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Gr 9-Up In this riveting debut novel, 16-year-old Nick and his older brother, Alan, are accustomed to life on the run. Since their father was murdered, the boys have been forced to slay demons set on them by magicians seeking the powerful charm stolen by the boys mother. Nick is furious when Alan receives a first-tier demon mark while saving a neighborhood boy. While seeking to remove it, Nick begins to suspect that his brother is lying to him...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Nick wields a sword with power and "fierce joy." His older brother Alan, though slowed by a damaged leg, handles a gun with deadly aim, his shooting as sharp as his scholar's mind. The brothers have been fighting off magicians and demons for years, ever since Dad gave his own life to save them and their disturbed mother, the former lover of a powerful magician. Though Nick is fiercely protective of his brother, he can never understand Al...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Siblings Nick and Alan have been fighting against magicians and demons for years. When Alan meets a brother and sister in nee...Log In or Sign Up to Read More