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STUMBLEBUM
STUDIOS
- reviewed by
Jennifer
Hairfield |
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Demon Thief
is book two
in the
Demonata
series by the
New York Times
bestselling
author of the
Cirque du Freak
series, Darren
Shan. This book
is the prequel
to the first
one, Lord
Loss. With
most beginnings
of stories
they’re usually
slow and this
one is no
exception. The
story starts to
pick up at the
point of the
main character
Cornelius, call
me Kernel; Fleck
enters the realm
of Demons after
his baby
brother, Art.
Throughout
Kernel’s life
he’s been able
to see little
patches of
light. No one,
including his
parents,
believes him.
One day Kernel
disappears for
several days and
come back bald
with his little
brother Art. His
parents are
relieved and the
reunited family
steals away from
the city in the
night for a
small town named
Paskinston
because they
deem it safer.
All goes well
for an entire
year before
things go
haywire. A
portal from
Demonata opens
up and a demon
named Cadaver
steals Art away
after causing
much damaged and
death. Kernel
follows after
the demon when
he realizes that
the group of
humans who came
out after him is
hunting the
demon. Once
through the
portal Kernel’s
world and life
are turned
upside down for
good.
In the Demonata
universe
anything is
possible. There
are infinite
worlds within
this universe
and the reader
only sees a
small fraction
of it. Time also
runs differently
than the normal
human world. In
the first world
Kernel finds out
that the land is
alive and his
lights are here
as well. But the
major insight he
has is that he
is a Demon
Hunter and joins
the group of
humans and
becomes a
Disciple. But
unlike the other
special humans
in the group
Kernel can open
and close portal
doors without
spells, he’s a
very rare
variety.
The group of
Disciples
follows Cadaver
through the
different worlds
until they
finally reach
the realm of
Lord Loss. A
deal is struck
between the lead
Disciple
Beranabus and
Lord Loss to ask
questions of
Cadaver, because
he might know
the whereabouts
of the Kah-Gash,
a device that
can destroy
Demonata. But
Kernel has
another plan. He
strikes his own
bargain with
Lord Loss. He
gets three shots
to find and name
the demon thief
who took Art.
The ‘game’ takes
place in the
first chess
board ever
created where
the soul of a
person can get
sucked into and
each square is a
different
universe. If
Kernel guesses
correctly he can
have Art back.
Who’s the actual
demon thief?
Does Kernel get
Art back? Or
does his soul
belong to Lord
Loss along with
two other
Disciples that
go with him and
Art? Like the
Cirque du Freak
series the
Demonata
series is a
quick read full
of adventure and
twists that were
never seen
coming.
http://www.stumblebumstudios.com/book-review_demonata-demonthief.htm
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