The God of Mischief

Printer's Devil Trilogy #2

by Paul Bajoria

Sent to live with their nearest living relative, Sir Septimus Cloy, the eccentric widower of their late mother's cousin, Mog and Nick spend a lot of time on their own. They explore the Cloy mansion, with its towers and turrets, staircases leading nowhere, and forbidden rooms. Two elderly manservants, Melibee and Bonefinger, guard Cloy like malevolent ravens. Then sinister things begin to a falling gargoyle misses them in the churchyard, a flagstone collapses beneath their feet, and their governess is found hanged in her room. References in old documents point to some dark secrets in the history of the house, and the village is rife with rumors. Is the mysterious Damyata, a villian from Mog's past, at large once again? And can the twins discover the truth behind the family mansion and its secrets, before their own lives become endangered?

Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Victorian, Middle Grade, Historical

400 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Paul Bajoria, filho de mãe inglesa e de pai indiano, estudou nas universidades de Oxford e Toronto e actualmente escreve e produz programas para a BBC Radio 4. O Segredo do Aprendiz é o seu primeiro livro e encontra-se também publicado em Espanha, Alemanha, Itália e Estados Unidos.

Reviews

[~just one hopeless romantic~ · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was great. I loved the action and the story. The detail was great, and I loved the setting of Kniveacres. This book reminded me of Ghost and Bone. Except better. I loved this book. It was great.



😃

[Destinyc · Rating 5 out of 5]

There is two twin boy and sister they have not been together All the life. There names are Dominic (Nick) and Imogen (Mog). Mog was named after her mother, their mother died when they were 2 months. What goes on it the story the "uncle" takes them to his house to live there. They had a teacher who help them with clubs that who is there father. The teacher die,and after that everyone hates them. What I like about this is that it is mystery and I love the book.

[Adam]

Very Good Book! Although I didn't realize it was a sequel to another book until the very end!!! [Guess what I'm reading next - The first one! :)]

[Kassidy Daniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Decent. Didn't realize until halfway through it was a sequel 😂

[Lilla Ueda · Rating 3 out of 5]

the book was decent, i'll give it that. i found the story a bit predictable, and i felt that the end ing was incredibly rushed, but scenes like with the former tutor before she was ridden of and the way the secret passages were hidden in the story were interesting to read. not one of the best books, but not horrible either.

[Andrew · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the middle book of the Printers Devil series - the other two i highly enjoyed.
This book starts at an interesting place -infact practically at the events portrayed on the front cover - it is not till some way in to the book do you get an explaination of how the two characters got from where we left them at the end of the Printers Devil and the events they are witnessing now. However it does all add to the main story which you see slowly unfolding and which are only explained in the final volume - The City Spirits.
This book now takes the established characters and pits them against a more insideous enemy - their past or more importantly the past they were born in to - slowly through the book do you start to see what is going on - all of which builds to the climax. The book has a different feel to it that the first partly because of the change in location partly due to the change in adversity they are put through.

[Kyra Dune · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mog and Nick have been whisked away from London to live in the dilapidated estate of a distant relative. But Mog's insatiable curiosity once more pulls the twins into the midst of a dangerous mystery.
This YA adventure novel is both darker and more exciting than The Printer's Devil, with plenty of on the edge of your seat thrills to keep your heart racing. Who is the mysterious Damyata and what does he want? What secret is Sir Septimus hiding about his past association with the twin's mother? Who did Bonefinger bury in the woods, and is he responsible for the 'accidents' threatening the twin's lives? Is there a curse on the Cloy family?
I highly recommend you read the book and find out.

[Jojo · Rating 4 out of 5]

read the printer's devil first...

This is a very action packed book and sometimes kind if creepy. I would definitely only recommend this to older kids like young adults because there is some tricky language.

[Janet · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought this was an outstanding read, especially for 4th or 5th graders. Before I let my daughter read a book I read it first to make sure it is appropriate for her. I was intrigued from the beginning and had no clue to how it ended. I will be looking for other reads from this author.

[Amanda · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's a truth, universally acknowledged, that sequels often disappoint. This book was not bad, but nowhere near as enjoyable as the first book.

[Kw · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just such a fun read!

[Charles · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some took some turns I wasn't expecting, but interesting I think, and made me go back & read The Printer's Devil again to remind me of the background.

[Beth · Rating 3 out of 5]

illustrated by our pal Bret Bertholf!

[Leslie · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book really let me down after the great first book. I'm not sure I'll waste my time reading the third one.

[Tabatha]

soundzzz good...