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Nikolas and Company Book 1: The Merman and The Moon Forgotten: A Kid's Fantasy Adventure (Nikolas and Company Episode) by [Kevin McGill, Carlyle McCullough]

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Nikolas and Company Book 1: The Merman and The Moon Forgotten: A Kid's Fantasy Adventure (Nikolas and Company Episode) Kindle Edition

by Kevin McGill (Author), Carlyle McCullough (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition

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Book 1 of 4: Nikolas and Company Series

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Sometime in the near future, Earth is going to end. Fourteen-year old Nick Lyons and his friends fear the deadly geneva virus, live under the ever-watchful eye of the nannydrones, and fight to stay out of the US’s many refugee camps. Nick’s grandfather and his mysterious wheelchair bound friend offer an escape to a better world: Möon. This fantastic world is teeming with life-breathing airships, mysterious volcano born nymphs, fire-breathing winged lions, and magic at the tip of your tongue. Nick convinces his friends to journey to this new world, promising a better life. But when a dark creature begins to stalk Nick’s friends, he soon discovers the fantastic can be more perilous than the future.
When you buy The Merman and The Moon Forgotten, you’ll experience Nick's boisterous and heart-felt adventure as he seeks to save his friends and a race of moon-dwelling merfolk. If the kids from Stranger Things’ took a fantastic journey to the moon, you’d get Nikolas and Company.
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"Pure awesome in a cup. With some waffles. Which would make it a waffle load." - Austin 14

"My boys 11 and 14 both really enjoyed the story and only complained that book 2 wasn't out yet so they couldn't keep reading." - Fred Chambers

"As an adult, I love this series, the characters, the plot twists. I haven't enjoyed a fantasy series this much since I read Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter. I've already added you my list of favorite authors." - Reehya Bagwandin

"I have to admit, before I could snuggle up under my blankies with this fantastical book, my son beat me to it. He read it in a single day and raved." - Elizabeth Mueller

Review from my 13-year old daughter:
"This was an imaginative, well-written novel similar to the Hitchhiker's Guide books and was a pleasure to read. The author did a good job and hopefully has more in store." Sara Grace

"Nikolas and company is the best book I've ever read. It was full of surprises that kept me on the edge, it also full of awkward moments that made me laugh." - J-Man

"Kevin has created a fun, unique fantasy world full of magic and adventure. The story gets off to a fast start and sucks you in." - Micah Lewis

"great YA fantasy, funny, a very unique premise, very well written, great descriptions, and a great band of heroes." - Julie Johnson

"Once I immersed myself in the stories characters and settings I couldn't put it down." Pam Torres

"It's great for anyone that loves fantasy, science fiction, it's clean with just the slightest hint of boys and girls taking a notice of each other."
Heather

If you have your nose in The Maze Runner by James Dashner, Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling, Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan, Alex Ryder by Anthony Horowitz, Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer, Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney, Lemony Snicket, Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, Divergent by Veronica Roth, The Giver by Lois Lowery, Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld, The Hobbit by J. K. Rowling, Eragon by Chris Paolini, 39 Clues, Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja by Marcus Emerson, or other middle grade fantasy adventures, they’ll love this!
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8 - 13 years
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243 pages
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English
Grade level

4 - 8
Publication date

January 2, 2014
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Kevin McGill is the mad writer of the Nikolas & Company series where the Moon is much more than we think, mermen walk on automaton legs, and 14-year-old boys talk to cities in their heads. Find Kevin’s blog overthewoodfence.wordpress.com and Twitter @kevinonpaper --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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ASIN : B006K3MS1K
Publisher : Aero Publishing Studios; 2nd edition (January 2, 2014)
Publication date : January 2, 2014
Language : English
File size : 6045 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
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Print length : 243 pages
Lending : Enabled

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Looking forward to episode 2!

Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2014

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14-year-old Nick desperately wants to get off Earth (a dystopian/futuristic Earth). His parents are crazy, he sees injustice all around him and he feels drawn toward the moon, as if it’s his real home. Nick tries everything to run away and hop a ride to the moon even though life there is much less comfortable compared to his privileged life on Earth. And then there’s the voice in Nick’s head that keeps repeating the same warning message.
Yeri is a driver for the Fungman, Zedock and Josiah Stagecoach Company. He lives on the moon. Not the moon you see in Nick’s world, but the moon from tens of thousands of years ago, when the moon was tethered to the Earth through a magic force. The moon was packed with life, both human and other, and magic. Yeri was responsible for trying to save the lives of a group of Mermen (or Merrows as they are called) who inhabit the moon and walk on its surface in automaton legs.
These two worlds are destined to collide – only first Nick has to figure out how he’s going to explain to his parents that he blew up their shed, dismantled his dad’s Validate (some sort of futuristic vehicle) and set Hiker’s Canyon on fire.
First of all the book gets bonus points for an awesome cover. The story is really what is depicted on the cover – excitement – danger – steampunk meets Harry Potter meets Doctor Who. The story plot, characters and setting are so good, I can’t get it out of my mind. The book is one where you literally have to keep turning the pages to find out what happens next. The steampunk (mixing of old and new technology and lifestyles) feel to the book was an extra for me. The alternate world Mr. McGill created is incredible! The story is totally unique and one that I found fascinating. There are a couple of creepy things that go on in the book (for example the government runs refugee camps where the people who live in them are actually owned by an organ donating company) that may not be appropriate for younger kids, but there is nothing graphic about it and there is no bad language. I’d rate it at a 12+ age level.
This book is so close to total and complete awesomeness – like Percy Jackson/Redwall awesomeness, but it made me mad too. I actually yelled at the book when it ended because it didn’t end in a cliff hanger, it ended in the middle of the story! >:/ The reader (me) had no sense of completion. I know it’s the first book in the series, but in my opinion, it needed some kind of end. The beginning chapters were a bit confusing and they drug down the rest of the book a bit. I had to reread in a couple of places. After getting past them the rest of the book flowed easily. Mr. McGill’s writing style is a joy to read. His imagination is incredible. I actually went back and forth on giving this book 3 (good) or 4 (great) bookworms (mostly because I was mad at the ending), but I literally can’t keep the story out of my head. Any book that can do that gets the extra worm. I will be reading Episode 2!
*NOTE I got a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review

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An action-packed middle grade adventure!

Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2014

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I read this book over the course of about six weeks. Not because it wasn’t entertaining, but because I was reading a little each week to a child I mentor for Kids Hope USA. It was the perfect adventure for the two of us to get lost in after focusing on class work. The child I mentor — who I will refer to as Nathan because I don’t want to disclose his real name — is in 3rd grade, but his reading skills are much lower. It made me sad to realize that he only really knows about two words from each sentence he reads. How can he enjoy a story when he doesn’t know what he’s reading?

I chose to read The Merman and the Moon Forgotten to Nathan each week in the hopes that it would spark an interest in reading, which would then help me to get his reading level up. Nathan has ADHD which causes him to have a very difficult time focusing on a singular activity. After the first week I was uncertain if I had made the right decision trying to read this book to him, but as the weeks went by he couldn’t wait to get done with his class work so we could bust out my tablet and get back to the story. That right there should give you an idea about how awesome this story is! Because of the engaging characters, vivid imagery, non-stop action and the fast-paced storyline, it was so incredibly easy to read and keep Nathan interested. I looked over on many occasions throughout the weeks to see him biting his nails or fidgeting with anticipation. Thank you so much, Kevin McGill, for helping me be a great mentor to a child in need!

If you’re a fan of middle grade fantasy and adventure, you really must read this book! In the words of Nathan, “This was, like, a really awesome story! Can you read another one soon?” Yes, Nathan, I most definitely will!

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Heidi Grange

A creative, entertaining journey.

Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2012

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A-A-A-U-U-G-G-H-H. Another book that ends in the middle of the story. So many books these days seem to do this. The end isn't really an end. However, in this case, I rather expected it. After all the title does say, Episode 1. I do look forward to reading the upcoming installments. I quite enjoyed this one. It's an interesting blend of fantasy and science fiction with some great twists and turns. There is one at the end that really surprised me, which is always great. But I didn't find this story predictable in any way and very entertaining.

Nick and his friends set out on a rather confusing adventure to a place they've never even heard of, but with poisonings, hideous tracking monsters, and the possibility of developing magical powers outweigh the negatives. The characters in this book were certainly interesting. Intelligent Nick who tends to create disaster at every turn, his twin brother Tim, seemingly the only cautious one, belligerent Haley who hates boys, Caroline, the motherly type, Brandy, the fashionista, and last but certainly not least, Grand, who has spent years flying about the earth in a beat up hovertruck.

The setting alternates between a surprisingly different version of the Moon and an Earth that sees little sunlight and revolves around a great deal of technology. I found it fascinating how the author conveys a sense of place without spending a great deal of time on description. The story moves along at fast clip, I read it one evening. Many interesting things happen, including a rather interesting visit to a church in the midst of a funeral, funny and exciting all at the same time.

The only problem I had with the book, besides the cut off ending was the lack of description. This lack aids in the rapid pace of the story, but I would have liked to have more details about the settings and various characters. Plus the wording in a few places was a bit awkward. But these were minor issues and didn't overly inhibit the flow of the story. I recommend this book to all who enjoy a fast paced, entertainingly creative story.

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