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Today I am bringing to you a First Look of this great book, almost like a Would you read this Wednesday. I read the first chapter of The Devil’s Apprentice and will give you my feedback on that. Before we get to it, let’s learn about the book and author.
The Devil’s Apprentice
Author: Kenneth B. Anderen
Published: October 8th, 2018
Book Length: 311 Pages
Genre: Fantasy
Buy the book: Amazon
Disclaimer: I received an ecopy of this from the author in exchange for my honest opinions. That in no way impacts my review.
Philip is a good boy, a really good boy, who accidentally gets sent to Hell to become the Devil’s heir. The Devil, Lucifer, is dying and desperately in need of a successor, but there’s been a mistake and Philip is the wrong boy. Philip is terrible at being bad, but Lucifer has no other choice than to begin the difficult task of training him in the ways of evil. Philip gets both friends and enemies in this odd, gloomy underworld—but who can he trust, when he discovers an evil-minded plot against the dark throne?
The Devil’s Apprentice is volume 1 in The Great Devil War-series.
About the Author
Kenneth B. Andersen (1976) is an award-winning Danish writer. He has published more than forty books for children and young adults, including both fantasy, horror, and science fiction.
His books have been translated into more than 15 languages and his hit-series about the superhero Antboy has been turned into three movies. A musical adaptation of The Devil’s Apprentice, the first book in The Great Devil War series, opened in the fall 2018 and film rights for the series have been optioned.
Kenneth lives in Copenhagen with his wife, two boys, a dog named Milo, and spiders in the basement.
Review
This book’s first chapter was short but man it pulled me in. Philip is the “Condemned” of the week…meaning he is the chosen kid to be the week’s victim of Sam’s violence and bullying. Luckily someone came to his rescue before things fell too far out of hand. From the feeling of the ending of that chapter, it won’t be for long. Sam was caught again is angry. I think he will come back with a vengeance.
The writing style showed urgency and I could almost taste Philip’s fear. I might or might not have continued reading…this is one book that is hard to stop at just one chapter, especially since the chapter was so small.
Well…what are you waiting for? Grab the book and get reading!
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