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Snared

Lair of the Beast

by Adam Jay Epstein
Nick Mondelli
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Thanks to a crew of misfit treasure-seekers, Wily Snare has assumed his rightful place as King of Panthasos. He knows how to be a great trapsmith?devising and building various contraptions to keep plunderers at bay?but he has no idea how to be a good king. And he hasn't escaped his past. Stalag, the mage who once kept him locked away, is amassing an army of stone soldiers to seize the kingdom. His only hope is to tame a lair beast—a giant creature that's their only chance against the evil wizard's army. But first, Wily and his friends will need to survive the journey to the strange and deadly Below, where the lair beast dwells.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Wily Snare

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    June 18, 2019

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781666602739
      • File size: 153031 KB
      • Duration: 05:18:48

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 800
    • Text Difficulty: 3-4

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Wily Snare is a trapsmith for the dungeon Carrion Tomb. It is his job to create and maintain traps to keep treasure seekers away from the vault. He also believes that he is a hobgoblet who will melt if his skin is exposed to the sun. However, a fateful encounter with three misfit treasure seekers will change the way he sees himself and the rest of the world above. Nick Mondelli captures Wily's ignorance of the outside world and himself perfectly. His confusion about being a human and about the world above seems genuine since he has only been told lies. Mondelli has a great grasp on the personalities in this story, which makes their interactions interesting hear. A.M. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from May 7, 2018
      In this engaging middle grade fantasy series opener, 14-year-old Wily is a pro at devising nonlethal traps to incapacitate the unwary. He has never known any home other than Carrion Tomb and no parent other than the devious sorcerer Stalag. But when a valiant trio of dungeon-delvers successfully evades his traps, they claim Wily as their prize. Intent on using his skills to further their treasure hunting plans, they instead find themselves battling the bizarre mechanical servants of the dreaded Infernal King, as well as the vengeful Stalag. To survive, they must all become true heroes. Epstein (coauthor of the Familiars series) delivers a clever deconstruction of popular fantasy gaming elements, while still offering a heartfelt tale filled with whimsy, wonder, and magic. As Wily struggles with the unfamiliar, unpredictable nature of the outside world—“I was always taught, if something moves and you don’t know what it is... it’s probably trying to kill you,” he says, regarding a fallen pinecone—and accepts his new companions as a makeshift family, his journey, both comic and sincere, becomes truly satisfying. Ages 8–12. Agent: Markus Hoffmann, Regal Hoffmann & Assoc.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:800
  • Text Difficulty:3-4

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