![]() ![]() Still, children will enjoy the story, which ends, unsurprisingly, with the promise of a sequel. The protagonists are engaging, but the plot is fuzzy and the villains are stock. ![]() Devilstone, is amusing, as are the photo-illustrations and the nature guide pages describing the disgusting creatures that they encounter and the often-disgusting formulas that the monster-hunter employs to defend against them. But the sardonic back-and-forth between Minerva, Max, and their know-it-all guide, Mr. Monstranomicon bears strong similarities to one of Harry Potter's textbooks, for example. Zappa has written a passable first novel whose roots aren't hard to see–Ms. ![]() Monstranomicon, a monster-hunter's manual that is a monster herself, and find themselves pursued by the minions of the vile Zarmaglorg, king of the monsters, who kidnaps their father. Nonetheless, the siblings soon come upon Ms. When 11-year-old Minerva McFearless and her younger brother, Max, discover that they are the latest generation in a family of monster-hunters, their widowed father forbids them to learn anything about his dangerous occupation. Book cover for "The Monstrous Memoirs Of A Mighty McFearless" ![]()
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