Sons of the Dark: Escape - Book #2 [Hardcover]

Lynne Ewing (Author)

Book Description

Series: Sons of the Dark | Publication Date: September 2, 2004

Samuel has just landed in modern day LA. The last time he has been free of Nefandus was when he was abducted from his home two hundred years ago. He is totally lost until Ashley shows up. She used to be a servi, like him, but now she helps others who have escaped their bondage. He and Ashley travel back in time to see his great grandfather, a wise shaman. After Samuel returns to the present, he realizes his grandfather has given him a very special gift-one that is difficult to control. He also begins to wonder if Ashley is really who she says she is . . . Soon his loyalty to the other Sons of the Dark is sorely tested.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 7 Up - High fantasy meets high school - with a dash of demons - in the second title of a series that features four charismatic young men who are kidnapped from different times and places and taken to an alternate-universe world called Nefandus, where they are turned into soul-sucking slaves. They escape back to Earth, where they are destined to join together to destroy Nefandus, if they can learn to trust one another. This book focuses on Samuel, who is snatched from the American frontier in 1768. He escapes from Nefandus and ends up in present-day Los Angeles, where Berto, Obie, and Kyle await his arrival. Not trusting them, he keeps running until he meets Ashley, another refugee from Nefandus, who says she can help him get back home. He chooses to trust her, but she repeatedly betrays him so that she can get back to her own time. She does return him home long enough for him to learn about his magical heritage from his great grandfather. Only non-magical Maddie has no ulterior motives for helping him, but their relationship is complicated by the fact that Samuel can't resist sucking the life force out of any girl whom he kisses. The story is a mishmash of horror, fantasy, and teenaged angst. The characters aren't particularly compelling, and it seems way too easy for them to become accepted and successful in present-day L.A., without identification or money. Additional. - Mara Alpert, Los Angeles Public Library
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Hardcover: 270 pages
• Publisher: Volo (September 2, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786818123
• ISBN-13: 978-0786818129
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #568,315 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars good book for a new series, July 28, 2004

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Dee (in United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sons of the Dark: Escape - Book #2 (Hardcover)

the first SOTD book was pretty good and so is this one which i got in the mail yesterday. Samuel just wants to go home after being stuck in Nefandus for so long he doesnt know how long he's been there. He then tries to escape for his friend Macduff escaped while being captived as a servi or slave. once when samuel escapes he then travels to 21st century Los Angeles and has no clue whats going on there or how he is going to survive in a strange new world where he is from pioneer times. he then tries to go back hom when a girl name Ashley shows up and says she can help him travel back home as she is a time traveler just like Catty from DOTM but is also a bounty hunter. Samuel is warned by the other Sons of the Dark that he cant trust her and that she is only using him to bring him back to Nefandus. Samuel learns that he is one of the Four of Legend, four guys who are the Sons of the Dark that must return to Nefandus and free all the servi before Nefandus closes forever but the problem is Regulators have also been sent to watch for the Sons of the Dark and to bring them back to Nefandus as slaves once again but they cannot kill them as the SOTD are Immortals. if you read this book everyone should know that the Atrox is the evil behind here but they don't call it by its name they usually refer to it as the Inner Circle or ancient evil. Just like the Daughters of the Moon, the SOTD each have a dark side which makes them very similar to Followers because if they kiss a girl they dark side takes over and tries to suck the soul out of them which they try not to just like Followers who are desperate to suck the life and hope out of innocent people. it was a pretty good book and cant wait til the next one comes out.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This book is kinda good, November 16, 2004

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Melissa "I am not an ordinary girl" (texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sons of the Dark: Escape - Book #2 (Hardcover)

It has to do with the 4th Son of the Dark and what his power is. I thought that his power was okay but not as impressive as the Daughters powers. There is some humor in this book though. I will keep on reading this series. Lets hope that the rest of the books are good and funny.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars its ok, January 10, 2005

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jasmine "jasmine" (cal UsA Sfs) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sons of the Dark: Escape - Book #2 (Hardcover)

this book is pretty good true there not as good as daughters of the moon but they are pretty good i wish catty and Kyle were still together and i wish daughters of the moon could still go on at the same time its really good i cant wait for outcast to come out its like you cant put it down this also involves majic
you should defelently read it