Then something worse: children disappear. First animals disappear, their only remains a pile of bones licked clean. Yet now something dark has crept over the village.

To this day, songs are sung and festivals held in the heroes' honor. Note: Opinions expressed in reviews and articles on this site are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of BookLoons.The Next Great Fantasy Epic is here! For fans of Ranger's Apprentice and the Chronicles of Narnia.Įveryone in Moorvale believes the legend: The brave knight Tristan and the famed wizard Vithric, in an epic battle decades ago, had defeated the evil Nethergrim and his minions. It's a solid start to an intriguing series. Will Edmund be able to work out how to use his magic in time to save his brother and others? Can Tom escape his wicked master and will Harry stand up to his parents for Katherine's sake? You'll have to read The Nethergrim to find out.

When Katherine presses her father about what happened to the Nethergrim before, it's not the story they all learned as children. More children go missing, including Edmund's brother Geoffrey.

On a night time escapade, the trio of friends find a dead village boy and encounter a bolgug, not seen since the time of the Nethergrim. At the village fair they hear of local animals going missing, as well as some children. Katherine and Edmund are close friends with Tom, who is slave to a brutal master. She is attracted to Harry, son of the local lord. Katherine helps her father John (who was one of the original men who defeated the Nethergrim) train horses and she herself trains as a warrior. And he steals a wizard's book of magics and tries to teach himself from it. Edmund adores tall tomboy Katherine Mashal, but he's just a friend to her. His father wants him to keep working at their inn and take it over when he's older. Edmund is passionately interested in magic but has no-one to teach him. They all know the legend of the evil Nethergrim's defeat by brave knight Tristan and talented wizard Vithric, but now this old tale is coming much too close to home!įourteen-year-old Edmund Bale is always in trouble with his father, for spending his hard earned money on worthless scrolls. Matthew Jobin's The Nethergrim opens a new middle grade fantasy series, starring three young people in the village of Moorvale.

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