The Stonekeeper (Amulet, #1)

by Kazu Kibuishi

 


Graphic novel star Kazu Kibuishi creates a world of terrible,
man-eating demons, a mechanical rabbit, a giant robot -
and two ordinary children on a life-or-death mission in this first
book in the NYT's bestselling series.
After the tragic death of their father, Emily and Navin move with
their mother to the home of her deceased great-grandfather, but
the strange house proves to be dangerous.


Before long, a sinister creature lures the kids' mom through a
door in the basement.


Em and Navin, desperate not to lose her, follow her into an underground
world inhabited by demons, robots, and talking animals.



Eventually, they enlist the help of a small mechanical rabbit
named Miskit. Together with Miskit, they face the most terrifying
monster of all, and Em finally has the chance to save someone she
loves.





Full-colour illustrated stories for readers at all ages and all
abilities

#1 New York Times bestselling series!

Amulet #1 was an ALA Best Book and shortlisted for the CBC’s
Children’s Choice Book Awards

Kazu illustrated the 15th anniversary Harry Potter covers in
the US

• ISBN13: 9781407103891
• Publish Date: 5 January 2017 (first published 1 January 2008)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Imprint: Scholastic
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 192
• Language: English

Reviews

[alindstadtcorbeax]

Star Rating: —> 4 Stars

BEAUTIFUL art, amazing “portal writing” style story... can’t wait to get my hands on vol 2 :-)

[layawaydragon]

Classic fantasy in comic form

The Stonekeeper is a throwback to the old school fantasy that pulled no punches and left kids traumatized like The Never-ending Story. (Gods, I love that movie.)

This prologue is brutal! The action is very well done, especially when using Kindles comic view. Helps give it motion.

I'm not a bit fan of the art but it's not bad. Lends to the classic feel.

The archetypes and plot points are predictable for the vast majority of this installment because it's so old school. The new novelty is the robots and machines. I hope once its set up the world and the elves are flushed out.

While it feeds my nostalgia and keeps me reading, my 10 year old found it boring. *sigh* Guess she's not going to be a fantasy nerd with me 😢

[Chelsea]

Easily a more middle grade or younger teen styled writing but it was still lots of fun to read! I'm excited to see where we're taken next and I'm interested in learning more about the magic in this world. I especially love that it's a brother/sister team and I'm looking forward to seeing more of them working together.

[limabean74]

I am not sure what I was expecting but this was really good. I never read a graphic novel and honestly when I picked it for my TBR list I didn't know it was until someone mentioned it. It was a great read and I now want the rest of the series. It's a little expensive but I plan to get them when I can.

The story is about Emily and Navin, the family moves to their great grandfathers house with their mom. The family experiences a great loss and needed a change and fresh start. The house hold secrets and something is going on. They didn't expect what they got and OMG I love the world that it throws you into. I am eager to see what happens next. This is a great book one in what looks to be an amazing adventure.

Highly recommend, I am not sure what age group this would be for, maybe teen, but definitely YA and adult. This is really a fun read. I enjoyed it! :)

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