The Amulet

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A noise from the basement awakens the family from where they have sleeping on the floor of the house until it can further be renovated, and as they enter to investigate, Karen is kidnapped by a large beetle-like monster with tentacles. The children go downstairs to look, but when they reach the bottom of the stairs they are trapped in a different world and are confronting the monster that has swallowed their mother.

The monster grabs the two children and swallows Navin, but with the amulet's assistance Emily is able to break free, and Karen is able to push Navin out of a hole in creature's side. As the children hide from the monster, the amulet tells Emily that to save their mother they must find the house where Silas lives. It gives her clear directions but as they try to follow them, the monster runs after the children. The amulet then helps them escape.

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Now deep underground, the children see a house on a column of rock that is surrounded by water. There is an enormous hole overhead leading to the surface. An elf with an amulet similar to Emily's tries to attack them, but a large humanoid uses a ray gun to stun the elf and then rows the children across the water to Silas's house. There they discover that Silas's assistant is a small rabbit-like robot named Miskit who had been controlling a large humanoid robot.

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The children find Silas on his deathbed. Silas says that Emily's amulet has great power and will allow her to rule the land of Alledia, and even has the power to turn back time, making Emily think of when her dad was alive and the possibility that she can use the Amulet to bring her dad back. Lastly, Silas tells Emily she must either accept or reject the amulet's power. Then he passes away. After Silas dies, the lights turn off and the amulet glows and tells Emily to become the new stonekeeper and accept its power, which she does against Navin's wishes. The robots place Silas in a "sleep chamber" and locate Karen with a computer that shows them where the monster, an Arachnopod, currently is.

The children and Miskit board a flying vehicle to reach Karen. They struggle to pass through a tunnel with walls lined with tentacled monsters and then see several Arachnopods. One in the pack of Arachnopods is the one carrying their mother. The heroes are unable to rescue her before their vehicle crash lands. As Emily goes after the beast, the elf they saw earlier uses his amulet to destroy the Arachnopod who has Emily's mother and holds her captive. Pensy wrote with such intruige and such a gripping plot it was impossible to put this book down.

It had everything- Action, fright, romance, and a bunch of awesome fairies! Any fantasy liver would be crazy not to read this book. What a beautiful story. Once I started reading, I couldn't stop. I just loved it. I can't wait to read the next book! May 15, Nikki Beaudreau rated it really liked it. This was a delightful read.

It's a perfect book for any middle school girl, although as an adult I very much enjoyed the book.

It very much reminded me of a Disney movie and I do adore Disney movies! Jan 30, Beccy marked it as to-read. D next time i get a itunes card i'll be buying this: I don't know how long it lasts! This is not amazing literature, and the writing could be better. But I fell for the plot and the characters enough to reread this one a few times. I never continued on with the series because I got this one for free but every time I reread this, I nearly bought the second book.

It is very light, fast-paced, and I recommend it if you like urban fantasy. A quick and nice read about the fae. May 30, Liana rated it it was amazing Shelves: Love this book to bits! May 11, Robin rated it really liked it. As Faedra Bennett approaches age 17, it becomes urgent that she learn a lot more. Unknown to her until her 18th birthday, she has already been in peril more than once from the evil little creatures whose eyes glow yellow in the dark, and who she learns later never feel quite like themselves without a fresh coat of somebody else's blood on their caps.

They're coming after her because, although she hardly knows it, she is descended from a line of humans who used to be fae, or fairies, and like her late mother, she is the custodian of an amulet that in the wrong hands could destroy our world, and other worlds besides. About that "other worlds" bit - there are others, you know. They are linked by a series of portals, like the one near the church in Faedra's hometown, which leads to Azran, the world of fairies. Almost the moment she learns fairies are real, she also discovers that one of them has been sleeping by her side since the day of her mother's funeral 10 years ago.

Her faithful Great Pyrenees dog named Faen is, in fact, a gorgeous, ish young man named Faen. He actually has wings but is too shy to show them to her. He also has a sister who, when she isn't in the form of a border collie, is a lovely winged girl who guards the portal to Azran. When autumn comes early everywhere, and all the plant life in the world suddenly starts to die, these three young or young-looking heroes travel to Azran to find out what's up. What's up is, someone has kidnapped the fairy king's daughter Vivianna and stolen the Book of Ahnos, which goes with Faedra's amulet and can be used to control the weather.

They have to get it back before everything goes wrong. But to do that, they must survive a Red Cap trap at Faedra's birthday party Surprise! It all goes very quickly. Faedra's discovery of her magical destiny is enough to make your head whirl, and though much of the fantasy takes place in the real world, it includes the interesting possibility of future adventures across several different worlds. Azran is interestingly depicted as a wonderful place that we first see on one of its worst days ever; you experience scenes of devastation and loss with a simultaneous sense of spectacular beauty and magical possibilities.

There is a nice, juicy romance to enjoy, as well as some exciting combat action, a glimpse at the dietary problems that can come of developing a kick-ass magical power, and horseback scenes that actually show signs of being written by someone who has riding experience. All in all it is a well-paced and enjoyable adventure. Their English-born author, who also writes adult romance novels such as A Summer Down Under under the pen-name Adrianna Blakely, lives just outside the small Missouri town where I live; in fact, I recently interviewed her for a newspaper story about the little farm she shares with her American-born husband.

I don't know if it makes the world seem smaller, or my little community seem bigger, when I get to chat in person with an author who can write knowledgeably about both England and Australia where she worked as a jilleroo, or girl ranch-hand, in her youth. She even prepared my tax returns for me this year, really a multi-talented lady! And while, like pretty much every self-published book I have read to-date, this book could benefit from the advice of a book editor mainly on minor issues like punctuation and hyphenation , I think she has the concept of a fantasy novel pretty well sewn up.

I bought the whole quartet as a "boxed set" on Kindle, so I plan to read them all. Oct 13, Hannah rated it really liked it Shelves: Honestly, I'd give this book more of a 3. I really enjoyed reading it, but there were a few things that confused me. Let's begin with the impossible actions. There are a few scenes that seem impossible to me. The action described defies the basic laws of physics. I recognize that they're in another world with magic, so it's possible for unrealistic things to happen.

However, the skeptic in my mind just doesn't agree with the possibility of defying the laws of nature in a book that's not science Honestly, I'd give this book more of a 3. However, the skeptic in my mind just doesn't agree with the possibility of defying the laws of nature in a book that's not science fiction. I do like the main character Faedra.

Her "goody-two-shoes" personality appeals to me because sweet main characters aren't too common lately. The author does a good job of creating a character that is nice and usually follows the rules but still has quirks that makes her interesting. The one thing I don't like about Faedra is that sometimes she seems like Kristen Stewart, except with four emotions instead of one. She's also easily impressed and usually dropping her jaw.

There are some instances in which Faen acts out of character.

It could be because Faen is guarding himself well and only let's his real personality out occasionally, but sometimes I just don't understand why Faen acts out of character, especially later in the book when developing his relationship with Faedra. I like their relationship and friendship, and I think it adds a great element to the book.

However, their relationship seems awkward at first, and my reaction to their relationship climax was, "What the heck did I just read?! Plot wise, I love the twists and turns. I love love how Faedra's mother plays into this story. The mysterious mother keeps my attention, and I hope there's more information about her in later books.

I like how she purposely laid out Faedra's task yet still left questions for Faedra to solve, allowing Faedra to grow on her own. One other thing that bugs me is Faedra's interactions with her family. Maybe the British act differently than Americans, but Faedra's relationship with her father, uncle, and aunt just seem so casual. She doesn't address Uncle Leo's wife as "Aunt Nicki. To me, this is complete disrespect. She also treats the older people in her family more like friends than family, and it just baffles me.

However, I realize that all families are different, and that I should appreciate this book showing me a different style of family. It's just very different from my own. There's lots of description, and some of it is chunky. It makes the book a bit hard to slug through at times. That's the main reason I didn't rate this book as a 4.

Description can be a good thing, and sometimes it's well used in this book. However, if some of it was subtracted or made more concise, the book wouldn't have lost its meaning. Also, just for kicks, since the author grew up in England, she uses lots of British terms. I learned some new words from this book. Aug 28, Holjo rated it really liked it.

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As she nears her 18th birthday, she is becoming aware of strange and sinister things happening around her. When her birthday finally arrives, the mysteries about her past and future are revealed to her through a most unlikely source: She discovers that she is a descendent of the Guardian Fae, and that her faithful dog Faen is much more than he seems to be.

As the story progresses, Faedra learns that she is being hunted by the same Unseelie Fae who had pursued her Mother. These dangerous creatures have been instructed by an unknown villain to retrieve the Amulet that is her birthright from her Mother. The Amulet and a magical Fae book hold the power to control weather in both the human and Fae realms.

When all of the crops and trees throughout the human world begin to die at the same time, Faedra and Faen must travel to the Fae realm to locate the powerful book. She has no choice but to accept her Guardian responsibilities and fight to save both worlds. This is a really cute story. Faedra is a young, innocent girl who cares deeply for her friends and family. She is the sort of sweet girl-next-door that most people will want to pull for. Pensy does a very successful job developing the characters and plot. I think this would be a good book choice for young teens. There is a nice combination of clean dialog, a loving family, courage, loyalty, and a sweet love story.

The Fae are not the manipulative, dangerous creatures that we typically find in adult series. I need to point out that the editing in this ebook leaves a lot to be desired. Punctuation is definitely the biggest problem, but not the only issue. She is offering a re-edited copy of The Amulet ebook through her website. If you are interested in reading this series, I highly recommend that you contact Pensy through her website http: Jun 08, The Mulberry Review rated it liked it.

Debut author Alison Pensy's book "The Amulet" the first book in the Custodian Novel series was an interesting young adult fantasy with beautiful descriptions and lovable characters. Pensy obviously has a knack for language and an eye for architecture. That being said, I found myself skipping over entire paragraphs of description just to get to the plot. The faeries were sweet and handsome, but their personalities seemed stiff. I didn't really feel attached to any of the characters, and I especi Debut author Alison Pensy's book "The Amulet" the first book in the Custodian Novel series was an interesting young adult fantasy with beautiful descriptions and lovable characters.

I didn't really feel attached to any of the characters, and I especially didn't care for the romance. Honestly, it was creepy that a man who was a couple of centuries old, after inhabiting the body of a dog who belonged to a little girl, should fall in love with that girl when she turns eighteen. And by love, I mean the "I want to kiss you passionately" type of love.

Didn't he feel in a way like her father, having watched her grow up and whatnot? Suspended disbelief tells me that I should just relax and let their love come to fruition. The beginning was pretty long and drawn out, and I probably would have stopped reading except for I had already decided that I wanted to review this book, but by page 50, I found myself excited to pick up where I left off reading the night before.

The description of the redcaps, villainous imp-like creatures wielding battle axes, was especially haunting. I did enjoy the world that Pensy created, only I would have liked more action and plausible explanations and also for more time to have passed between events. The bulk of the story takes place within three days. Anyway, so why did I give "The Amulet" 3 out of 5 stars? For one, Pensy is an indie author and I believe her book to be just as good if not better than a fair amount of the traditionally published stuff out there. Secondly, even though this novel wasn't for me, I believe someone out there will appreciate it.

Faeries and Celtic lure are both fascinating subjects. I felt like I was a little too old to truly enjoy this book, possibly a little too rough around the edges I needed more spice. I don't quite know how to put it This book felt quaint, like it would be the kind of book that a home schooled young girl who likes to ride horses might enjoy.

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They find a pair of cats, Enzo and Rico, who own an airship. Enzo had apparently glimpsed Cielis, but he refuses to help until the elves storm the bar. Failing to find Emily or Navin, they upturn Trellis, who is revealed to be the Elf Prince, and Luger, who seems timid and unable compared to the previous book. Emily rescues and recruits the two, who are both no longer operating under the Elf King.

While traveling, they are pursued by bounty hunter elf Gabilan, and are attacked by creatures called wyverns. While trying to fix one of the plane's wings, Miskit and Cogsley are swept off the ship by one of the wyverns. When they arrive at Cielis, Gabilan confronts them but is defeated by Emily and Trellis.

Emily shows him a kindness when she opts not to kill him. A stonekeeper named Max Griffin welcomes them to Cielis, and tells them that Emily will shortly be tested and be part of the Guardian Council should she succeed. Trellis and Luger are taken as prisoners, to the discomfort of Emily. After Emily and company find the city of Cielis, they attempt to see the Guardian Council, but they slowly realize that something strange is going on in the city. Emily's stone tells her she will not hear the stone's voice after she arrives in Cielis, and warns her of a hallway she should not walk down.

Emily is sent to the void, which is a simulation which the stonekeepers have to survive. If they die, they're turned to stone. Other young stonekeepers show up angry at Max for omitting this fact, but Ronin and Pierce help Emily, and Max follows. Meanwhile, Leon, Enzo and Rico roam the city, finding it empty, contrary to Leon's memories of the busy streets. A girl called Alyson Hunter takes them to her family restaurant upon discovering they aren't "ghosts", where she explains that the Guardian Council was actually dead but re-animated to trick them into coming, and they rescue Trellis and Luger from their jail cell in Cielis.

Meanwhile, Cogsley and Miskit are taken by an older stonekeeper named Vigo, and they also adopt a baby wyvern, which Cogsley names Dagno, after the robot Silas never finished building.

They leave to go find Cielis and rejoin the others, and Vigo decides to return with them as well. Emily, Max and the other tested stonekeepers find the last shard of the Mother Stone, a stone that was used to create all of the amulets. The other stonekeepers turn to stone, and Emily finds out that they were simply reanimated dead stonekeepers. Max is revealed to be working for the Elf King, and brings the Mother Stone to him. Prince Of The Elves: In the beginning, Max is shown as a child. He is a promising advocate for the Guardian Council along with a young Vigo, but his father refuses as he wants Max to follow in his footsteps, not his grandfather's.

His best friend, an elf named Layra, has her parents to be sent to jail for being elves and the risk of them being the spies of the Elf King, even though they had done a lot to help build the city of Cielis. When Max's father expresses cold disinterest to helping them because they're elves, Max breaks into Yarboro Prison and rescues them. Shortly after taking off, they are shot down and Max destroys the airship that did in anger, killing the pilots. He is sentenced to 50 years in the Ice Prison of Korthan, and attempts to escape but dies from the cold, yet is resurrected by the Voice.

Ever since, Max has been aiding the Elf King to destroy the people of Cielis for revenge. After Emily and Vigo become the last Guardian Council, the city guard begins preparations to fight the Elf Army, but the enemy gets stronger and the Elf King begins to use the last shard of the Mother Stone to create his own Guardian Council. Navin and Cogsley enter a course that uses mech suits and airships to fight the Elf King, and Navin and Alyson attempt to fight Max in an airship, and are almost killed until Emily and Vigo appear.

Unbeknownst to everyone except a worried Luger, Trellis is secretly attempting to travel to the past through the void to stop the terrible things that the elves did, which was influenced by the elf king, when he was actually just going into his memories.

Emily joins him, telling him they're all in danger. Trellis wakes up to find the airship destroyed and all of them falling, but manages to land everyone safely. He reenters the void to wake up a still-sleeping Emily, and find they're in the moment Max succumbed to the Voice. They wake up, and so does Max a few miles.

The Voice fixes all his bones and tells him he has work to do. While Max promises the Elf King to kill the other stonekeepers once and for all, he secretly is recruiting them to enter their memories so they can kill the voice with their powers and the mountain giant, Chronos.

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Meanwhile, the elves fire on the academy's ship where Alyson Hunter and 2 other recruits are to fly their mech suits to the city of Lucien, which has already been destroyed by Max. The three are then joined by Navin when they crash-land. They are repeatedly pursued by shadows, gas organisms that need hosts to survive, and one takes over their classmate.

They are saved by the elf Riva Ash who shows them that the inhabitants of Lucien have moved underground, and they reunite with the Resistance and Balan. When shadows attack, Riva attempts to evacuate everyone via the underground trains. Navin, Alyson and Riva's advisor, the robot General Pil, get rid of as much shadows as they could before they're forced to escape to a portal where they borrow mech suits from Pil's parents.

They travel to Frontera, the Resistance's base, to attempt to launch an attack on the Elf King's kingdom, Valcor. Meanwhile, the four stonekeepers arrive at a memory of Valcor, where the Voice lives. When they fail to kill him, and Chronos is killed, Max accepts his fate of dying, seeing that he was already dead but simply a corpse being kept alive by the Voice. Before dying, he tells them to visit Algos Island for Trellis.

The remaining three stonekeepers arrive in the real world and save a ship full of Elf King followers that was about to explode, and are able to make them faithful to prince Trellis. They then encounter Riva, who explains what happened to Navin. They manage to restrain him, and he explains that he can help them.

He takes Emily and Trellis to a forgotten underwater city, where he hides all the memories he's stolen. They enter memories of Trellis' childhood that his father had Gabilan take away from Trellis, and learn that the "dark shadows", whom the Voice is one of, were created by refugees from a dead planet who are intent on taking over Alledia.

Emily is lured by the Voice into a memory that turns out to be from the man who was inadvertently responsible for her father's death. There, Emily partially gives in to feelings of hatred and revenge, enough so that the stone's power appears to completely take over her as it did with Luger, turning into a firebird and escaping into the real world so it can use her as part of the shadows' plan.

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