The Merchant of Death

Brief Description: A new epic adventure begins with Bobby Pendragon, a seemingly normal and somewhat reluctant 14-year-old boy who is swept into an amazing five-year quest. Catapulted into the middle of an immense, inter-dimensional conflict, Bobby takes a journey of danger and discovery. Brief Description: Includes an excerpt from "Pendragon, bk. 2: The lost city of Faar," and "The Morpheus Road: The light."Brief Description: Suburban jock Bobby Pendragon discovers parallel universes and gets hero training while helping to resolve a civil war. Marc Notes: Includes an excerpt from Pendragon, bk. 2: The lost city of Faar, and The Morpheus Road: The light.; Suburban jock Bobby Pendragon discovers parallel universes and gets hero training while helping to resolve a civil war. Publisher Marketing: Bobby Pendragon is a seemingly normal fourteen-year-old boy. He has a family, a home, and even Marley, his beloved dog. But there is something very special about Bobby. He is going to save the world. And not just Earth as we know it. Bobby is slowly starting to realize that life in the cosmos isn't quite what he thought it was. And before he can object, he is swept off to an alternate dimension known as Denduron, a territory inhabited by strange beings, ruled by a magical tyrant, and plagued by dangerous revolution. If Bobby wants to see his family again, he's going to have to accept his role as savior, and accept it wholeheartedly. Because, as he is about to discover, Denduron is only the beginning.... Review Citations:

School Library Journal 11/01/2002 pg. 173 (EAN 9780743437318, Paperback)

Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2012 pg. 102 (EAN 9780743437318, Paperback)

School Library Journal 09/01/2008 pg. 214 (EAN 9781416950806, Paperback)

Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2009 pg. 409 (EAN 9781416950806, Paperback)

Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2012 pg. 102 (EAN 9781416936251, Hardcover)

Publishers Weekly 07/11/2005 pg. 96 (EAN 9781597372374, Compact Disc)

School Library Journal 08/01/2005 pg. 66 (EAN 9781597372381, Compact Disc)

Ingram Children's Advance 07/01/2005 pg. 45 (EAN 9781416905264, Paperback)

Contributor Bio:  MacHale, D J D. J. MacHale ("The Scout") is a bestselling author and is also a director, executive producer, and creator of several popular television series and movies. He lives in Southern California with his family, where they spend a lot of time backpacking, scuba diving, and skiing