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The Devil's Door-Bell

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Martin, a 13 year old English boy has just been orphaned, his parents hit by lightning. He is sent to the depths of Yorkshire to be looked after by the sinister Elvira, Veronica, Irene, Lavinia Crow. When Martin discovers the bizarre rituals going on in the depths of the forest, at the site of a closed down nuclear reactor, not even the police believe him. It seems that the entire village in in the conspiracy. The few people that believe him place themselves in deadly danger as Martin must face the dark powers of his foes until a dramatic conclusion. In the depths of the reactor, Martin discovers his destiny as the first of the Five, the heroes who once saved the world from the Old Ones and must do so again. For the devil's doorbell, a gate to the Old Ones prison is about to open, releasing these demonic forces.

A young adult horror-fantasy, well-characterized, with unexpected but welcome bursts of humor, a tight, fast-moving plot and excellent writing.

I am a huge fan of the Alex Rider series so I was more than eager to read this new explosive series when I heard of it's release. I bought and read the book all in one day so I got all the action at once, therefore my head is still reeling.

Contrary to popular belief Devil's Doorbell isn't very much Alex Rider at all. In true Horrwitz style the Hero is good looking, strong and very likeable but different and mysterious.

It tells the story of an orphan boy called Martin who was caught up in the wrong crowd and found in the wrong place. As a result instead of being thrown into juvy was placed in a new project called LEAF (basically where you are sent to a remote foster home and made to work to get rid of your attitude). It is here that Martin finds himself under the rule of most twisted and corrupt villan I've ever read. In his new and highly strange country life, Martin finds himself thrown into darkness and mystery as the strange village and its inhabitants take an uncanny interest in him. From here Martin finds himself on a rollercoaster of action, dark magic, mystery, darkness and evil.

In a brilliantly written, intriguing, action packed plot, Horrwitz unveals the secrets of the Raven's Gate and the power Martin never knew he had. Through stranges dreams, unexplained deaths and a sense of unease Martin discovers the secrets behind his strange new town and the people inside it.

From the very first chapter you are hooked and the fast paced aaction of the book keeps you reading to the last page.

Although I loved the book and would certainly recommend it I must warn you that it does contain some dark content. This isn't your average 'Harry Potter' it is dark magic and at times you could describe it as satanic. I personally would never normally read such a book but it is written well and the plot is so good that by the end you don't care about it.

I would recommend this book to teenagers and adults who don't mind the main character being a kid. It is suited to any sex that loves a good adventure but I assume that it is aimed more towards boys than girls (even though I personally loved it). All in all it is a fantastic adventure story with unbelieveable twists that make you keep reading. Once again Horrwitz has created a series that leaves you pining for the next book. Two thumbs up!!

I haven't read this book yet, but i rescently finished Raven's Gate. It sounds like Anthony Horowitz literally copied almost the whole storyline for Raven's Gate. I luved Raven's Gate so i gotta give this a 5.

best book i ever read i look foward to reading the other books in the series