Keeper of the Realms: The Dark Army - Book 2

Marcus Alexander has only gone and done it again.Book 2 in the Keeper of the Realm series really doesn't disappoint, chocca with endless imagination.The story is so vivid, a reflection on how good Marcus's writing is. I thoroughly enjoyed this book from beginning to end, it never faltered.I liked the character of Edge Darkmount, he is scarily untrustworthy but wins Charlie over by promising to decipher her mysterious pendant she holds for a price- if she will help him get revenge on Bane by carrying out a dangerous mission where she faces demons, gods and experiences torment and a darkness that mixes with her keeper powers to find and bring him back an urn which contains his 'god'.She completes this task and realises she cannot trust the evil lord as he turns on her. The future of Bellania relies on Charlie's special powers. The evil lord conjours up a stone army via his god to advance upon Bane. Clever Charlie banishes the evil lord through a portal in the middle of nowhere and the urn with his god in it to the bottom of a lake again in the middle of nowhere and with the help of her fellow keepers, they combine their skill and power and take over the entire stone army to advance on Banes army that is pulling Bellania to shreds.

It's been a while since I read "Crow's Revenge", the first instalment of the trilogy and I remember being disappointed that the second book hadn't been published at that time, so I was excited when "The Dark Army" dropped into my letter box last week. I started reading on Tuesday and finished the book on Thursday. I guess that's hint at how exciting it is... 432 pages in three days!The characters are three dimensional and convincing. The story is interesting and exciting and now that I've finished the book I actually miss Bellania, the mythical world where most of the action takes place... in fact Marcus Alexander's writing is so vivid that I feel like I've just come back from a great holiday!I can't wait to read the next Keeper of the Realms book and if you're considering reading the two that have already been published, I'd say stop thinking about it and do it now!These books are great!

My son was lucky enough to meet the author at his school which prompted him to read these books. He just loves them & has almost finished the 3rd book & can't wait for more.Does not seem to matter that the main character is a girl as the stories are gripping. He normally likes easy reads and Top Gear mags so for him to read 3 books in less than a month speaks for itself!

Great series from a fab author, my son of 13 has really enjoyed this

My son is happy, read old the time!