s and their son Christopher. Dirk was determined to get back to Dark Lands to wreak havoc once again, but it would be a difficult task since his ring of power and magical cape were worthless on Earth. Luckily, for Dirk, Chris found his ranting about his reign of terror, menacing armies and magic powers highly amusing (like Dirk could actually have magical powers- could he?) and was happy to tag along and help. Dirk enlisted Chris’s friend Sooz to help them figure out a way to the Dark Lands and Sooz was glad to assist because she loved all things dark and creepy. As Sooz and Chris started hanging out with Dirk more they began to question if Dirk is really crazy or if this other land might exist. (Dirk did claim he detached his hand in order to grab something from the principal’s office in school- and boy his arm looks nasty and scarred the next day…)
Dark Lord: The Early Years is a mix of regular chapters, Dirk’s journal entries and pictures of the hilarious escapades he ends up causing. If you like a bit of fantasy or are looking for something really funny then Dark Lord is a great pick because it has a little bit of everything mixed in which will keep you laughing and turning the pages.
April 29, 2020
The Dark Lord, AKA Dirk Lloyd and the Lloyd of Dirkness, is hurled through an interplanar portal from the Dark Lands into a small town. Rescued by the police, he is placed in a foster home until the source of his trauma can be determined. Since he now inhabits the body of a 12 year old boy, he is sentenced to the worst punishment of all - seventh grade. But Dirk is determined to regain his kingdom. With the aid of his lackeys, minions, lickspittles, or friends, he tries various spells to get home and reconquer his Tower of Doom which has been painted PINK. This was an easy read and a break from my pandemics. I enjoyed it.
September 8, 2016
My dad loved jokes and pranks, and I am my father’s daughter. The difference between us is that my dad could keep up a joke quite a while; my jokes have to be quick, or my face gives me away—and at my victim’s first sign of doubt, I cave. One year, when a disappointing winter yielded no school cancellations, I woke them up on April Fools’ Day with “Guess what?!!!! It’s a snow day today!!” After a couple cheers, Alex (a champion at making jokes himself and thus a bit leery of the attempts of others) complained, “Why did you wake us up then?” End of April Fools’ Day.
Our protagonist in Dark Lord : The Early Years thinks that he is being fooled with. He remembers falling, a long fall, and when he hits bottom, his world has changed drastically. Instead of his dark, imperious voice, he hears a high-pitched, boyish squeak. His Helm of the Hosts of Hades is gone, as are the horns and knobby edges of bones on his skull, to be replaced with a mop of hair. Where are his tusks and his yellowed fangs, which are so good at striking fear into his enemies?
And what happened to his spell which has covered the sky with the Black Vapors of Gloom? The warm sun in the blue sky almost gives him a feeling of…”hmmm, let’s see now, something he hadn’t felt in eons, a sense of…peace came over him!” Ugh! What would happen to his reputation if his enemies and underlings found out that he was all getting all mellow and everything?
When people come to his rescue, they see only a young boy. He tries to tell them that he is the Dark Lord, the Incarnation of Evil, the World Burner, but they misunderstand, and so he is given the name “Dirk Lloyd.” An ambulance takes him to the hospital, where a social worker sets him up in a foster home. No one believes that he is anything but a twelve-year-old boy with an obsession for fantasy games and movies.
But Dirk knows that he is really “from the Iron Tower of Despair, beyond the Plains of Desolation, in the Darklands.” He must find some way to get back there, because he is the Dark Lord, and his forces are in the midst of a battle with the forces of the White Wizard, Hasdruban the Pure.
But first, he has to go to school and get his homework done.
Dark Lord : The Early Years is hilarious, a great “boy book” for readers reluctant or not. As the mother of two boys who love fantasy worlds, I can relate to all the talk about weapons with magic powers and spells, like rings that can send a Blast of Ravening Flame, a Cloak of Endless Night filled with Bloody Glyphs of Power, and the spell of Agonizing Obedience.
The best part, though, is the doubt in both Dirk’s and the reader’s mind: Is Dirk just a confused twelve-year-old boy…or could he really be a powerful and monstrous ruler? Are all his memories just a big joke?
(Originally written for and published in the blog, mackinbooksinbloom.com)
Our protagonist in Dark Lord : The Early Years thinks that he is being fooled with. He remembers falling, a long fall, and when he hits bottom, his world has changed drastically. Instead of his dark, imperious voice, he hears a high-pitched, boyish squeak. His Helm of the Hosts of Hades is gone, as are the horns and knobby edges of bones on his skull, to be replaced with a mop of hair. Where are his tusks and his yellowed fangs, which are so good at striking fear into his enemies?
And what happened to his spell which has covered the sky with the Black Vapors of Gloom? The warm sun in the blue sky almost gives him a feeling of…”hmmm, let’s see now, something he hadn’t felt in eons, a sense of…peace came over him!” Ugh! What would happen to his reputation if his enemies and underlings found out that he was all getting all mellow and everything?
When people come to his rescue, they see only a young boy. He tries to tell them that he is the Dark Lord, the Incarnation of Evil, the World Burner, but they misunderstand, and so he is given the name “Dirk Lloyd.” An ambulance takes him to the hospital, where a social worker sets him up in a foster home. No one believes that he is anything but a twelve-year-old boy with an obsession for fantasy games and movies.
But Dirk knows that he is really “from the Iron Tower of Despair, beyond the Plains of Desolation, in the Darklands.” He must find some way to get back there, because he is the Dark Lord, and his forces are in the midst of a battle with the forces of the White Wizard, Hasdruban the Pure.
But first, he has to go to school and get his homework done.
Dark Lord : The Early Years is hilarious, a great “boy book” for readers reluctant or not. As the mother of two boys who love fantasy worlds, I can relate to all the talk about weapons with magic powers and spells, like rings that can send a Blast of Ravening Flame, a Cloak of Endless Night filled with Bloody Glyphs of Power, and the spell of Agonizing Obedience.
The best part, though, is the doubt in both Dirk’s and the reader’s mind: Is Dirk just a confused twelve-year-old boy…or could he really be a powerful and monstrous ruler? Are all his memories just a big joke?
(Originally written for and published in the blog, mackinbooksinbloom.com)
January 5, 2014
Dark Lord: The Teenage Years won the 2012 Roald Dahl Funny Prize, and it doesn't disappoint. The premise is brilliant - the Dark Lord, Incarnation of Evil, World Burner, master of the Iron Tower of Despair, has been sent to another plane by an incredibly powerful spell cast by the White Wizard, Hasdruban. In fact, he has been sent to our world, in the body of a puny teenage boy. No Gauntlets of Ineluctable Destruction on his hands, no tusks, no fangs, no spell of Agonizing Obedience.
The Dark Lord appears in a supermarket car park ("Saveco - was he the local overlord perhaps? Lord Saveco, Smiter of Foes, the Pitiless One?"). He is picked up by the police, who mistake his name for Dirk Lloyd, and who treat him as a lost boy with a mental disturbance that takes the form of fantasising that he's the Evil One ("These computer games. It's an obsession at their age"). He's packed off to be fostered by the Purejoies, who have a teenage son of their own, Chris.
There is lots of fun to be had with this notion - imagine Darth Vader/Sauron combined in the body of a teenage boy, with their threats of revenge and terrible destruction eliciting no more than: "There, there, dear, you'll feel better soon." But it could potentially be a bit of a one-joke book, and there's only so much you can have your character rage about the loss of their powers or threaten those they come into contact with ("puny humans") with all manner of terrible torture that they can't actually carry out (though these things are very funny, and done well). That it's a book that satisfies on other levels as well as making you laugh is down to the way Thomson handles the Dark Lord's growing relationships with the humans he encounters: particularly his foster-brother, Chris, and Suze, the Goth girl who's Chris's friend at school. They play along with Dirk's fantasies about being the Dark Lord, and enjoy the sense of being part of something out of the ordinary, without really quite believing him; he, in turn, starts to experience feelings he'd never allowed himself as the Dark Lord - friendship, affection, guilt at hurting people or letting them down.
I really enjoyed seeing the way Dirk gradually comes to terms with the requirements of the modern world and learns to get by without losing too much of what makes him funny as a character. Dirk, for example, becomes vital to the success of the school cricket team, because of his excellent strategic battle skills, and thus earns the friendship of Sal Malik, cricket team captain. Sal becomes another of the little group dedicated to finding a way to send Dirk back to his own dimension.
Finding a way to send Dirk home becomes the driving force of much of the plot, and has some unexpected consequences. The ending is great, and sets us up nicely for the sequel, Dark Lord: A Friend in Need. Which is what I'll be reading next.
The Dark Lord appears in a supermarket car park ("Saveco - was he the local overlord perhaps? Lord Saveco, Smiter of Foes, the Pitiless One?"). He is picked up by the police, who mistake his name for Dirk Lloyd, and who treat him as a lost boy with a mental disturbance that takes the form of fantasising that he's the Evil One ("These computer games. It's an obsession at their age"). He's packed off to be fostered by the Purejoies, who have a teenage son of their own, Chris.
There is lots of fun to be had with this notion - imagine Darth Vader/Sauron combined in the body of a teenage boy, with their threats of revenge and terrible destruction eliciting no more than: "There, there, dear, you'll feel better soon." But it could potentially be a bit of a one-joke book, and there's only so much you can have your character rage about the loss of their powers or threaten those they come into contact with ("puny humans") with all manner of terrible torture that they can't actually carry out (though these things are very funny, and done well). That it's a book that satisfies on other levels as well as making you laugh is down to the way Thomson handles the Dark Lord's growing relationships with the humans he encounters: particularly his foster-brother, Chris, and Suze, the Goth girl who's Chris's friend at school. They play along with Dirk's fantasies about being the Dark Lord, and enjoy the sense of being part of something out of the ordinary, without really quite believing him; he, in turn, starts to experience feelings he'd never allowed himself as the Dark Lord - friendship, affection, guilt at hurting people or letting them down.
I really enjoyed seeing the way Dirk gradually comes to terms with the requirements of the modern world and learns to get by without losing too much of what makes him funny as a character. Dirk, for example, becomes vital to the success of the school cricket team, because of his excellent strategic battle skills, and thus earns the friendship of Sal Malik, cricket team captain. Sal becomes another of the little group dedicated to finding a way to send Dirk back to his own dimension.
Finding a way to send Dirk home becomes the driving force of much of the plot, and has some unexpected consequences. The ending is great, and sets us up nicely for the sequel, Dark Lord: A Friend in Need. Which is what I'll be reading next.
February 11, 2013
A few weeks back I won a copy of Dark Lord: The Early Years from Jennifer Hoffine. I finally got a chance to read it this past month, and I LOVED it.
http://d.gr-assets.com/books/13341736...
A boy is found in the parking lot of the local superstore. When police officers come over to help, the boy insists that he is the Dark Lord, ruler of his realm, ruthless and cruel. The police officers assume the boy has had a psychotic break and take him to the station to try to locate his family.
But no family can be found. The Dark Lord (now called Dirk Lloyd) is placed with a foster family and forced to go to school like a normal 12/13 year old. But Dirk won't be foiled so easily. He is determined to find a way to get back to his realm and reclaim his throne of darkness. Dirk just never planned on making... friends ... along the way.
What I liked about this book:
This book takes gamer and goth culture and turns it on his head. What if one of the gamers really was a Dark Lord? What would he be like? How would he interact with others? At first Dirk tries to use his evil powers on the people around him, but when he finds his powers useless in this realm, he discovers other ways to get people to do his bidding.
Dirk is a delightful character. As a Dark Lord, I expected him to be aloof, cold, and domineering. Dirk is initially all of these things, but as he spends more time among the weak and feeble humans, he discovers how powerful friendship can be. He also discovers that his strengths aren't defined by magic or rings of power. Dirk is intelligent, conniving, and methodical, but ultimately loyal to his group of friends.
What I didn't like about this book:
Honestly, I loved pretty much everything about the story. The only thing that bothered me a bit was the way adults were portrayed in the story (which happens a lot in YA). They were either pompous and pedantic, like Dirk's school principal, or completely incompetent, like his counselors.
I also would have liked to see Dirk acknowledge his own growth in the story. It's clear to the reader how being with humans has changed him, but Dirk resists those changes, even though he begins to act sentimentally/protectively.
Final Verdict:
I absolutely loved this book (a full 5 stars from me!). Dirk's report cards and journal entries had me howling with laughter. The supporting characters, like Goth girl Sooz, really round out the story. If you enjoyed Neil Gaiman and Terry Prachett's Good Omens, give this one a try.
http://d.gr-assets.com/books/13341736...
A boy is found in the parking lot of the local superstore. When police officers come over to help, the boy insists that he is the Dark Lord, ruler of his realm, ruthless and cruel. The police officers assume the boy has had a psychotic break and take him to the station to try to locate his family.
But no family can be found. The Dark Lord (now called Dirk Lloyd) is placed with a foster family and forced to go to school like a normal 12/13 year old. But Dirk won't be foiled so easily. He is determined to find a way to get back to his realm and reclaim his throne of darkness. Dirk just never planned on making... friends ... along the way.
What I liked about this book:
This book takes gamer and goth culture and turns it on his head. What if one of the gamers really was a Dark Lord? What would he be like? How would he interact with others? At first Dirk tries to use his evil powers on the people around him, but when he finds his powers useless in this realm, he discovers other ways to get people to do his bidding.
Dirk is a delightful character. As a Dark Lord, I expected him to be aloof, cold, and domineering. Dirk is initially all of these things, but as he spends more time among the weak and feeble humans, he discovers how powerful friendship can be. He also discovers that his strengths aren't defined by magic or rings of power. Dirk is intelligent, conniving, and methodical, but ultimately loyal to his group of friends.
What I didn't like about this book:
Honestly, I loved pretty much everything about the story. The only thing that bothered me a bit was the way adults were portrayed in the story (which happens a lot in YA). They were either pompous and pedantic, like Dirk's school principal, or completely incompetent, like his counselors.
I also would have liked to see Dirk acknowledge his own growth in the story. It's clear to the reader how being with humans has changed him, but Dirk resists those changes, even though he begins to act sentimentally/protectively.
Final Verdict:
I absolutely loved this book (a full 5 stars from me!). Dirk's report cards and journal entries had me howling with laughter. The supporting characters, like Goth girl Sooz, really round out the story. If you enjoyed Neil Gaiman and Terry Prachett's Good Omens, give this one a try.
October 2, 2014
Falling down down down it taking long the ground hurts open my eyes and where I'am I? My book is fiction it about a kid name Dirk Lloyd (aka The Dark Lord), then he wakes up in a place he calls the human world. My opinion of this book is that it really good it weird that he think the from a different plain and he not a human boy.
This story's about how a kid name Dirk Lloyd think he is from the nine never worlds he is found in a parking lot very weak a ambulance come and take him to the hospital he thinks that every one there is out to get him, he says he don't have parent so social services came and found a home for him , he has to go to 2 therapist he goes to school and he has a new friend name Sooz and a new brother name Christopher he starts to think he is not a dark lord starts to bring his friend down ,when he burns his cloak itnopen a window to his homeland christopher hears strang noise coming from dirk's room he starts talking about home since he came he had a nightmare that he had since he came to this world, that the white beast is after him he go to the parkimg lot dirk was found and the white beast showed up when dirk was asleep but chris was stanfing he wakes up dirk and he had time to kill the beast then chirs finally belived dirk, chirs tell his friend dirk makes a plan on the eclipse he find a way to go back to his land .
My favorite part was when Sooz gave dirk a kiss on the cheek because dirk gave sooz a ring she was happy and thankful for the best gift she ever had and dirk got embarrassed. The theme of the story is a structure of mystery and adventure because dirk is experiencing that he's in a different world that they're having I'll try to go back to his own world.
I understood why his friend didnt beleve him when he said that he was from a different planet and a dark lord because they thought it was just a game in his head. Images event that happened to the character Dirk was when Sooz got not with the box of kitchen matches after the pavilion went up in flames and Sooz got caught Dirk up set that he could not help her because she almost got expelled from the school by the school principal because she was there when the building was up in flames and had a box of matches in her hands.
I rate this book on a scale to 1-5 a 5 because it really adventures and weird and a really good story. I recommed this book to people who like weird and adventurous books. So if yo6 wake up on a different world or plain and you in a different body and nobody belives you what will you do?
This story's about how a kid name Dirk Lloyd think he is from the nine never worlds he is found in a parking lot very weak a ambulance come and take him to the hospital he thinks that every one there is out to get him, he says he don't have parent so social services came and found a home for him , he has to go to 2 therapist he goes to school and he has a new friend name Sooz and a new brother name Christopher he starts to think he is not a dark lord starts to bring his friend down ,when he burns his cloak itnopen a window to his homeland christopher hears strang noise coming from dirk's room he starts talking about home since he came he had a nightmare that he had since he came to this world, that the white beast is after him he go to the parkimg lot dirk was found and the white beast showed up when dirk was asleep but chris was stanfing he wakes up dirk and he had time to kill the beast then chirs finally belived dirk, chirs tell his friend dirk makes a plan on the eclipse he find a way to go back to his land .
My favorite part was when Sooz gave dirk a kiss on the cheek because dirk gave sooz a ring she was happy and thankful for the best gift she ever had and dirk got embarrassed. The theme of the story is a structure of mystery and adventure because dirk is experiencing that he's in a different world that they're having I'll try to go back to his own world.
I understood why his friend didnt beleve him when he said that he was from a different planet and a dark lord because they thought it was just a game in his head. Images event that happened to the character Dirk was when Sooz got not with the box of kitchen matches after the pavilion went up in flames and Sooz got caught Dirk up set that he could not help her because she almost got expelled from the school by the school principal because she was there when the building was up in flames and had a box of matches in her hands.
I rate this book on a scale to 1-5 a 5 because it really adventures and weird and a really good story. I recommed this book to people who like weird and adventurous books. So if yo6 wake up on a different world or plain and you in a different body and nobody belives you what will you do?
October 25, 2012
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Dark Lord was, I believe, written for children between the ages of 8 and 12. However I decided to read it anyways and I am glad I did. I found this book compelling as I was thrown into a Dark Lord’s worst nightmare. The author’s writing drew me in and I loved feeling like I was part of the action.
The Dark Lord was thrown from his plane of existence by the White Wizard and deposited on Earth, either by accident or as a punishment. On Earth his soul was incarnated in the form of a young boy and deposited in a parking lot. When found by Law Enforcement he was assumed to be an orphan with a severe mental defect and deposited at a foster home.
The Dark Lord, referred to on Earth as Dirk Lloyd, was placed with Chris and his family and sent to school to live the life of a normal child. Dirk, however, was far from a normal child. He quickly befriends Sooz, a Gothic girl who likes Dirk just because he is a little strange, sort of like her.
For months Dirk tries to convince the boys and girls his age he really is a Dark Lord from another plane. No one believes him, however his millennia of experience with strategy and battle techniques quickly earns the friendship of Sal, the school sports hero. With these three, he has his inner circle of minions complete.
Dirk spends his time trying to find a way back to his plane, but he is plagued by nightmares of a hideous monster chasing him down. After a failed attempt to create a doorway, he burns his cloak in anger and opens a window home. From the window pops the King of the Goblins and after a conversation and a bargain, Dirk finds out that the monster from his dreams is real and hunting him down.
Is Dirk really a Dark Lord of Evil from another plane? Will he have enough time to convince his friends… sorry, minions… that he really is a Dark Lord before this hideous monster finds him and finishes him off? Will he be able to create a portal home in this world without the magic he is accustomed to using? I couldn’t put the book down until I found the answers to these questions, and I am glad I didn’t. The ending was completely unexpected and left this reader wanting more. So, Dirk Lloyd, I hope your Nightgaunt did not indeed kill off your slave editor and that your minions quickly produce your next book.
Dark Lord was, I believe, written for children between the ages of 8 and 12. However I decided to read it anyways and I am glad I did. I found this book compelling as I was thrown into a Dark Lord’s worst nightmare. The author’s writing drew me in and I loved feeling like I was part of the action.
The Dark Lord was thrown from his plane of existence by the White Wizard and deposited on Earth, either by accident or as a punishment. On Earth his soul was incarnated in the form of a young boy and deposited in a parking lot. When found by Law Enforcement he was assumed to be an orphan with a severe mental defect and deposited at a foster home.
The Dark Lord, referred to on Earth as Dirk Lloyd, was placed with Chris and his family and sent to school to live the life of a normal child. Dirk, however, was far from a normal child. He quickly befriends Sooz, a Gothic girl who likes Dirk just because he is a little strange, sort of like her.
For months Dirk tries to convince the boys and girls his age he really is a Dark Lord from another plane. No one believes him, however his millennia of experience with strategy and battle techniques quickly earns the friendship of Sal, the school sports hero. With these three, he has his inner circle of minions complete.
Dirk spends his time trying to find a way back to his plane, but he is plagued by nightmares of a hideous monster chasing him down. After a failed attempt to create a doorway, he burns his cloak in anger and opens a window home. From the window pops the King of the Goblins and after a conversation and a bargain, Dirk finds out that the monster from his dreams is real and hunting him down.
Is Dirk really a Dark Lord of Evil from another plane? Will he have enough time to convince his friends… sorry, minions… that he really is a Dark Lord before this hideous monster finds him and finishes him off? Will he be able to create a portal home in this world without the magic he is accustomed to using? I couldn’t put the book down until I found the answers to these questions, and I am glad I didn’t. The ending was completely unexpected and left this reader wanting more. So, Dirk Lloyd, I hope your Nightgaunt did not indeed kill off your slave editor and that your minions quickly produce your next book.
June 30, 2012
Der Dark Lord wurde verflucht und findet sich plötzlich auf der Erde wieder. Sehr zu seinem Leid hat er an Größe und Macht stark eingebüßt, denn er lebt nun in einem Kinderkörper. Auch seine magischen Utensilien funktionieren nicht mehr. Sehr zu seiner Überraschung gibt es zahlreiche Menschlinge, die, anstatt ihn zu foltern, versuchen ihm zu helfen. Psychologen rücken dem Dark Lord auf den Leib und sind sich ganz sicher, dass der kleine Junge ein Trauma hat.
Dark Lord (oder wie er auf der Erde heißt Dirk Lloyd) versucht sich jedoch nicht auf der Erde einzufügen und überlegt sich, dass wenn er schon nicht zurück in seine Darklands kann er zumindest die Stadt unterwerfen sollte.
Zur Seite stehen ihm der Sohn seiner Pflegefamilie Christopher und das kleine Gothicmädchen Suus.
Schon beim hinein blättern in das Buch fallen einem die süßen Illustrationen auf, die immer wieder in das Buch eingestreut sind.
Der Text ließt sich zügig und der Autor wartet mit wunderbaren und witzigen Ideen auf. So wird genau beschrieben wie der Dark Lord, der in meinen Augen ein wenig Ähnlichkeit mit Sauron aus ‚Herr der Ringe‘ hat, unsere Welt wahrnimmt. Hinter allem sieht er Magie und er wundert sich wie gewöhnliche Menschen so viel magische Macht besitzen können, dass sie schon solch magische Dinge wie Handys an Kinder verteilen.
Der Text wird auch immer wieder aufgelockert durch Zeugnisse und Tagebucheinträge. Auch Lesemuffel und ganz besonders Jungs werden Spaß an diesem Buch haben. Die Story geht zügig voran und hat keine Längen.
Die Charaktere sind sehr gut beschrieben und sehr lebendig. So fiebert man richtig mit, wenn Christopher für den dunklen Lord klauen soll und Suus wegen Dirk in reichlich Schwierigkeiten kommt.
Ein Buch über Freundschaft, dunkle Magie und einen kleinen Jungen, indem der Geist eines bösen Herrscher steckt.
Auch Erwachsene mit einer Vorliebe für Fantasy, Sci-Fi und einem Sinn für Humor werden sicher ihre Freude an dem Buch haben.
In England ist schon der zweite Teil erschienen und ich kann es auch kaum abwarten wieder auf den dunklen Lord zu treffen.
Dark Lord (oder wie er auf der Erde heißt Dirk Lloyd) versucht sich jedoch nicht auf der Erde einzufügen und überlegt sich, dass wenn er schon nicht zurück in seine Darklands kann er zumindest die Stadt unterwerfen sollte.
Zur Seite stehen ihm der Sohn seiner Pflegefamilie Christopher und das kleine Gothicmädchen Suus.
Schon beim hinein blättern in das Buch fallen einem die süßen Illustrationen auf, die immer wieder in das Buch eingestreut sind.
Der Text ließt sich zügig und der Autor wartet mit wunderbaren und witzigen Ideen auf. So wird genau beschrieben wie der Dark Lord, der in meinen Augen ein wenig Ähnlichkeit mit Sauron aus ‚Herr der Ringe‘ hat, unsere Welt wahrnimmt. Hinter allem sieht er Magie und er wundert sich wie gewöhnliche Menschen so viel magische Macht besitzen können, dass sie schon solch magische Dinge wie Handys an Kinder verteilen.
Der Text wird auch immer wieder aufgelockert durch Zeugnisse und Tagebucheinträge. Auch Lesemuffel und ganz besonders Jungs werden Spaß an diesem Buch haben. Die Story geht zügig voran und hat keine Längen.
Die Charaktere sind sehr gut beschrieben und sehr lebendig. So fiebert man richtig mit, wenn Christopher für den dunklen Lord klauen soll und Suus wegen Dirk in reichlich Schwierigkeiten kommt.
Ein Buch über Freundschaft, dunkle Magie und einen kleinen Jungen, indem der Geist eines bösen Herrscher steckt.
Auch Erwachsene mit einer Vorliebe für Fantasy, Sci-Fi und einem Sinn für Humor werden sicher ihre Freude an dem Buch haben.
In England ist schon der zweite Teil erschienen und ich kann es auch kaum abwarten wieder auf den dunklen Lord zu treffen.
June 29, 2013
I picked this up because another reader couldn't stop cracking up while she plowed through it one afternoon. "Dirk Lloyd" is a Dark Lord wizard. He just happens to awake from the climatic moment of a battle with the White Wizard to find that he has been thrown through some inter-planar portal, landed in the body of a pudgy 12-year-old human boy on the planet Earth, and forgotten his true name. Middle school hijinx and black rituals ensue.
Here's the passage that sold me:
It goes on like that for 288 pages.
Here's the passage that sold me:
"Ah, I see. Musicians. Hmph. What a shame. Still, this Goth 'fashion' sounds interesting. I too am an outsider. Also, I like the look. Much more in keeping with my own tastes. Perhaps I shall become a Goth too. What do you think, Christopher and Sooz?"
"That's be great," said Sooz, smiling.
She looked genuinely pleased, which was strange. Most people, even Orcs—no, even powerful Vampire Lords—would be a little queasy about him, a Dark Lord, joining their group. But I supposed to this human girl I am just another human boy, Dirk thought.
"You'd better check out the music first, in ase you don't like it," said Christopher. "I've got a Morti clip on my phone you can listen to, though it's not really Goth music, but sort of related."
"Oh no, not Morti," said Sooz, raising her eyes to heaven. "Much too heavy metal for me! It's not Goth music, but yeah, see what you think.
Christopher took out his cell phone, and a loud thrashing noise, like the sound of rusty armor being scraped clean by a hundred Goblin slaves, intermixed with the bursting rhythms of the dragon's heartbeat came out of the little device.
"Hmm, catchy," said Dirk. "It reminds me of home."
Chris smiled and said, "Here, there's a little video clip, look."
Pictures formed on the small surface of the phone. Aha, thought Dirk to himself, it was more than just a voice teleporter, but also a Scrying Crystal.
It goes on like that for 288 pages.
January 20, 2013
Was für ein unglaublich tolles Hörbuch!
Ich habe mich in den „ca. 214 Minuten“ (Und wieso eigentlich „CA. 214 Minuten“??? Wenn sie schon „ca.“ schreiben, dann können sie auch aufrunden und „ca. 215 Minuten“ draus machen. Die eine Minute spielt dann ja wohl keine große Rolle mehr!) keine Sekunde gelangweilt.
Alleine schon die Idee, aus einem Sauron-artigen Dark Lord einen elfjährigen Jungen namens Dirk Lloyd zu machen, ist schon echt fantasievoll, aber das Ganze auch noch so zu verkaufen, dass es tatsächlich plausibel rüber kommt und man als Leser (bzw. Zuhörer) von den Reaktionen der „erbärmlichen Menschlinge“ nicht genervt ist – sie ganz im Gegenteil sogar absolut nachvollziehen kann – ist wirklich genial.
Und dann ist es auch noch lustig. (Also, für uns. Für den Dark Lord vermutlich eher weniger. ;)
Kleine Abzüge in der B-Note, weil Dirk’s irdischer Freund Christopher zwar definitiv mit eigenen Augen sieht, dass Dirk wirklich der Dark Lord ist, aber einen Tag später schon wieder daran zweifelt. Überhaupt zweifelt er wider besseren Wissens ziemlich oft, was im „richtigen“ Buch vielleicht sehr nerven könnte, aber da das hier eine gekürzte Lesung ist, kann ich dazu leider nichts sagen. Jedenfalls hat mich dieser „Charakterzug“ gestört, auch hier beim Hörbuch.
Die Figuren sind aber allesamt unglaublich gut geschrieben und es macht einfach Spaß, ihnen bei ihrer Entwicklung zuzuhören. Vor allem Dirk’s. Der ist für einen Dark Lord nämlich extrem sympathisch.
Jens Wawrczek liest das Ganze vor und ich glaube zu Jens muss ich nicht mehr viel sagen. Wer ihn von den „Drei ???“ her kennt, weiß, worauf er sich einlässt, und wer ihn noch nicht kennt, wird vermutlich genau so begeistert sein wie alle, die sich dieses Hörbuch vielleicht nur wegen ihm gekauft haben. Einer der besten „Vorleser“, die ich kenne.
Ich habe mich „ca. 214 Minuten“ lang königlich amüsiert. Absolut empfehlenswert.
Ich habe mich in den „ca. 214 Minuten“ (Und wieso eigentlich „CA. 214 Minuten“??? Wenn sie schon „ca.“ schreiben, dann können sie auch aufrunden und „ca. 215 Minuten“ draus machen. Die eine Minute spielt dann ja wohl keine große Rolle mehr!) keine Sekunde gelangweilt.
Alleine schon die Idee, aus einem Sauron-artigen Dark Lord einen elfjährigen Jungen namens Dirk Lloyd zu machen, ist schon echt fantasievoll, aber das Ganze auch noch so zu verkaufen, dass es tatsächlich plausibel rüber kommt und man als Leser (bzw. Zuhörer) von den Reaktionen der „erbärmlichen Menschlinge“ nicht genervt ist – sie ganz im Gegenteil sogar absolut nachvollziehen kann – ist wirklich genial.
Und dann ist es auch noch lustig. (Also, für uns. Für den Dark Lord vermutlich eher weniger. ;)
Kleine Abzüge in der B-Note, weil Dirk’s irdischer Freund Christopher zwar definitiv mit eigenen Augen sieht, dass Dirk wirklich der Dark Lord ist, aber einen Tag später schon wieder daran zweifelt. Überhaupt zweifelt er wider besseren Wissens ziemlich oft, was im „richtigen“ Buch vielleicht sehr nerven könnte, aber da das hier eine gekürzte Lesung ist, kann ich dazu leider nichts sagen. Jedenfalls hat mich dieser „Charakterzug“ gestört, auch hier beim Hörbuch.
Die Figuren sind aber allesamt unglaublich gut geschrieben und es macht einfach Spaß, ihnen bei ihrer Entwicklung zuzuhören. Vor allem Dirk’s. Der ist für einen Dark Lord nämlich extrem sympathisch.
Jens Wawrczek liest das Ganze vor und ich glaube zu Jens muss ich nicht mehr viel sagen. Wer ihn von den „Drei ???“ her kennt, weiß, worauf er sich einlässt, und wer ihn noch nicht kennt, wird vermutlich genau so begeistert sein wie alle, die sich dieses Hörbuch vielleicht nur wegen ihm gekauft haben. Einer der besten „Vorleser“, die ich kenne.
Ich habe mich „ca. 214 Minuten“ lang königlich amüsiert. Absolut empfehlenswert.
June 20, 2015
I went into this with virtually no expectations so there wasn't much room for disappointment. But even so...
To start; Dark/Dirk was supposed to be this age-old, evil overlord which he most definitely was not. His narrative voice was that of a 10-year-old, attempting to be the evil genius/mad scientist. He was almost cute. And that fit the atmosphere of the book but not what the book kept saying he was supposed to be....
A blooming crush/love triangle among 3 KIDS??!!
Christopher: Eh. Jealous of Dirk and Sooz. Skeptical of Dirk's "world". Nothing special.
Sooz: The Goth child. Teeny-bopper love interest. Again, nothing special.
I liked Dirk but he didn't fit (as stated previously) with what the book kept telling you he was. And not only that, but he goes through the first half of the book being absolutely positive that he is the Dark Lord and that magic is real and he must get back to his land and then, flip of a coin, he starts doubting that. He begins to think that maybe he is a poor deluded little boy. Which is all fine and good, except it was out of character and happened much too suddenly.
I was confused sometimes. Why did the "real world" tie in with Dirk's world?
The ending was
But it was sorta cute with decent writing style.
...
Who knows if I'll get around to the rest of the series?
To start; Dark/Dirk was supposed to be this age-old, evil overlord which he most definitely was not. His narrative voice was that of a 10-year-old, attempting to be the evil genius/mad scientist. He was almost cute. And that fit the atmosphere of the book but not what the book kept saying he was supposed to be....
A blooming crush/love triangle among 3 KIDS??!!
Christopher: Eh. Jealous of Dirk and Sooz. Skeptical of Dirk's "world". Nothing special.
Sooz: The Goth child. Teeny-bopper love interest. Again, nothing special.
I liked Dirk but he didn't fit (as stated previously) with what the book kept telling you he was. And not only that, but he goes through the first half of the book being absolutely positive that he is the Dark Lord and that magic is real and he must get back to his land and then, flip of a coin, he starts doubting that. He begins to think that maybe he is a poor deluded little boy. Which is all fine and good, except it was out of character and happened much too suddenly.
I was confused sometimes. Why did the "real world" tie in with Dirk's world?
The ending was
But it was sorta cute with decent writing style.
...
Who knows if I'll get around to the rest of the series?
May 29, 2013
Dark Lord: The Early Years is about a Dark Lord who is cursed into the body of a 12 year old boy on Earth from his realm. He was weak when he was found so when they asked him his name, they mistook "Dark Lord" as "Dirk Lloyd". He is then put in foster care.
I loved this book. Dirk is unintentionally funny as he says stuff like, "I shall conquer this land with my minions!" "Who do you think you're talking too? I am the great Dark Lord!" *don't quote me on those -_-*
His reaction from seeing everything in the human world felt realistic. Of course he thinks for so many pages that he's still in his own world and just being tricked. He's fascinated and is totally clueless to many of the human inventions. His reaction to being in a car was fun and he does occasionally show his amazingness at strategies by learning and beating a person within 6 minutes at chess, helping his baseball team win, etc.
I actually think this book is a little more for a 12 year old. Actually, I'm lying because I read books like The Cry of Icemark and The Grey Griffin series when I was 12 but still...it mentioned Hitler's invasion of Russia which I only found out this year...In AP European History...as a senior. The drawings made the book so much more childish and I wish they weren't there.
Although I'm happy he retained some of his evil, he still didn't have the epicness of a millennia old creature, but I guess that kind of depth is in more mature books. Anyways, this kids book was surprisingly appealing even though I'm 17 and entertaining to read.
I loved this book. Dirk is unintentionally funny as he says stuff like, "I shall conquer this land with my minions!" "Who do you think you're talking too? I am the great Dark Lord!" *don't quote me on those -_-*
His reaction from seeing everything in the human world felt realistic. Of course he thinks for so many pages that he's still in his own world and just being tricked. He's fascinated and is totally clueless to many of the human inventions. His reaction to being in a car was fun and he does occasionally show his amazingness at strategies by learning and beating a person within 6 minutes at chess, helping his baseball team win, etc.
I actually think this book is a little more for a 12 year old. Actually, I'm lying because I read books like The Cry of Icemark and The Grey Griffin series when I was 12 but still...it mentioned Hitler's invasion of Russia which I only found out this year...In AP European History...as a senior. The drawings made the book so much more childish and I wish they weren't there.
Although I'm happy he retained some of his evil, he still didn't have the epicness of a millennia old creature, but I guess that kind of depth is in more mature books. Anyways, this kids book was surprisingly appealing even though I'm 17 and entertaining to read.
September 21, 2017
Dark Lord: The Early Years is about a Dark Lord, (Dirk Lloyd) Who fights, battles, and cast spells in The Dark Lands, a place of death and war; He wakes up in an unfamiliar place called Earth and this time, he has no powers, spells, and is in the body of a little boy. He struggles to fit in with other people because he doesn't know the "Puny Humans" lifestyle and try's to get back to his original world. He gets the help of a couple new friends and they don't believe he is a dark lord and just go along with what he says. He only remembers falling next to a gas station
It took awhile to get into the story, but after It got interesting, I couldn't put it down! The twist at the ending had me wanting to read the next book. The author waits until nearly the end of the book to tell you if he actually had come from the Dark lands, or if he made the whole thing up, the book has some funny moments and is relatable to our everyday lives,trying to fit in with other people.
In conclusion the story was a relatable and funny story that tells the journey of Dirk trying to get back but towards the middle of the book, he starts getting fellings for people, (nothing he ever had in the dark lands as a Dark lord) . I would recommend this to anyone who loves dark, crazy novels that a bad guy, go good, while trying to go bad again. I would make sure to stress to them that the book is a littler slow, but when things get rolling, you cant stop.
It took awhile to get into the story, but after It got interesting, I couldn't put it down! The twist at the ending had me wanting to read the next book. The author waits until nearly the end of the book to tell you if he actually had come from the Dark lands, or if he made the whole thing up, the book has some funny moments and is relatable to our everyday lives,trying to fit in with other people.
In conclusion the story was a relatable and funny story that tells the journey of Dirk trying to get back but towards the middle of the book, he starts getting fellings for people, (nothing he ever had in the dark lands as a Dark lord) . I would recommend this to anyone who loves dark, crazy novels that a bad guy, go good, while trying to go bad again. I would make sure to stress to them that the book is a littler slow, but when things get rolling, you cant stop.
May 4, 2015
El temible Dark Lord fue expulsado de su mundo por su archienemigo y ahora esta atrapado en un mundo donde todo es extraño. Hay cajas metálicas mágicas, un mo bastante vil y torturas que no duelen, pero lo peor de todo no es eso. Lo horrible, es que esta atrapado. ¡En el cuerpo de un adolescente!
No puedo decir con exactitud lo divertido que fue leer este libro. Tenía muchas ganas de leerlo desde que salió y aunque parecía una novelita insignificante, la verdad es que la he disfrutado mucho.
Me gustaron las voces de los personajes, porque puedes distinguirlas realmente bien, de manera que te ves atrapado en el mundo de Dirk desde el inicio. Me encantaban sus frases ocurrentes, su desconcierto, sus amenazas y no podía evitar morir de risa.
La novela se lee muy rápido, tiene imágenes que harán la delicia de los lectores pequeñines y lo adoraran los no tan peques.
Si tengo que reconocer que de pronto la lectura parece estancarse, de ahí que le restara puntos, pero en general me parece un libro disfrutable acerca de un malvado ser de otro planeta que de pronto tiene que lidiar con los problemas de un adolescente promedio. Y lo que descubre les dejara tan sorprendidos como necesitados del siguiente libro.
En resumen... no esperen un gran plot pero sí buenos momentos divertidos.
La reseña de Dark Lord #2 muy pronto.
No puedo decir con exactitud lo divertido que fue leer este libro. Tenía muchas ganas de leerlo desde que salió y aunque parecía una novelita insignificante, la verdad es que la he disfrutado mucho.
Me gustaron las voces de los personajes, porque puedes distinguirlas realmente bien, de manera que te ves atrapado en el mundo de Dirk desde el inicio. Me encantaban sus frases ocurrentes, su desconcierto, sus amenazas y no podía evitar morir de risa.
La novela se lee muy rápido, tiene imágenes que harán la delicia de los lectores pequeñines y lo adoraran los no tan peques.
Si tengo que reconocer que de pronto la lectura parece estancarse, de ahí que le restara puntos, pero en general me parece un libro disfrutable acerca de un malvado ser de otro planeta que de pronto tiene que lidiar con los problemas de un adolescente promedio. Y lo que descubre les dejara tan sorprendidos como necesitados del siguiente libro.
En resumen... no esperen un gran plot pero sí buenos momentos divertidos.
La reseña de Dark Lord #2 muy pronto.
November 26, 2013
Lord Voldemort. Sauron. The White Queen of Narnia. They all had to start somewhere…
This book plays with the evil genius idea in so many delicious ways; it’s hard to know where to start. For one thing, the cover is fabulous: dead black with just a hint of color and that cruel parody of a smiley face to catch the eye. Then there’s the premise of a dread dark overlord being cast into the body of a puny human boy.
Dirk Lloyd is a fabulous creation, funny (when he doesn’t intend to be), ruthless, scheming, brilliant and utterly endearing in his cluelessness. Even though he easily trounces bullies without lifting a finger, dealing with angry human girls is a terror he’s unwilling to face. His dialogue crackles and his diary only adds depth to his character. His human friends aren’t always on his side but that makes them solid characters instead of mere foils in his schemes…I mean, props to highlight his despicable depths. His dilemma also coaxes the reader to see his side of things as we witness how merciless the forces of “good” can be.
The plot takes a delirious twist at the end and promises more delights in the sequel which must surely follow. Will true love win the day? Will goodness be corrupted by the forces of evil? Will evil triumph over good? And just who gets to redecorate the Iron Tower, anyhow?
This book plays with the evil genius idea in so many delicious ways; it’s hard to know where to start. For one thing, the cover is fabulous: dead black with just a hint of color and that cruel parody of a smiley face to catch the eye. Then there’s the premise of a dread dark overlord being cast into the body of a puny human boy.
Dirk Lloyd is a fabulous creation, funny (when he doesn’t intend to be), ruthless, scheming, brilliant and utterly endearing in his cluelessness. Even though he easily trounces bullies without lifting a finger, dealing with angry human girls is a terror he’s unwilling to face. His dialogue crackles and his diary only adds depth to his character. His human friends aren’t always on his side but that makes them solid characters instead of mere foils in his schemes…I mean, props to highlight his despicable depths. His dilemma also coaxes the reader to see his side of things as we witness how merciless the forces of “good” can be.
The plot takes a delirious twist at the end and promises more delights in the sequel which must surely follow. Will true love win the day? Will goodness be corrupted by the forces of evil? Will evil triumph over good? And just who gets to redecorate the Iron Tower, anyhow?
September 4, 2012
This book started out really good, with a nice sense of humor! I thought I'm gonna like it more than I actually did in the end, because the beginning and the idea for this story was so promising.
The characters are all very adorable in their individual way, even the "dark lord" is someone I can't help but want to cuddle and pet on the head saying "there, there" a few times throughout the book.
What I didn't like so much was the enlenghtened description or imagery sometimes. The "dark lord" of course has his own way of speaking about things, but after the fifth uber-emphasized "dark" description of something I kinda skipped a few words until the context of the sentence continued. I don't know if children might get fed up with it when reading, as well.
After the very much liked beginning of the story, came the middle part that was just a bit too stretched out at times for my taste. it could have been shortened here and there a bit, because it felt so lengthy when reading.
The end on the other side kinda made a perfect return to the beginning, as suspense seemed to arise once more. I really liked the end and am glad I didn't stop reading this book in the middle. The end was worth reading through the somewhat lengthy middle part for me :)
The characters are all very adorable in their individual way, even the "dark lord" is someone I can't help but want to cuddle and pet on the head saying "there, there" a few times throughout the book.
What I didn't like so much was the enlenghtened description or imagery sometimes. The "dark lord" of course has his own way of speaking about things, but after the fifth uber-emphasized "dark" description of something I kinda skipped a few words until the context of the sentence continued. I don't know if children might get fed up with it when reading, as well.
After the very much liked beginning of the story, came the middle part that was just a bit too stretched out at times for my taste. it could have been shortened here and there a bit, because it felt so lengthy when reading.
The end on the other side kinda made a perfect return to the beginning, as suspense seemed to arise once more. I really liked the end and am glad I didn't stop reading this book in the middle. The end was worth reading through the somewhat lengthy middle part for me :)
March 25, 2013
I got this because a friend with a 12yo son recommended it - her son found it laugh-out-loud funny. I intended for my 12yo to read it, but the 9yo asked for it to be our bedtime reading.
I thought it was patchy, although it's hard to pin down why. Partially because the intended audience was not clear; also because it seemed to have too many loose threads - plot elements that would pop in and go nowhere. Parts (especially at the beginning) were really funny, but they were much more funny to me than to my 9yo - that seems aimed at teens or maybe older. Other parts were dark and somber. There was a touch budding romance in there that verged on emotional manipulation at times; that plot element seems aimed at teens or tweens. I suppose if YA books are all about identity (as I read somewhere recently), then this is a YA book, because that is a major theme. Disjointed, like this review.
For what it's worth, both boys really enjoyed it - the 12yo overheard us reading so took it off on his own. The 9yo chose it for his "book box" assignment (think book review + diorama) and has decided it's one of his current favorites. I guess there's a sequel; I'm not that interested in reading it but perhaps I'll track it down for the two of them.
I thought it was patchy, although it's hard to pin down why. Partially because the intended audience was not clear; also because it seemed to have too many loose threads - plot elements that would pop in and go nowhere. Parts (especially at the beginning) were really funny, but they were much more funny to me than to my 9yo - that seems aimed at teens or maybe older. Other parts were dark and somber. There was a touch budding romance in there that verged on emotional manipulation at times; that plot element seems aimed at teens or tweens. I suppose if YA books are all about identity (as I read somewhere recently), then this is a YA book, because that is a major theme. Disjointed, like this review.
For what it's worth, both boys really enjoyed it - the 12yo overheard us reading so took it off on his own. The 9yo chose it for his "book box" assignment (think book review + diorama) and has decided it's one of his current favorites. I guess there's a sequel; I'm not that interested in reading it but perhaps I'll track it down for the two of them.
June 13, 2013
HILARIOUS!! This book makes me want to invent a new work like nerdlarious to describe just how geeky and hysterical this book is. Thomson just takes his concept and commits 180%, taking it to ridiculous places.
The premise is this: The Dark Lord has been building his power and wreaking vengeance in his land for millenium. Yet one day is is on the battlefield about to decimate the white wizard and the paladins of purity or something like that when the wizard pulls out a crystal that banished the Dark Lord to Earth--specifically into the body of a middle-school-age boy. Dark Lord wakes up in this body in the middle of a supermarket parking lot; in the all-around confusion that ensues, everyone thinks his name is Dirk Lloyd and that he has gone completely crazy. He gets placed into a foster family and has to start going to school, but the whole time he adamantly insists that he is the Dark Lord and plots ways to make it back to his own plane. Almost the entirety of the plot is like an improv set piece where the Dark Lord goes around misunderstanding everything on Earth from cell phones (scrying crystals) to the goth chick in his class (a vampire "child of darkness"). The whole thing is bust-a-gut ridiculous.
This would be an amazing book to read aloud in its entirety.
The premise is this: The Dark Lord has been building his power and wreaking vengeance in his land for millenium. Yet one day is is on the battlefield about to decimate the white wizard and the paladins of purity or something like that when the wizard pulls out a crystal that banished the Dark Lord to Earth--specifically into the body of a middle-school-age boy. Dark Lord wakes up in this body in the middle of a supermarket parking lot; in the all-around confusion that ensues, everyone thinks his name is Dirk Lloyd and that he has gone completely crazy. He gets placed into a foster family and has to start going to school, but the whole time he adamantly insists that he is the Dark Lord and plots ways to make it back to his own plane. Almost the entirety of the plot is like an improv set piece where the Dark Lord goes around misunderstanding everything on Earth from cell phones (scrying crystals) to the goth chick in his class (a vampire "child of darkness"). The whole thing is bust-a-gut ridiculous.
This would be an amazing book to read aloud in its entirety.
April 19, 2013
Realmente me ha encantado este libro y si, he sacado a la niña pequeña que vive dentro de mi al leerlo y ha muerto de risa junto con mi parte racional y madura [¿cuál?]
Dirk definitivamente se volvió de mis personajes favoritos, es tan malvadamente malvado que se vuelve "cool" para todos que lo rodean; aun que claro... todos creen que tiene severos delirios o una inmensa imaginación y Sooz... dios quiero saber mas de ella en el segundo libro >.<
Todo el libro es cómico, y bastante infantil, pero eso es lo que lo hace grandioso. Los comentarios sobre la escuela, la vida en familia, los adultos, todos son temas comunes entre los niños y los pone de una manera tan cómica xD que es imposible no reírse después simplemente de recordar ciertas ocurrencias de nuestro querido Dark Lord.
Otra cosa que me encanto de este libro es la mención de varias cosas [y personajes] de nuestra "realidad" como el villano de La Guerra de las Galaxias Dark Vader *W* y si, todos lo quisiéramos de guardaespaldas
En mi opinión, si te gusta leer a veces tramas mas relajadas con toques infantiles divertidos, este es tu libro!!
Dirk definitivamente se volvió de mis personajes favoritos, es tan malvadamente malvado que se vuelve "cool" para todos que lo rodean; aun que claro... todos creen que tiene severos delirios o una inmensa imaginación y Sooz... dios quiero saber mas de ella en el segundo libro >.<
Todo el libro es cómico, y bastante infantil, pero eso es lo que lo hace grandioso. Los comentarios sobre la escuela, la vida en familia, los adultos, todos son temas comunes entre los niños y los pone de una manera tan cómica xD que es imposible no reírse después simplemente de recordar ciertas ocurrencias de nuestro querido Dark Lord.
Otra cosa que me encanto de este libro es la mención de varias cosas [y personajes] de nuestra "realidad" como el villano de La Guerra de las Galaxias Dark Vader *W* y si, todos lo quisiéramos de guardaespaldas
En mi opinión, si te gusta leer a veces tramas mas relajadas con toques infantiles divertidos, este es tu libro!!
February 12, 2013
For those that think that the teen years are scary, Dirk has a message for you. The Dark Lord has been stripped of his powers and sent to a world of normal people where he is just a normal eleven-year-old. //Dark Lord: The Early Years// follows the Dark Lord, now known as Dirk Lloyd, as he attempts to recover his power, finding out that the regular world is far tougher than one would think. This is a series that kids will love, regardless of age.
The "All Ages" classification is full of books that have little to offer any age. This book has something for everyone. Kids will understand Dirk's tribulations, as he fights to understand the rules of a reality he had nothing to do with, and love when he wins victories, however small, over those that rule over him. Adults will appreciate the wry sense of humor as they are reminded of why they are glad they are no longer kids. Although the illustrations are generally debatable, some really add to the story, as do news clips of things that are happening nearby. This is definitely a fun book, and one that everyone will enjoy.
As written by Jamais Jochim for http://sanfranciscobookreview.com/
The "All Ages" classification is full of books that have little to offer any age. This book has something for everyone. Kids will understand Dirk's tribulations, as he fights to understand the rules of a reality he had nothing to do with, and love when he wins victories, however small, over those that rule over him. Adults will appreciate the wry sense of humor as they are reminded of why they are glad they are no longer kids. Although the illustrations are generally debatable, some really add to the story, as do news clips of things that are happening nearby. This is definitely a fun book, and one that everyone will enjoy.
As written by Jamais Jochim for http://sanfranciscobookreview.com/
May 8, 2013
The Dark Lord wakes up confused, where is he, why is the sky so blue, what are those repellent fresh smells (not flower he hopes), where is the smell of munitions explosions and the sounds of thousands of his battling orcs reaping destruction throughout his lands? The Dark Lord is disturbed to find that he has somehow ended up in “the pit of despair”, otherwise known as earth. To make matters worse he is stuck in the body of a thirteen year old boy. Now he has to deal with a bunch of meddling do-gooders, the loss of his dark powers and no way to return to his home. Unless of course he can manipulate a new group of slaves, cough cough allies, all be it a bunch of thirteen year olds.
A clever and humorous approach to the idea that the Dark Lord could be transported to our world and time stuck in the body of a 13 year old boy. If this book doesn’t make you laugh then it is possible you have no soul, or that it has been taken by the Dark Lord. This is a great recommendation for middle school boys though in book two the one predominant female character is the star of the show so you could push it toward any girl who might like a good laugh.
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July 31, 2012Dark Lord, Señor Tenebroso, ha sido desterrado a la Tierra y confinado de una forma totalmente cruel en el cuerpo de un enclenque niño humano. Los servicios sociales lo encuentran abandonado en un aparcamiento y creen que su delirio es fruto de algún tipo de trauma o accidente. Pero él sabe la verdad: Hasdruban, el mago blanco, tiene que estar detrás de todo este enredo. Porque? ¿cómo va a ser mentira todo lo que él recuerda? ¿Es posible que su imaginación le haya jugado una mala pasada? ¿Realmente proviene de otro mundo? Por el momento parece que tendrá que seguirle la corriente a los humanos, pues encerrado en el cuerpo de un joven terrícola poco puede hacer para que se plieguen a su voluntad. De momento se quedará en casa de los padres adoptivos que lo acogen e irá intentando poco a poco crear un grupo de adeptos fieles a su causa. Si algo tiene Dark Lord, o como están empeñados en llamarlo los humanos, Dirk Lloyd, es la paciencia de un genio del mal.
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