Supernova (Amulet Series #8)

by Kazu Kibuishi

Overview

Kazu Kibuishi's thrilling #1 New York Times bestselling series continues!

Emily has lost control of her Amulet and is imprisoned in the Void, where she must find a way to escape the influence of the Voice. Meanwhile, Emily's brother, Navin, travels to Lighthouse One, a space station where the Resistance is preparing to battle the approaching Shadow forces that would drain planet Alledia of all its resources. Emily and Navin must be smarter and stronger than ever to ensure Alledia's survival.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780545828604
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	09/25/2018
Series:	Amulet
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	18,300
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.50(d)
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 21 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. He lives and works near San Antonio with his wife, Amy Kim Kibuishi, and their children. Visit Kazu and Amy online at boltcityproductions.com.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Amulet #8: Supernova:"Kibuishi gives his epic tale a hefty nudge toward its long-building climax while giving readers plenty of reasons to stick around for it." — Kirkus ReviewsPraise for the Amulet series:A New York Times bestselling 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

From the Publisher

2018-07-24

Stonekeeper Emily frees the elves from their monstrous masked ruler and sets out to rejoin her brother and mother in the series' penultimate episode.

The multistranded storyline picks up with Emily's return to the world of Alledia. Now a fiery, destructive phoenix struggling to regain control of her actions, Emily goes on to follow her brother Navin and allies as they battle invading shadows on the nearby world of Typhon, then switches back to human form for a climactic confrontation with the Elf King—in the course of which Emily rips off his mask to a chorus of "ERGH!! NO!!! GRAH! RRGH!! AAAGH!" to expose a rousingly hideous face. Cute animal heads on many figures (the result of a curse) and a scene with benevolent-looking trees provide at least a bit of relief from the grim expressions that all the human and humanoid elven characters almost invariably wear. But along with emphatic sound effects, the battle and action scenes in the cleanly drawn, if sometimes cramped, panels feature huge blasts of fire or energy, intricately detailed giant robots, weirdly eyeless monsters, and wild escapades aplenty to keep the pace's pedal to the metal. Aliens and AIs in the cast come in a variety of hues, elves are a uniform gray, and except for a brief encounter between Emily and a slightly darker lad, the (uncursed) humans default to white.

Kibuishi gives his epic tale a hefty nudge toward its long-building climax while giving readers plenty of reasons to stick around for it. (Graphic fantasy. 10-12)

Kirkus Reviews