Luke Carter And The Sword Of Kings: Return Of The Darkside

by A.J. Ensor

Book Overview

--- Amazing... "...Twelve-year-old Luke is a reluctant hero, an American-style Harry Potter with a "slacker" attitude and guts... " ...Jim Barns: Editor, Independent Publisher's Magazine --- The Magical World of Boys and Girls is Alive in America in this Epic Coming of Age Family Action Adventure. Twelve-year-old Luke is a reluctant hero who is forced to deal with circumstances beyond his control in a world he knows nothing about and in a place...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1440472467
• ISBN13: 9781440472466
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A Sequel is Demanded

I enjoyed every minute spent reading this wonderful book. The characters, the plot and the background of this magical world are woven together in a fast paced story that is hard to put down. I purchased the book from the author at the UCLA Festival of Books this past April. If certain things like work, food and sleep hadn't been necessary, I would have kept reading all night long. Mr. Ensor has given us another place to escape to while reading. As a member of Clan Cameron, I appreciated the family references as well as the various bits of Keltic language and lore. I highly recommend this book to both children and adults. It is in my opinion pure enjoyment for fans of magic and swashbuckling fantasy.

Harry Potter Needs To Watch Out For This Bloke !

Oy! If you're a Harry Potter fan you are going to love this book! Show me a person who says a bad thing about Luke Carter and the Sword of Kings and I will show you someone who hasn't read the book! Luke Carter is a GREAT BLOKE! He's but a bit of a boy from Florida of all places! Can you imagine? Florida! But he's a clever kid, real good at getting himself out of trouble others put him in. It's good news that someone can write and be as entertaining as Potter's Mum! Putting Luke Carter down was impossible! I had to call off work! The writer is bloody brilliant. Too bad he's and American. He'd make a great Aussie! D Killen G.B., Melbourne, Australia.

Amazing! I NEVER Though ANYONE Could Compete with Potter!

Luke Carter and the Sword of Kings is one of the most imaginative novels I have ever read. Taking place in the modern-era, the book gives American compettition of wizardry mostly familiarized with Europe. Luke Carter is one of those books you pick up and cant put down until you're finished, it's one those books that makes kids pretend to be sick so they can miss school and finish the chapter they are on. This book takes you on an imagination roller-coaster with plenty of loop-de-loops and camel backs to go around. Luke is your ordinary American boy with not so ordinary abilities. When Luke finds out he is different, he also finds out how much danger he is in. The Darkside is after him and his only chance is The Citadel a school for "practitioners" in a magical place where T-Rex's still roam in some parts. There is so much more but I dare not tell more and blow an adventure that is worth taking.

Typical teen enters a magical realm of swords and fireballs

Here is an action-packed drama filled with emotional turmoil, deception, and revenge, during which family conflicts get resolved by bloody battles filled with screams and explosions. Sounds like typical household with teenagers, right? Luke Carter's clan of witches and warlocks may be a little out of the ordinary with their abilities to fly, cast spells, and throw balls of flame, but in many ways they face the same problems of today's typical family. There's never a dull moment, as heroic swordplay, rapid-fire dialogue, and adrenaline-rush action will keep the teen reader engaged. Twelve-year-old Luke is a reluctant hero, an American-style Harry Potter with "slacker" attitude and guts. Better yet, he's far from perfect - he's impatient, makes lots of mistakes, and learns as he goes. The book's author A.J. Ensor never talks down to teen readers and doesn't overdo the Celtic references and ties to Merlin and Camelot - most of the action takes place in the Florida Keys and upstate New York There are portrait paintings that talk, people that morph into animals, and a magical forest that's home to dinosaurs and gryphons. It's got everything a young sword & sorcery fan could ask for, including some loose ends that will surely require a sequel.

A really good book

this is a REALLY good book! Every one should read it and buy it!