Em and Navin, desperate not to lose her, follow her into an underground world inhabited by demons, robots, and talking animals.Įventually, they enlist the help of a small mechanical rabbit named Miskit. Before long, a sinister creature lures the kids’ mom through a door in the basement. Preview of Amulet 1: The Stonekeeper by Kazu Kibuishi (from Scholastic)Īfter 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. They also get the help of some mechanical robots, one whom is Miskit the rabbit. Emily has found a magical amulet that gives her the power to survive in the strange place. The book follows the thrilling and magical adventures of Emily and Navin Hayes, sister and brother who in pursue of their kidnapped mother into an unreal world. Originally published in 2008, Amulet 1: The Stonekeeper is the first book in the series. Fans of the graphic novel series Bone, by Jeff Smith, will immediately feel at home in Alledia.Amulet is a children graphic novel series by comic writer and illustrator Kazu Kibuishi. The most important detail of the book is that it's a well-done example of a swashbuckling fantasy adventure, which can be hard to find. Few in this adventure are completely evil, and everyone offers understandable motives for their actions. It also successfully keeps its characters from falling into stereotypes. There are rugged heroes, mysterious prophecies, and many examples of bravery and friendship throughout the three books. When I met the fox bounty hunter Leon Redbeard in the second volume of the series, I was immediately reminded of Strider from J.R.R. Older readers might recognize moments that match the Lord of the Rings or the Star Wars films. Kibuishi has done his homework when it comes to myths and fantasy quest stories. The first robot we meet is the pink rabbit, Miskit, who wields a stun gun while piloting a giant mechanical exoskeleton.
Emily also receives several robots that her grandfather single-handedly constructed to help her with this mission. Emily's grandfather's last wish was for her to take up the stone and help save this strange world, known as Alledia, from an evil elf king. It turns out that the necklace is a powerful amulet that can control and protect any surrounding life force. So begins the first book in the Amulet series, The Stonekeeper.
Suddenly her mother is swallowed whole by a hideous tentacled creature and it's up to Emily and Navin to get her back. What she has awakened though, is a gateway to a bizarre and magical world. Their grandfather has been missing for decades, so Emily doesn't think twice about picking up the necklace she finds in his library. Emily and Navin have just moved into their grandfather's abandoned house with their mother.
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