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The Dark Missions of Edgar Brim: Demon
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Expected 2 Jan 79The third and final book in a gripping Gothic YA trilogy, featuring monsters from classic literary tales, secret societies and the fight between good and evil.
Having tracked the monstrous Godwin to the Arctic and barely escaped with their lives, Edgar Brim and his friends return to London. Edgar continues his work at London Hospital, now under the tutelage of the Chairman, the affluent and charming Sir Andrew Lawrence. Edgar's night terrors begin increasing in intensity, and soon the group becomes aware of a new they are being stalked by a new creature, an invisible assailant they are convinced is the Devil himself. In the hope of curing his affliction and combating his fears, Edgar confides in Dr. Berenice, a renowned yet enigmatic alienist who may somehow be involved in the mystery. Yet when the group suffers a fatal attack and a long-dead ally makes an appearance, Edgar begins questioning his own sanity. Can he and his friends truly defeat the most powerful villain imaginable if they can't even trust their own minds?
Having tracked the monstrous Godwin to the Arctic and barely escaped with their lives, Edgar Brim and his friends return to London. Edgar continues his work at London Hospital, now under the tutelage of the Chairman, the affluent and charming Sir Andrew Lawrence. Edgar's night terrors begin increasing in intensity, and soon the group becomes aware of a new they are being stalked by a new creature, an invisible assailant they are convinced is the Devil himself. In the hope of curing his affliction and combating his fears, Edgar confides in Dr. Berenice, a renowned yet enigmatic alienist who may somehow be involved in the mystery. Yet when the group suffers a fatal attack and a long-dead ally makes an appearance, Edgar begins questioning his own sanity. Can he and his friends truly defeat the most powerful villain imaginable if they can't even trust their own minds?
304 pages, Hardcover
Expected publication January 2, 2079
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About the author
Shane Peacock
37 books133 followersShane Peacock was born in 1957 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, one of four brothers. He attended school in the northern town of Kapuskasing, Ontario, before attending university, where he studied History and English literature. A biographer, journalist, and screenwriter, he is also the author of eighteen novels, a picture book and three plays, and has been won and/or been nominated for numerous awards including two Arthur Ellis Awards for crime fiction, the Geoffrey Bilson Award for historical fiction, the Violet Downey Award, the Libris Award, seven times honored with Junior Library Guild of America selections, and has been on three shortlists for the Canadian Children's Literature Award, and one for the Governor-General's Award. His books have been published in 20 languages in 18 countries. He and his wife, journalist Sophie Kneisel live in Cobourg, Ontario and have two daughters and a son.
Series:
* The Dylan Maples Adventures
* The Boy Sherlock Holmes
The Dark Missions of Edgar Brim
The Seven Series
Awards:
Arthur Ellis Award
◊ Best Juvenile (2008): Eye of the Crow
The Arthur Ellis (2013)
The Violet Downey Award
The Libris Award
The Geoffrey Bilson Award
The Ruth & Sylvia Schwartz Award
Anne Izard Storyteller Choice Award
Junior Library Guild of America Selection (7 times)
Governor-General's Award (shortlist)
TD Canadian Children's Literature Award (shortlist)
Series:
* The Dylan Maples Adventures
* The Boy Sherlock Holmes
The Dark Missions of Edgar Brim
The Seven Series
Awards:
Arthur Ellis Award
◊ Best Juvenile (2008): Eye of the Crow
The Arthur Ellis (2013)
The Violet Downey Award
The Libris Award
The Geoffrey Bilson Award
The Ruth & Sylvia Schwartz Award
Anne Izard Storyteller Choice Award
Junior Library Guild of America Selection (7 times)
Governor-General's Award (shortlist)
TD Canadian Children's Literature Award (shortlist)
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August 23, 2019
I can't lie but I mainly wanted to read this because of the really cool cover. Lol it's amazing so points to that. I've never read this series and had no idea it was one but that didn't deter me as most series reads do. This was a enjoyable, fun read with a lot of great characters and I will for sure check out the first two of the series. This is also a great book for the young adult just getting into dark fantasy.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of my ARC.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of my ARC.
August 9, 2019
This is a great read with gothic appeal. Even though I haven't read the first two books, it wasn't hard to catch on and enjoy the book.
I enjoyed the plot, the characters, the creepiness and how everything unfolded.
I will definitely be checking out the first two books.
I enjoyed the plot, the characters, the creepiness and how everything unfolded.
I will definitely be checking out the first two books.
July 8, 2019
A fitting end to an intense trilogy, Edgar Brim faces his final monster in The Dark Missions of Edgar Broom: Demon. I racked my brain to try and figure out Shane Peacock would choose as the final monster and was pleasantly surprised by his choice and very intrigued about how he would bring Edgar’s story to its ultimate conclusion.
Demon begins where Monster left off in the high Arctic, after just defeating Frankenstein’s monster, Edgar, Lucy, Jonathan and Tiger make their way back home to London knowing there is an even bigger monster waiting for them somewhere. Hoping they are through with their troubles but knowing deep down they are in for their biggest battle yet, they attempt to go back to their regular lives. Not for long as Shane Peacock takes us on a psychological journey full of paranoia, mistrust and misinformation as the foursome begins their battle with the ultimate demon, the devil.
This last installment of an incredible trilogy takes us on a journey through the mind. You are never quite sure where the story will twist and turn as the author keeps you guessing right up until the end. The paranoia faced by Edgar and his friends is sharp and intense. While reading, it is hard to see how there will be a conclusion, how they will defeat on omnipresent beast who can infiltrate the thoughts and control the mind. You will be hanging on for dear life from page one. Shane Peacock takes a deep dive into fear. Fear is a prevailing feeling in society today manifesting itself in the form of anxiety, especially in teenagers and young adults. Fear is a powerful emotion that can leave us stunted and unable to move. It pervades our realities and can keep us from living our best lives. Historical fiction is so incredible because there are so many lessons to be learned by looking to the past and remembering where we came from and how we got to where we are now. How has fear taken over, how have we let it seep into our daily lives and how does it affect our ability to be productive members of society? We all have fears, that’s a given, it’s how we face our fears that determines our course.
There is so much beauty in The Dark Missions of Edgar Brim. In the character of Tiger we get an incredibly strong, independent female character, a force to be reckoned with who doesn’t conform to society’s ideal of a woman of the time. In Edgar, we get a character who doesn’t necessarily conform to society’s ideal of a man at the time. We see a flawed character who faces hardships, faces bullies and a terribly heartbreaking upbringing, yet he faces the demons and monsters head on. He finds his inner strength and harnesses it to protect himself and his friends. Lucy and Jonathan round out the foursome and are also deceiving in your expectations of them and how they react to the situation in which they find themselves. Shane Peacock brings the story to an incredible conclusion, it is satisfying and leaves you contented in its end and demonstrates the power and the weakness of fear
Demon begins where Monster left off in the high Arctic, after just defeating Frankenstein’s monster, Edgar, Lucy, Jonathan and Tiger make their way back home to London knowing there is an even bigger monster waiting for them somewhere. Hoping they are through with their troubles but knowing deep down they are in for their biggest battle yet, they attempt to go back to their regular lives. Not for long as Shane Peacock takes us on a psychological journey full of paranoia, mistrust and misinformation as the foursome begins their battle with the ultimate demon, the devil.
This last installment of an incredible trilogy takes us on a journey through the mind. You are never quite sure where the story will twist and turn as the author keeps you guessing right up until the end. The paranoia faced by Edgar and his friends is sharp and intense. While reading, it is hard to see how there will be a conclusion, how they will defeat on omnipresent beast who can infiltrate the thoughts and control the mind. You will be hanging on for dear life from page one. Shane Peacock takes a deep dive into fear. Fear is a prevailing feeling in society today manifesting itself in the form of anxiety, especially in teenagers and young adults. Fear is a powerful emotion that can leave us stunted and unable to move. It pervades our realities and can keep us from living our best lives. Historical fiction is so incredible because there are so many lessons to be learned by looking to the past and remembering where we came from and how we got to where we are now. How has fear taken over, how have we let it seep into our daily lives and how does it affect our ability to be productive members of society? We all have fears, that’s a given, it’s how we face our fears that determines our course.
There is so much beauty in The Dark Missions of Edgar Brim. In the character of Tiger we get an incredibly strong, independent female character, a force to be reckoned with who doesn’t conform to society’s ideal of a woman of the time. In Edgar, we get a character who doesn’t necessarily conform to society’s ideal of a man at the time. We see a flawed character who faces hardships, faces bullies and a terribly heartbreaking upbringing, yet he faces the demons and monsters head on. He finds his inner strength and harnesses it to protect himself and his friends. Lucy and Jonathan round out the foursome and are also deceiving in your expectations of them and how they react to the situation in which they find themselves. Shane Peacock brings the story to an incredible conclusion, it is satisfying and leaves you contented in its end and demonstrates the power and the weakness of fear
September 5, 2019
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
What can you do when the Devil himself decides to destroy you?
Edgar Brim and his friends are no ordinary group: they've hunted monsters that most of humanity believe to be stories in books. Having destroyed the last one they know of, they head back to London to resume their normal lives. But things aren't that easy for Edgar. Soon, signs of another enemy start to appear. And, this time, it looks like the enemy is going to be a far more difficult opponent than ever before: the Devil himself is after the company. And who can beat the Devil?
The Dark Missions of Edgar Brim: Demon is a book with a really unique and promising concept. The plot outline is very interesting, and the story initially grasps the reader's attention. However, it slowly loses momentum. The plot drags on in spots that don't matter to the plot all that much, and sometimes the twists and turns the author attempts are quite predictable. Furthermore, while the story starts with the promise of something supernatural, it fails to deliver, giving what is quite a disappointing ending.
Nevertheless, it was an enjoyable read, one that can have an appeal to the right audience. The previous books in the series were admittedly better, but this is also an amusing story- just not to the extent of the previous ones.
What can you do when the Devil himself decides to destroy you?
Edgar Brim and his friends are no ordinary group: they've hunted monsters that most of humanity believe to be stories in books. Having destroyed the last one they know of, they head back to London to resume their normal lives. But things aren't that easy for Edgar. Soon, signs of another enemy start to appear. And, this time, it looks like the enemy is going to be a far more difficult opponent than ever before: the Devil himself is after the company. And who can beat the Devil?
The Dark Missions of Edgar Brim: Demon is a book with a really unique and promising concept. The plot outline is very interesting, and the story initially grasps the reader's attention. However, it slowly loses momentum. The plot drags on in spots that don't matter to the plot all that much, and sometimes the twists and turns the author attempts are quite predictable. Furthermore, while the story starts with the promise of something supernatural, it fails to deliver, giving what is quite a disappointing ending.
Nevertheless, it was an enjoyable read, one that can have an appeal to the right audience. The previous books in the series were admittedly better, but this is also an amusing story- just not to the extent of the previous ones.
October 8, 2019
With a dark warning from the odd, little man whose persona goes back and forth between William Shakespeare and Don Quixote, the four friends we’ve known in the first two books in the series are warned that a darker, more sinister being will threaten them. So, Edgar Brim, along with siblings Jonathan and Lucy Lear, and Tiger Tilley will try to, once again, rid the world of the evil form.
This being, they are warned by Shakespeare, is the Devil himself! Yet, Edgar is having delusions and The Hag is visiting him more frequently and with a greater presence. As the days go on and things begin to blur between reality and fantasy, Edgar doesn’t know who or where he can turn to...everyone and everything seem to be his enemy. He consults with Dr. Hilda Berenice, a alienist who taps into his fears. She is frightening, yet enlightening.
Eventually they realize that someone is controlling their emotions, fears, thoughts, and they begin to question and doubt one another....to nearly deadly results. In the end, they find that one cannot let fear control oneself and must face it head on....but, can they?
Thank you to LibraryThing Early Reviewers, Tundra Books, and Shane Peacock for this ARC.
This being, they are warned by Shakespeare, is the Devil himself! Yet, Edgar is having delusions and The Hag is visiting him more frequently and with a greater presence. As the days go on and things begin to blur between reality and fantasy, Edgar doesn’t know who or where he can turn to...everyone and everything seem to be his enemy. He consults with Dr. Hilda Berenice, a alienist who taps into his fears. She is frightening, yet enlightening.
Eventually they realize that someone is controlling their emotions, fears, thoughts, and they begin to question and doubt one another....to nearly deadly results. In the end, they find that one cannot let fear control oneself and must face it head on....but, can they?
Thank you to LibraryThing Early Reviewers, Tundra Books, and Shane Peacock for this ARC.
August 8, 2019
It's an excellent book, well written and entertaining.
I liked the world building, the character development and the plot even if it's quite slow at times.
It was a good reading experience even if I didn't read the other books in this series.
Recommended!
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.
I liked the world building, the character development and the plot even if it's quite slow at times.
It was a good reading experience even if I didn't read the other books in this series.
Recommended!
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.
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