Prince of the Elves (Amulet Series #5)

by Kazu Kibuishi, Kazu Kibuishi (Illustrator)

Overview

Kazu Kibuishi's thrilling, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling series continues!

Emily survived the chaos of the Guardian Academy, but Max Griffin has stolen the Mother Stone. With it, the Elf King forges new Amulets that will give him the power to invade and destroy the nation of Windsor. Emily and her friends lead the soldiers of the Cielis Guard in a fight to stop him, but Max stands in their way. Emily seeks information from the Voice of her Amulet, but instead she discovers the Voice is much more sinister than she ever could have imagined.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780545208895
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	09/01/2012
Series:	Amulet
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	24,725
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)
Lexile:	400L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Kazu Kibuishi is the creator of the #1 New York Times bestselling Amulet series, which is available in more than twenty languages. He is also the creator of Copper, a collection of his popular webcomic that features an adventuresome boy-and-dog pair. Kazu also illustrated the covers of the 15th anniversary paperback editions of the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling. Visit Kazu online at boltcityproductions.com.

Editorial Reviews

In this popular series' latest episode, an ambush by the masked elf king's ally Max Griffin leads Emily to a disturbing revelation about the mysterious voice that speaks through her own amulet. Having set the stage with a flashback that illuminates Max's troubled past, Kibuishi positively channels the first Star Wars film by turning Emily's brother Navin and other friends into hotshot fighter pilots for a climactic dogfight replete with sizzling bolts of energy and massive explosions. This is followed by a long collective fall through the air during which Emily makes a desperate lifesaving venture into the "void." There, times and memories mingle, and the dark entity that had guided her before challenges her to an ominous chess match. Expertly framing his clearly drawn figures in diversely arranged sequential panels, the author continues to tell his tale at a breakneck pace. Though his cast of humans, elves, robots, talking animals and monsters is now so large that even confirmed fans may have trouble keeping track, no one will soon forget the demonic new flying giant spider creature that Max rides into battle. Fine worldbuilding, with high adventure aplenty and characters and plotlines that continue to develop intriguing twists. (Graphic fantasy. 10-12)

Kirkus Reviews

Praise for the Amulet series:"Five — no, three pages into Amulet and you'll be hooked." — Jeff Smith, creator of BONE"Stellar artwork, imaginative character design, moody color and consistent pacing." — Publishers Weekly"A must for all fantasy fans." — Kirkus Reviews

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