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The Demon Queen and The Locksmith [Kindle Edition]

Spencer Baum (Author)
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Ordinary teens become extraordinary in this thrilling tale of good versus evil...Skillfully written, this novel will captivate teens, including reluctant readers. --Publishers Weekly

THE DEMON QUEEN AND THE LOCKSMITH has a fresh, creative feel...is well written, fast paced and full of suspense. --2010 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Contest Reviewer

With great pace in his dialogue and a style reminiscent of early Stephen King I became enthralled...a complex origami of plots and subplots that came together to reveal an original tale filled with horror and suspense. --Chilli Tween Reads

Product Description

In Turquoise, New Mexico, a small group of hippies believe that the mountain north of town emits a constant, resonant hum that is only audible to a chosen few. They call themselves the Hearers, and the fact that fourteen-year-old Kevin Brown has never trusted them makes it all the worse when his own ears begin to ring, and he comes to realize "The Turquoise Hum" may be much more than a sound.
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Product Details

  • File Size: 256 KB
  • Print Length: 238 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1448642736
  • Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
  • Publisher: CreateSpace (September 9, 2009)
  • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B003NNUWFO
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Lending: Enabled
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #158,263 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I enjoyed reading this book so much that I couldn't put it down. Kevin Brown, a resident of the fictional Turquoise, NM--which is a lot like Taos, including the mountain and the Hum--meets two new friends and is immediately swept up in an adventure through which he discovers the secret of the Hum and the importance of his own choices and powers. Spencer Baum writes with an eye to ideas, but he never loses his sense of fun and adventure. His teens are both believable and likeable. Most importantly, Baum lets the action carry the themes; he is never preachy. This is a great book for young adults and the young at heart!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
The fantasy genre has been severely neglected in my reading materials over the years, although I have read some. One way "The Demon Queen and the Locksmith" differs from what I've previously read is the "story world" is at least nominally the world in which all of us live. Whether genre purists would still consider this fantasy or not, I have no idea. At least for me, that doesn't matter, the story does, and in this case it is a good one.

The first day of high school is trying for everyone. For Kevin it starts out worse than most. His reaction, fleeing school for the day, sets off a chain of events leading to a magical adventure. It allows him a temporary escape from his less-than-perfect life and in the end to change it for the better.

Throughout the book, it felt more like a fairy tale than a typical fantasy. I often found myself thinking the story was allegorical although, if so, I was never able to pinpoint why I felt that or deduce the symbolism. In the end it doesn't matter whether this was my overactive imagination or not, because the story works so well. If escapism is one of the reasons for reading fiction then "The Demon Queen and the Locksmith" should allow a teen (or an adult for that matter) an escape from the problems of their real world life as they follow Kevin on his adventure.

**Originally written for "Books and Pals" book blog.**
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Amazing Fantasy Adventure October 5, 2009
By S. Ward
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Fantastic read! Captivates you from the first page and keeps you enthralled to the end. Can't wait to share this book with my friends, especially those who like adventure, fantasy and mystery, with an amazing ending. Ahhh, the "hum"...you'll need to read it to discover the truth! A great book for tweens, teens, and their parents!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Amazing
I was not sure what to think at first. But it captured my attention and I couldn't put it down. I would re-read it just to enjoy it again.
Published 4 months ago by April M. Stansbury
A fun fantasy romp
This was a fun read. The ideas were truly original, the characters were likable -or unlikable in the case of the villain- and the settings and details were all vividly described. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Angela M. Lavezzo
Absolutely wonderful book! A thrill to read.
This book was amazing. Beautfully written. I truly felt transported into a wonderous world of exciting adventure. This is one of those books you can't stop reading from the start. Read more
Published 5 months ago by A. Sepulveda
Good Because it's Different
Not at all what I was expecting and I love it for that. The tone of the book was somewhere between a classic mystery novel, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and a dream. Read more
Published 5 months ago by purple-alien-giraffe
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Published 5 months ago by W. Bentrim
Fun Fantasy Adventure
This is an entertaining young adult fiction story with a few innovative ideas. It doesn't exist solely in the fantasy genre, which is fine. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Gabriel
Strange, strange book
I'm not usually much on sci-fi, so I may not be a fair judge, but this book felt like it was jumping all over the place and then tied together pretty nicely in the end. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Michele Butcher
Not into it
I gave up on this story half way through because I frustrated and bored. The plot really dragged on and I couldn't get a grasp on where it was headed until finally giving up. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mrs. Whales
Good story, awesome title
The title of this work sold me before I even read the synopsis (well, that and it was free).

Overall it's a good, entertaining story, but geared for younger readers. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Mongoose
Good?
So, this book was very well-written and the characters were likable and realistic-ish. That being said I did not really enjoy this book. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Lana
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Spencer Baum
Spencer Baum's first novel, One Fall, was optioned for a movie by Brand New Productions of Hollywood, and was selected as an official textbook for the fall 2011 semester at Harvard's Institute for English Language Programs. His second novel, The Demon Queen and The Locksmith, was a semi-finalist for the 2010 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. His newest novel, The Homecoming Masquerade, is the opening book in the new paranormal series Girls Wearing Black, and climbed all the way to #1 in Amazon's Contemporary Fantasy category in its first week of release. He lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico with his wife and three children.

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