The Demon's Lexicon (2009) (edit title/settings)

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• Olivia: Mother to Alan and Nick, hates Nick with a passion but no one knows the exact reason why. She has the same black hair as Nick. She was a magician with the Obsidian Circle and at one time in love with Black Arthur.
• Nick Ryves: Nick is a very serious teen. He always acts aggressively and never feels sorry for anything that he does. He likes to act rather than think when it comes to something. He doesn't get along with his mother, dislikes many people in his life except for his brother Alan. He is a very good fighter with the sword being his preferred weapon. He also hates lies. He isn't like most people, he sees most of people's actions as stupid and doesn't understand then because of something that is revealed at the end of the book.
• Black Arthur: Head magician of the Obsidian Circle; hunting Nick's mom
• Gerald: A sandy haired magician with more power than he should at his young age
• Jamie Crawford: He is small with blonde spikey hair. He is the younger brother of Mae and very slight. He is easily scared and timid in everything he does. He is very apologetic. He is keeping a big secret.
• Mae Crawford: Bright pink hair, dark eyes, and a killer body. She is the older sister of Jamie and protects him no matter what. Mae isn't easily scared, she is brave almost to a fault.
• Alan Ryves: Alan is the brother of Nick. His right leg was crippled when his family was attacked. He is a very likeable, persuasive person with a good heart. He loves people is is very compassionate to all that are good back to him. He is good with a gun. He is also a very good liar.
• Merris: Unofficial leader of the Goblin's Market; provides Nick and Alan with housing whenever they have to move

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• “You never had a father or brother. You never had a heart.”

  Black Arthur

• “So I'm a monster. Are you scared?”

  Nick Ryves

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• Behind him, Jamie said, “I’m not all that accustomed to the walking dead. Is it all right if I cry with terror?”

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• Parents, bosses, animals, and children, they all liked Alan. Girls liked Nick. He felt it was a fair trade.

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• They either learn to control it and keep it a secret forever, or they try to do something with the magic.

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• “People think you’re—a bat,” Nick said slowly. “Well, of course. Many people think I’m a blueberry scone.”

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• Nick observed the flicker of appreciation in her brown eyes. He wasn’t particularly surprised. She was just the type to like them tall, dark, and carrying a lethal weapon.

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• “I don’t know what I saw. It could’ve been a hallucination. You get those from sniffing glue.” “You’ve never sniffed glue!” “I’ve smelled glue,” Jamie said after a pause. “In art class.”

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• “Fear’s useless,” he tried to explain. “Either something bad happens or it doesn’t: If it doesn’t, you’ve wasted time being afraid, and if it does, you’ve wasted time that you could have spent sharpening your weapons.”

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• Mae looked annoyed for a minute, and then a smile tugged at her mouth, drawing her away into amusement. “Well,” she said, shrugging. “I grew them myself.”

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• Now that birds were not trying to claw Nick’s eyes out, it was easy enough to spot the illusion. He was good at spotting magic. He’d tried to explain to Alan once that illusions were sharper, more real than the real world, more real than they had to be, but Alan had never been able to see it.

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• Nick turned to Jamie before the body hit the floor. “They’re not hard to kill,” he said. “It’s just that most people panic, seeing the dead.” “Oh, they panic, do they?” Jamie asked in a hollow voice. “I can’t imagine why.”

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Followed by The Demon's Covenant.

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1. Sarah Rees Brennan (Author)

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1. Alexandra Ernst (Translator)

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• Books › Teens › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy
• Books › Teens › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Science Fiction
• Books › Teens › Literature & Fiction › Adventure & Thrillers

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