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Silver Serpent
There is a legend in Argos known as the Silver a vigilante who protects the city and the island. She is a symbol of justice in Argos, but also a hero who remains in the shadows until whenever she is needed. The Silver Serpent protects those who cannot protect themselves, and prevents evil from going forth unchecked.But who protects the Silver Serpent when she cannot protect herself? When the vigilante is injured, it falls to her young ally to step forward and fight to achieve everything the hero stands for. He doesn't understand the depth of that mission until a phenomenon washes over his city, turning ordinary citizens into people with real power. It is up to him to do what he can to keep Argos safe, whatever the cost.
348 pages, Paperback
Published February 9, 2018
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December 30, 2018
Do you like action? Good. You've come to the right place! Do you like YA with a slightly dark twist, like the 3rd and 4th Harry Potter books except shorter and free of the weird puberty drama? Wonderful, stick around. Do you like a world of magic where the characters and creatures have clearly defined magic powers rather than free form variable powers that morph and change and never seem to follow rules except "what the plot requires?" Even better. Check out the SIlver Serpent and the other books in Tellest. I've been reading these with my teen daughters and have enjoyed them. The storytelling is fun and engaging. The characters are clear without a lot of tangential drama.
Silver Serpent differs from the other books in its breadth and scope of characters and timeline. There is some mystery, more plot twists, and older more mature readers (note mature as a function of intelligence not mature themes) will enjoy Silver Serpent for this. I wish I had a pic of my 13 year old reading the paperback, but Amazon didn't make this feature so dang handy. Next one, Michael.
No spoilers, I promise, but I will tell you that the characters you think are going to do certain things in the climax - do not. It's fun. Check it out.
This book does suffer from some common YA issues - namely the number of characters and powers would be better served by a longer book or even by removing some of the secondary characters. Also, for a book titled Silver Serpent, I would have enjoyed MORE of the Silver Serpent.
Silver Serpent differs from the other books in its breadth and scope of characters and timeline. There is some mystery, more plot twists, and older more mature readers (note mature as a function of intelligence not mature themes) will enjoy Silver Serpent for this. I wish I had a pic of my 13 year old reading the paperback, but Amazon didn't make this feature so dang handy. Next one, Michael.
No spoilers, I promise, but I will tell you that the characters you think are going to do certain things in the climax - do not. It's fun. Check it out.
This book does suffer from some common YA issues - namely the number of characters and powers would be better served by a longer book or even by removing some of the secondary characters. Also, for a book titled Silver Serpent, I would have enjoyed MORE of the Silver Serpent.
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