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Monster Slayers

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By Lukas Ritter
Publisher Wizards of the Coast - (Mirrorstone)
Monster Slayers
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When vicious, dogheaded gnolls kidnap everyone living in the small village of Hesiod, only Evin and his fighter friend Jorick manage to escape. With help from an ancient guidebook of magical beasts called A Practical Guide to Monsters, the two boys and a new friendelf wizard Betilivatismust trek through ancient ruins and face one menacing monster after another in order save their families. But Evin soon realizes that not everything is as it seems. Someoneor somethinghas taken leadership of the gnolls and has dangerous plans for the kidnapped villagers. Betilivatis often disappears mysteriously and has strange conversations with someone only she can see. And Evin is having unusual dreams of a place hes never been, a place that feels more and more real with each passing day. The pace never falters in this pageturning adventure, as Evin, Jorick, and Betilivatis bravely battle gnolls, a chimera, an ormyrr, and a lich, and it ends with a shocking twist that will make readers want to start the story all over again. From the Hardcover edition.

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49692 words49,692 words
256 pages256 pages
Lexile 780LLexile 780L
Grade 3 to 6Grade 3 to 6
Age 8-11Age 8-11
Published 2010Published 2010

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9780786954841

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