The Monster, Garth Nix
The Monster, Garth Nix
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The Monster

Author: Garth Nix, Sean Williams

Narrator: Stanley McGeagh

Unabridged: 6 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 06/01/2012

Synopsis

The spectacular new middle-grade fantasy series from bestselling authors Garth Nix and Sean Williams.Since moving to the town of Portland, many bizarre things have happened to Jaide and Jack Shield. The twins have discovered their own magical powers—and have seen how they can go horribly wrong. They have met cats who talk and humans who keep silent about deep, dark secrets. And they have begun their fight against a deadly force known only as The Evil.Still, Jaide and Jack have yet to meet the strangest resident of Portland. It's a creature that only comes out at night, a beast that defies human description. Jaide and Jack have never seen it . . . but they're about to. And when they do, destruction and disaster won't be too far away.

About Garth Nix

Garth Nix is the New York Times bestselling author of the Seventh Tower series and the Keys to the Kingdom series, as well as the acclaimed novels Sabriel, Lirael, and Abhorsen. He lives in Sydney, Australia, with his wife and children.

About Sean Williams

New York Times bestselling author Sean Williams lives in Adelaide, South Australia. He is the author of more than seventy-five published short stories and thirty-five novels, and has written several novels in the Star Wars® universe.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Interdimensionalbeing on July 05, 2013

There are only two reasons I read this after the first book being so bad: 1. Its partially by Garth Nix, and I have read so many amazing books by him in the past. 2. Troubletwisters was just suspenseful enough to make me wonder what would happen in the next book. After reading The Monster and being le......more

Goodreads review by Veronica on June 21, 2014

I have to say this book was promising. I haven't read the 1st book and I don't plan to. This book is not something you remember. The writing is so preachy. I don't think it's intentional. Jaide and Jack are annoying. They always seem to think they have the right choices, never occurring to them their......more

Goodreads review by Shannon on May 16, 2012

As I said in my review for Troubletwisters, the potential is definitely there for something great and I felt that this did deliver a bit more than the last. The cover was amazing - who can resist devil cats with glowing eyes on the front and a saber tooth tiger on the back - WHAT CHILD CAN RESIST? T......more

Goodreads review by Willow on November 17, 2020

This series is pulp fiction for the tween crowd. It's ok, it's not up to the story telling of the author's Abhorsen series, which was very creative and I genuinely enjoyed. This series is the light sort of thing you read if it happens to be lying around, but I wouldn't recommend buying it. I think t......more

Goodreads review by Cai on December 26, 2020

I had a hard time finishing this book. Once again, most of the events that happened seemed to happen so sluggishly that it became uninteresting. Like Jack and Jaide, I became frustrated by all of the "mystery" and "secrecy" going on. Like Ari and Kleo, I became annoyed with how many times Jack and Ja......more

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