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Scholastic Press (2009), Hardcover, 384 pages
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Once you get into the story, there's no way out. Everyone's heard the rumors. If you gather the right things and say the right words, you'll be taken to Malice, a world that exists inside a horrifying comic book. It's a world that few kids know about ... and even fewer survive. Seth and Kady think it's all a silly myth. But then their friend, Luke, disappears and suddenly the rumors don't seem silly after all. Malice is real. Malice is deadly. And Seth and Kady are about to be trapped inside it.
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Calgary Herald
The 3-D image of a tall reaper-like creature on this cover will have readers reaching for it. Combined with graphics this modern day chiller is just scary enough to get you hooked. Malice is a collectible comic book and a deadly place filled with vicious machine creatures. Rumor has it if you
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say the right words you can be taken there. When their friend Luke goes missing, Kady and Seth set out to find him. Full of spine-tingling surprises, I can’t wait to read the second novel, “Havoc.” Ages 12 and up. Show Less
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LibraryThing member JRlibrary
Not really my cup of tea, but I can see that some students would be attracted to the cover and the hybrid format. A boy gets a comic called malice, repeats a chant six times and disappears. His friends then go looking for him.
LibraryThing member ALindelof
Whe there freind Luke disappers they go into a world of death and unkindness. They are trying to find a way to stop Tall Jake. This book is good for people that like part comic and part novel books.
LibraryThing member 59Square
Chris Wooding has created an interesting blend of a graphic novel with a regular novel. The cover is a grabber. Whenever the kids see the cover they want to know more about the book. When given the gist of the plot they are even more interested. It is a pleasure to see kids get excited about a
Wooding's use of saying a chant and something bad happening or coming is put to interesting use. I almost feel like it could actually happen.
Kids hear a rumor about a comic book that is very hard to find, making it all the more tempting to find. It is a strange comic with an unnerving attraction for certain kids.
Three friends Luke, Kady and Seth get caught up with Malice. Luke is the first to disappear. Kady and Seth start to investigate and their search leads them to a sinister comic book store. Seth manages to get a hold of a copy and then disappears himself. Kady is determined to find Seth and Luke. As she searches she uncovers a disturbing secret about herself, which makes her even more determined to find Seth and Luke. So she disappears as well.
Malice is an actual destination and a horrific one at that. One must be quick, smart and have nerves of steel to survive for long. It is an interesting world, however, it is not one for the faint hearted, so that leaves me out. The characters ring true of contemporary youngsters. The combination of novel and graphic novel should keep the readers moving right along.
I liked Wooding's work and look forward to the next novel, Havoc, which should be coming out in May 2010. We will see if Seth is able to rescue Kady and the friend he made in Malice, Justin.
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book.Wooding's use of saying a chant and something bad happening or coming is put to interesting use. I almost feel like it could actually happen.
Kids hear a rumor about a comic book that is very hard to find, making it all the more tempting to find. It is a strange comic with an unnerving attraction for certain kids.
Three friends Luke, Kady and Seth get caught up with Malice. Luke is the first to disappear. Kady and Seth start to investigate and their search leads them to a sinister comic book store. Seth manages to get a hold of a copy and then disappears himself. Kady is determined to find Seth and Luke. As she searches she uncovers a disturbing secret about herself, which makes her even more determined to find Seth and Luke. So she disappears as well.
Malice is an actual destination and a horrific one at that. One must be quick, smart and have nerves of steel to survive for long. It is an interesting world, however, it is not one for the faint hearted, so that leaves me out. The characters ring true of contemporary youngsters. The combination of novel and graphic novel should keep the readers moving right along.
I liked Wooding's work and look forward to the next novel, Havoc, which should be coming out in May 2010. We will see if Seth is able to rescue Kady and the friend he made in Malice, Justin.
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LibraryThing member krau0098
When I saw that Wooding had released a book that was part graphic novel and part book I was very excited. Not to mention the cool premise of the book. So when I was offered this book through the Amazon Vine program I was ecstatic. It ended up being a great book; I didn't realize that it is the
Luke and Heather sit down to read a comic called Malice. Malice is full of incomplete stories of teens fleeing horrible things in the dark. Luke decides to try and summon Tall Jack, the bad guy from Malice, doing a ritual that kids are talking about. When the lights go out, eventually Luke finds out that the ritual worked. Seth is Luke's best friend and after Luke's disappearance he decides to check out Malice for himself. When he sees Luke's grisly death in the next issue of Malice he decides that he needs to stop Tall Jack. He willingly enters Malice and there runs into another boy that helps Seth learn the ropes. From there the boys descend into the hellish city of Malice.
This is an interesting book and it is very creepy. Most of the book is written as a novel. Specific fight scenes are then done as scenes from a graphic novel. So you have mostly book and a little graphic novel. Does this work for the story? Kind of. I am a big fan of graphic novels and books, so I was looking forward to this. Unfortunately the graphic novel scenes are done in a very sparse and non-detailed style. This ends up making it hard to tell what is going on in the graphic novel scenes, the scenes are actually drawn in a kind of immature way. I found myself wishing that Wooding had gotten the artist from one of the mangas I read (like Hellsing or Berserk) to draw the monster scenes, because they were just lacking.
As for the novel itself it was fascinating. Wooding does a good job of depicting a horror filled world that is interesting, very detailed, and full of wonder. The characters are so-so. They are kind of stereotypical and at times talk like they are in a cheesy action films, but I didn't really mind that much...it fit with the story. The strong point through is definitely the super creative world that Wooding has created. Also the idea behind how the kids get to Malice is fascinating.
Another warning, the book ends mid-plot...which always irritates me. The remainder of the story will be picked up in "Havoc". Overall I enjoyed the book, even though it wasn't perfect. I have previously read "Poison" and "Storm Thief" by Wooding and in both cases it was the ending that absolutely blew me away. So I will have to see how the next book plays out before I can fully judge this first one.
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first book in a duology. The second book "Havoc" is supposed to be released some time in 2010. Overall it is an interesting read and a pretty cool idea, it has some issues but for the most part those are out-weighed by the creative storyline.Luke and Heather sit down to read a comic called Malice. Malice is full of incomplete stories of teens fleeing horrible things in the dark. Luke decides to try and summon Tall Jack, the bad guy from Malice, doing a ritual that kids are talking about. When the lights go out, eventually Luke finds out that the ritual worked. Seth is Luke's best friend and after Luke's disappearance he decides to check out Malice for himself. When he sees Luke's grisly death in the next issue of Malice he decides that he needs to stop Tall Jack. He willingly enters Malice and there runs into another boy that helps Seth learn the ropes. From there the boys descend into the hellish city of Malice.
This is an interesting book and it is very creepy. Most of the book is written as a novel. Specific fight scenes are then done as scenes from a graphic novel. So you have mostly book and a little graphic novel. Does this work for the story? Kind of. I am a big fan of graphic novels and books, so I was looking forward to this. Unfortunately the graphic novel scenes are done in a very sparse and non-detailed style. This ends up making it hard to tell what is going on in the graphic novel scenes, the scenes are actually drawn in a kind of immature way. I found myself wishing that Wooding had gotten the artist from one of the mangas I read (like Hellsing or Berserk) to draw the monster scenes, because they were just lacking.
As for the novel itself it was fascinating. Wooding does a good job of depicting a horror filled world that is interesting, very detailed, and full of wonder. The characters are so-so. They are kind of stereotypical and at times talk like they are in a cheesy action films, but I didn't really mind that much...it fit with the story. The strong point through is definitely the super creative world that Wooding has created. Also the idea behind how the kids get to Malice is fascinating.
Another warning, the book ends mid-plot...which always irritates me. The remainder of the story will be picked up in "Havoc". Overall I enjoyed the book, even though it wasn't perfect. I have previously read "Poison" and "Storm Thief" by Wooding and in both cases it was the ending that absolutely blew me away. So I will have to see how the next book plays out before I can fully judge this first one.
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LibraryThing member melydia
I received this book for Christmas and was surprised to find that the embossing on the cover protruded a half a centimeter, which is way too thick to fit very well on a bookshelf. But that’s neither here nor there in the long run. The story itself has a pretty standard set-up: Luke gets his hands
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on a supposedly dangerous comic-book that turns out to actually be dangerous. He gets sucked into its horrific world and his friends go in after him. Luckily, there are plenty of twists to keep things interesting, such as the motives behind the existence of Malice, Kady’s past, and Justin’s secrets. The art, unfortunately, is pretty poor, to the point where I was having trouble distinguishing between the characters. I was a little disappointed in the ending as well, which is more or less a cliffhanger to be (presumably) resolved in the next book. I understand the purpose behind that tactic, but I was a little disappointed nonetheless. I think, had the story wrapped up in a single volume (or I had the second volume at hand), I would have felt differently. I could see someone in their early teens really enjoying this. Show Less
LibraryThing member CatheOlson
It took me almost a week to finish this book--but that's only because my 5th grade daughter kept sneaking it away from me and when we took a car trip with friends, the 5th grade son of my friend kept sneaking it away from her. Of course the flashy 3-D cover caught their eyes right away but it was
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the inside that hooked them. This book starts right out so creepy and mysterious that it pulls you right in. The mystery of the comic book featuring kids from missing children flyers and the chant to have Tall Jake 'take me away' is just too much to resist. Then the kids who recite the chant end up in the comic books and are trapped in a world of horrible mechanical monsters and crazy rules. It's the ultimate mix of fantasy, horror, and comics. The only thing I didn't like was the cliffhanger ending that left off in the middle of the story with no closure at all . . . but you can be sure I will be getting the next installment. I will also be definitely ordering this in for my elementary school library. Show Less
LibraryThing member libraryclerk
Could not put it down. Scary but exciting. Can't wait for Havoc.
LibraryThing member kreierso
Part comic, part novel this first in a new dark-fantasy trilogy is going to have students begging for more. Although the idea of entering an alternate world by saying the key phrase is not knew, the tale that Woodings tells of Seth becoming trapped in a comic world promises to engage even the
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LibraryThing member Aridy
When their friend Luke goes missing, just like a great many kids recently where they live Seth and Kady know he did not just run away and that they need to try and find out what happened to him. There have been rumors of a mysterious comic called Malice. In its pages is shown another world where
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children who have gone missing appear, trapped in a life and death struggle to survive in the dangerous world of Malice. Here mechanical monkeys called chitters kill and steal the souls of those unfortunate enough to be caught. Horrifying beasts and shadow creatures hunt those unlucky children who have been taken by Malice’s ruler, the terrifying Tall Jake. Seth and Kady don’t believe in the stories of Malice until they see Luke in an edition of the comic, stuck in Malice and being chased down by shadow creatures. Seth, lured by the chance of adventure and escape from the dull life he feels trapped in, decides that he will do the secret ritual to call Tall Jake to take him to Malice so that he can see it for himself. But when it works and he discovers that Malice is truly real, that kids are really dying, he knows that he has to do something to stop it. Once Kady discovers what Seth has done, she too travels to Malice, running from the evil Icarus Scratch (creepy comic book store owner) and Miss Benjamin (who is definitely not human). Seth, Kady, and their new friends Justin and Tatyana, a girl whose soul is now in a mechanical saber tooth tiger, take on the almost impossible responsibility of finding a way to stop Tall Jake and save all of the other kids who are stuck in Malice. Show Less
LibraryThing member Sensory
First of all I have to say that the cover of this book is startlingly creepy. It’s bold red with the title and an antagonist in eye-catching relief. I love it! I’ve traced the lines of that character (Tall Jake) a hundred times while reading it!
The description on the back cover pretty well sums
To Seth and Kady, best friends since childhood the rumors of Malice are too much to resist. What follows is an adventure of a lifetime – and maybe several lifetimes. The book is full of intrepid and resourceful teenagers battling the evil lurking behind every corner in the real world and in Malice. But they’re normal teenagers too – they have arguments with their parents and deal with peer pressure. And the antagonists!
I love adventure stories and when I saw the cover of this book, I couldn’t resist reading the first page. And then the next and the next. Ok, I had trouble putting the book down. Its easy to read format and the story line drew me in completely. The book’s beautifully graphic cover extends to the inside where the story is interrupted in at least six places by a comic depicting the action going on. That was great! Sometimes it’s easier (especially if you’re a visual person) to see something rather than have it described by the written word. So the descriptions of some of the fantastical creatures were depicted in equally strange drawings.
I didn't realize until I finished the book that this is a series! I cannot wait for the next one to come out! I love having books to look forward to...I recommend this book to any kid who loves creepy horror stories (who didn’t see or hear about or read at least one book from the Goosebumps series?). And some adults too!
The description on the back cover pretty well sums
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up the plot of this YA horror novel. It says: “Once you get into the story, there’s no way out.” Well, the truth couldn’t be any plainer. Malice is the name of a comic book but it’s also the name of the place in the comic where, if the kids are foolish enough to take the dare of presenting the specified offerings and repeating the required chant, they find themselves in a dangerous world of monsters, caves, dark corridors, booby traps and many more hidden dangers. Just when I thought I’d come across the worst evil-doer, the following page would be all the more terrifying!To Seth and Kady, best friends since childhood the rumors of Malice are too much to resist. What follows is an adventure of a lifetime – and maybe several lifetimes. The book is full of intrepid and resourceful teenagers battling the evil lurking behind every corner in the real world and in Malice. But they’re normal teenagers too – they have arguments with their parents and deal with peer pressure. And the antagonists!
I love adventure stories and when I saw the cover of this book, I couldn’t resist reading the first page. And then the next and the next. Ok, I had trouble putting the book down. Its easy to read format and the story line drew me in completely. The book’s beautifully graphic cover extends to the inside where the story is interrupted in at least six places by a comic depicting the action going on. That was great! Sometimes it’s easier (especially if you’re a visual person) to see something rather than have it described by the written word. So the descriptions of some of the fantastical creatures were depicted in equally strange drawings.
I didn't realize until I finished the book that this is a series! I cannot wait for the next one to come out! I love having books to look forward to...I recommend this book to any kid who loves creepy horror stories (who didn’t see or hear about or read at least one book from the Goosebumps series?). And some adults too!
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LibraryThing member tbert204
As young adult books go, Malice's plot line is fantastic. Mixing the urban legends we all grew up with (ours was Bloody Mary in the bathroom mirror) and the fantasy world of a comic book. Wooding does a good job of fleshing out the alternate reality, making it feel real and threatening. And
While the writing was good, I didn't connect with the voice (I'm weird that way; can't put my finger on it). So I ended up speeding reading. The story seemed somewhat predictable until Kady discovered she had been to Malice and forgot. Nice turn.
My two gripes. Small one first. Kady and Seth meet Henry for the first time and almost immediately get him to agree to hypnotism. That earned an eye-roll.
Big gripe. It has no ending. I hate series novels that end with cliffhangers to create an appetite for the next novel. It's so unnecessary to leave the reader without a conclusion, and this novel is one of the biggest offenders I've read in quite some time. If you don't mind this kind of endings, then add a star to my review.
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integrating the graphical novel with the written is a superb change of pace, although I wanted more quality from the comic panels that felt rushed and, sometimes, difficult to discern. I'm guessing the quality of a high-caliber graphic artist is cost-prohibitive, still could't help wishing for it. And Tall Jake. We almost immediately started using that name for the bogeyman in our house. Great bad guy, all the way around. Just not enough of him (I'll assume he shows up more in later books).While the writing was good, I didn't connect with the voice (I'm weird that way; can't put my finger on it). So I ended up speeding reading. The story seemed somewhat predictable until Kady discovered she had been to Malice and forgot. Nice turn.
My two gripes. Small one first. Kady and Seth meet Henry for the first time and almost immediately get him to agree to hypnotism. That earned an eye-roll.
Big gripe. It has no ending. I hate series novels that end with cliffhangers to create an appetite for the next novel. It's so unnecessary to leave the reader without a conclusion, and this novel is one of the biggest offenders I've read in quite some time. If you don't mind this kind of endings, then add a star to my review.
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LibraryThing member alanpan
a extremely creepy book,that is both comic and novel. I recommend any reader that loves to read scary and susppenseful books such as this one, to borrow and read it because I certainly enjoyed it.
LibraryThing member GabriellaHahn
Chris Wooding, author of Malice, grew up in Leicestershire. He started writing books when he was only sixteen, and had an agent by the time he was eighteen. When he was nineteen he had already signed his first book deal. When he left college, he began to write full-time, and has been doing so
Malice is half comic, like the sequel, Havoc. In the book, the main character, Seth, finds out from one of his friends about a comic book, called Malice. Then his friend disappears and dies in the comic. Seth and his friend Kady try to find more information. Seth goes to Malice, the place in the comic, and becomes friends with Justin, a boy in Malice who helps him throughout the whole book. Seth wants to find out how to stop Tall Jake, ruler of Malice, but he didn’t know how. So he decides to go to the Oubliette, a dangerous underground maze where there is rumored to be a wise woman, Skarla. Kady, outside in the human world, finds out that she’d been inside Malice before. She decides to find Seth, and goes to the Oubliette to find him. She finds both Seth and Justin, and they find Skarla at the bottom. They learn about Tall Jake’s enemy, the Shard. Seth decides to go back to the real world and find it, leaving Kady and Justin to find Havoc, a group of rebels who stand up against Tall Jake.
I started to read this book, and I couldn’t put it down. It was incredibly written, and I loved the fact that it was part comic, making it easier to visualize the characters and the plot. Chris Wooding also knew the right time to put in the comics, and they were well drawn. I would rate this book 5 out of 5. It was an amazing book, especially if you like action, comics, and graphic novels with adventure.
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professionally his whole adult life. Now thirty-two, he has written sixteen books, some of which are Havoc, Poison, and The Fade. All of his books have been translated into twenty languages, won various awards, and they’ve even been published around the world! He writes for some films and television, and has several projects in developments. He has travelled in many places around the world. He’s gone all over Europe, North America, Scandinavia, South East Asia, Japan, South Africa, and even lived in Madrid, Spain, for some time. When he wasn’t travelling alone, he spent his twenty’s touring with some bands and saw UK and Europe from the back of their van. His family tree can be traced back to John Milton, author of Paradise Lost, and he now lives in London.Malice is half comic, like the sequel, Havoc. In the book, the main character, Seth, finds out from one of his friends about a comic book, called Malice. Then his friend disappears and dies in the comic. Seth and his friend Kady try to find more information. Seth goes to Malice, the place in the comic, and becomes friends with Justin, a boy in Malice who helps him throughout the whole book. Seth wants to find out how to stop Tall Jake, ruler of Malice, but he didn’t know how. So he decides to go to the Oubliette, a dangerous underground maze where there is rumored to be a wise woman, Skarla. Kady, outside in the human world, finds out that she’d been inside Malice before. She decides to find Seth, and goes to the Oubliette to find him. She finds both Seth and Justin, and they find Skarla at the bottom. They learn about Tall Jake’s enemy, the Shard. Seth decides to go back to the real world and find it, leaving Kady and Justin to find Havoc, a group of rebels who stand up against Tall Jake.
I started to read this book, and I couldn’t put it down. It was incredibly written, and I loved the fact that it was part comic, making it easier to visualize the characters and the plot. Chris Wooding also knew the right time to put in the comics, and they were well drawn. I would rate this book 5 out of 5. It was an amazing book, especially if you like action, comics, and graphic novels with adventure.
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LibraryThing member eternal_synn
This book was a birthday present from a friend of mine. He loved The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray. I couldn't ge tinto that book, so I was a little hesitant about this one.
Malice follows Kady, a cute American girl living in England, and Seth. After their friend Luke disappears, they go on a scary and
This book is really dark. From the cover art and the decription, it really didn't surprise me. However, I wasn't ready for some of the children in the book to die so casually. Granted, the characters in the book take it rather hard; however, Wodding writes it as though it is a normal occurance . . . Well, I suppose, in Malice it is.
I found it interesting that once inside Malice, the world takes on a steampunk type style. The automations are run on something other than steam; however, the concept of the creatures all being automations and made of cogs was very steampunk. It gave the world depth. Something about it also made it feel darker.
I love using the combination of graphic novel and regular novel! It defintiely gave it a unique reading experience. It also allowed the reader to share an experience with the characters in the book. Reading through the graphic novel/comic sections made me feel as though I was one of the unfortunate children to pick up a copy of the comic, Malice.
This was a good book! I really enjoyed it. Currently, I am trying to track down a copy of Havoc, but I'm having no luck!
Malice follows Kady, a cute American girl living in England, and Seth. After their friend Luke disappears, they go on a scary and
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dangerous journey to find the truth behind the rumors of Malice -- the world and the comic book.This book is really dark. From the cover art and the decription, it really didn't surprise me. However, I wasn't ready for some of the children in the book to die so casually. Granted, the characters in the book take it rather hard; however, Wodding writes it as though it is a normal occurance . . . Well, I suppose, in Malice it is.
I found it interesting that once inside Malice, the world takes on a steampunk type style. The automations are run on something other than steam; however, the concept of the creatures all being automations and made of cogs was very steampunk. It gave the world depth. Something about it also made it feel darker.
I love using the combination of graphic novel and regular novel! It defintiely gave it a unique reading experience. It also allowed the reader to share an experience with the characters in the book. Reading through the graphic novel/comic sections made me feel as though I was one of the unfortunate children to pick up a copy of the comic, Malice.
This was a good book! I really enjoyed it. Currently, I am trying to track down a copy of Havoc, but I'm having no luck!
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LibraryThing member LemurKat
A nicely creepy, dark cyber-fantasy for young adults. Although it got off to a somewhat shaky start, it quickly picked up the past and dragged me into the dingy, almost steampunk world of Malice. Intermingling with comic book pages is a clever idea, however, some parts proved a little difficult to
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read (I work better with words than pictures). As it did not really build to much in the way of a climax, it left me feeling faintly unfulfilled, but eager for the next installment, "Havoc". Intriguing and original ideas. Show Less
LibraryThing member cocoannie
I chose to read this book mainly on the cover...and the comic/novel combination is something that I like. At first it scared me half to death, but once I got past the super suspenseful beginning, it was any enjoyable adventure. Ends on a big cliffhanger, and I hope we order Havoc when it comes out
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LibraryThing member rguo98
I don't really read a lot of horror novels, but this one caught my eye in the library. Perhaps it was the picture of the eerie man with a mangled hand on the front cover, or maybe it was the foreboding title. Either way, I thought it looked interesting, so I began reading it. Malice is about two
The beginning of the book starts of a bit slower to try and explain all the ghostly activities happening around Luke and other victims, but the action picks up very quickly. The book is extremely well planned and thought-out. Truly, Malice seems like an alternate universe you could be teleported to. The characters, places, and events are all very realistic. The author makes great use of foreshadowing to foretell of events to come, but subtly enough so that not everyone can find it the first time around.
One of the only complaints I had about this book was the drawings. I couldn’t understand which character was which or what was going on until I looked through it three or four times. In my opinion, I think Wooding could have done a much better job than the artist just describing the action.
Once I picked up this book, I could not put it down. This must be one of the top three horror books I have ever read. The cliffhanger ending hooks you for so much more, and you can bet I’ll be running out to read Havoc, the ending to this amazing series.
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kids, Seth and Kady, investigating how Luke, one of their friends, disappeared. Looking for clues, they find out about Malice, a comic book. Rumor has it that if you gather up the right materials and say the right words, Tall Jake will come and take you away. In order to try and save their friend, Seth and Kady do the ritual, and this is where the amazing adventure begins.The beginning of the book starts of a bit slower to try and explain all the ghostly activities happening around Luke and other victims, but the action picks up very quickly. The book is extremely well planned and thought-out. Truly, Malice seems like an alternate universe you could be teleported to. The characters, places, and events are all very realistic. The author makes great use of foreshadowing to foretell of events to come, but subtly enough so that not everyone can find it the first time around.
One of the only complaints I had about this book was the drawings. I couldn’t understand which character was which or what was going on until I looked through it three or four times. In my opinion, I think Wooding could have done a much better job than the artist just describing the action.
Once I picked up this book, I could not put it down. This must be one of the top three horror books I have ever read. The cliffhanger ending hooks you for so much more, and you can bet I’ll be running out to read Havoc, the ending to this amazing series.
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LibraryThing member lkmuir
Fans Luke, Seth, and Kady have read all about the sinister world in which the villainous Tall Jake resides, but they learn more about it than they ever wanted when they are suddenly pulled into the pages of their comic book.
LibraryThing member lillibrary
Gather the objects, say the words and Tall Jake will take you to "Malice", the underground comic where kids are swept in and few manage to escape. When Seth and Kady are pulled into this comic world in search of their friend, they meet Justin and the group makes it their mission to destroy Tall
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Jake whose influence is seeping out into the real world. Book #1 ends with Kady still in Malice and Seth back in the real world, searching for an artifact to bring back. Book #2 is "Havoc" which takes up where #1 left off, introducing a few new characters, but wrapping the story up. Not quite as compelling as #1, but action-packed and resolves neatly. Show Less
LibraryThing member Dairyqueen84
What a good, middle grade horror book. I can even see this appealing to high school boys with its mix of text and graphic novel.
Awards
The Best Children's Books of the Year (Nine to Twelve — 2010)
Language
Original publication date
2009
Physical description
384 p.; 8.3 inches
ISBN
054516043X / 9780545160438
Local notes
Seth and Kady have heard all the stories about MALICE - a secret comic about a strange and awful world full of traps and tricks, overseen by a sinister master of ceremonies, Tall Jake. But if rumours are to be believed, the children in this comic are real...
Awesome tin sculpture cover. Interesting both in format (text interspersed with pages from the comic) and world-building.
Awesome tin sculpture cover. Interesting both in format (text interspersed with pages from the comic) and world-building.
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