Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary (Book 4)

Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary: Volume 4 (Hardcover)
Brandon Mull / Shadow Mountain / 2009년 3월

* This is my son’s review for ’Fablehaven #4: Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary.’

(1) About this book. 
     Brandon Mull, 527 pages, Science fiction

(2) When and where the story takes place. Also choose one important character from this book. 
     This story takes place in a dragon sanctuary called Wyrmroost. Gavin is a very important character in this story. He is a master dragon tamer. He is actually a devil dragon prince called Navarog in disguise. He used to be Kendras friend but betrayed her. He is literally the Sphinx’s pet dragon but is actually way more powerful than the Sphinx.

(3) Briefly summarize the main events of the story.
     In the beginning of the story, Kendra, grandma, grandpa, Tanu and Gavin found out that the key to the next artifact is at a dragon sanctuary/deathtrap called Wyrmroost. In the middle, the team has to battle the three guardians of Wyrmroost and beat them to get the key. After they get the key. Kendra gets attacked by a dragon but then Gavin turns into a huge black demon dragon called Navarog. After he kills the dragon, he eats one of Kendra’s friends and kills another one. But after he turns into human form, one of the dragon eats him. In the end, the team goes back to Fablehaven and then find out that the bad guys kidnapped their parents.

(4) On a scale of one to five, how would I compare this book to others I have read?
     It’s ’5.’  I would recommend this book because it introduces the characters very well and has funny (sometimes unusual) endings.

Grip of the Shadow Plague (Book 3)

Grip of the Shadow Plague (Paperback)
Brandon Mull / Aladdin / 2009년 3월

* This is my son’s review for ’Fablehaven #3: Grip of the shadow plgue.’

(1) About this book. 
     Brandon Mull, 477 pages, Science fiction

(2) When and where the story takes place. Also choose one important character from this book. 
     This story takes place in India. Countler is a very important character. He doesn’t have a forefinger or a thumb. He is a magical human. He has a magical glove. He is my fovorite character.

(3) Briefly summarize the main events of the story.
     In the beginning of the story, Seth and two satres go to the Nipsie Kingdom and find out that the sixth and seventh kingdom have teamed up to conquer the other kingdom. So Seth and the two satres force the evil hipsies back. In the middle, Kendra and Fanu go to the yearly meeting of the knights of the dawn. After that, Kendra, Gouln, and Fanu go to Arizona to retrieve the artifact hidden there. However, when they got to the place where it is supposed to be, a lefter said that it had been moved to "The last mansion of Fablehaven." Meanwhile, Seth finds out that the Nipsies have been infected by a plague and will attack. Then Kendra goes to the mansion and retrieves the artifact. Then, Kendra leads an army to fight Ephera and the Nipsies. In the end, Ephera is freed from her spell and Kendra goes back to school with Seth.

(4) On a scale of one to five, how would I compare this book to others I have read?
     It’s ’4.’  I would recommend this book to people who love fantasy.

Fablehaven (Book 1)

Fablehaven (Paperback)
Brandon Mull / Aladdin / 2007년 5월

* This is my son’s review for ’Fablehaven #1: Fablehaven.’

(1) About this book. 
     Brandon Mull, 441 pages, Science fiction

(2) When and where the story takes place. Also choose one important character from this book.
     The story of this book takes place in a forest in India with a fairy, imps, trolls and witches. It happened in the present time. Muriel is a very important character. She is a very deadly and cunning witch. People think she is so dangerous that she had to be imprisoned by a web of chain and rope. But when people need help, they usually find her.

(3) Briefly summarize the main events of the story.
     In the beginning, Kendra and Seth go to India to stay at their grandpa’s house because their parents are going on a second honeymoon. When they got there, their grandpa shows them the house and introduces their housekeeper, Lena, In the middle of the story, Seth wanders into the forest and meets Muriel, the witch. Seth gets totally freaked out by her appearance. Next, when Seth comes home, Kendra also wants to go. When they go out, they meet another house member called Dale. He takes them over the mountain and shows them their golem, Hugo. After that, when they com home, their grandpa tells them that tonight is midsummer’s eve. After midsummer’s eve, they figured out that their grandpa and Lena were kidnapped and their grandma was turned into a chicken. Then they bargain one troll for a message, they traded for their grandpa’s location. In the end, they go to the place where their grandpa is being held and fights a demon named Bahumat. Finally, after a long battle the demon is captured again and they rescue grandpa and their housekeeper.

(4) I would rate this book ’4’ on a scale of 5 because it is a very good book with a lot of cool fantasy creatures in it. I would rate it 5 if it had more impression.