Malice: Book 1 Paperback – August 1, 2010

I should start out with a disclaimer: I haven't read this book. I bought this for my reluctant reader based on the premise and other Amazon reviews. I was a voracious reader at his age, and I have hoped to instill a love of books in him as well, but... it's hard to compete with the Wii, the X-box, Cartoon Network and UB Funkeys. Any book he's ever read he was out of necessity for school. Most nights I come home from work and practically have to pry the boy off the computer. Imagine my surprise and delight to come home and find him reading. READING! An actual book! I just about clicked my heels with glee, people. I couldn't believe it. Not only has this book trumped his interest in video games, the internet, and TV, the only thing that distracts him is wanting to talk about the story in great detail. Ok, so 10-yr olds don't edit, and he rambles on & on. I don't care. He's so enthusiastic it's a pleasure to listen to him describe the story. If it took standing on my head and playing the banjo to get him to read, I would've done it; instead, it just took the right book. As far as reading levels go, this book seems perfect for tweens and maybe young teens. I like that the vocabulary has challenged him; he has come to me twice, to ask me how to say "menagerie" and "oubliette." We got to find out together that oubliette is a medieval word for dungeon. How cool is that! I'm hoping I can remember some of the books I loved at his age; two that come to mind are The Witches of Worm and The Lion's Paw. Any other suggestions are welcome and much appreciated! As far as my rating for Malice? Any book that compels a 10-yr old boy to read deserves 10 stars.

My son loves this book!

While I have never read a book by Chris Wooding before the cover of this one caught my attention when I was at the bookstore (I bought it through Amazon). I must say that I was not expecting a book where the main characters get caught in a comic book would have me as entertained as this one did.The story follows Seth as he enters the world of Malice to look for his lost friend. Along the way you find yourself cheering him on as he fights through the secrets of the clockwork beasts that inhabit Malice. The comic scenes add geat vision to the story all ready in your mind and always seem to be the major action scenes in the book. Without giving to much away I must say that there were several parts that completely caught me off guard from what I expected to happen. I like books where you think you know what will occur then BAM!! you get something very different.At the end I must say I am eagerly awaiting part two titled Havoc.

The premise of this middle school/young adult novel is interesting but the book never really delivers. Elements of the story are derivative and nothing truly original emerges, and we are told there is dread much more often than we experience dread.Not interested in the sequel.

Good read for the age group it targets and manages to keep the story line moving at a pace to keep the reader locked in

I was very surprised at how nice this book was. This is a Christmas present for my teenage grandson and he is going to be so excited.

My 12 year old enjoyed this book so much, we ended up getting the second book in this series.Some of the story is told through comics, and most is through words. This is a thicker book, but my sonswimmed through the pages because he enjoyed the plot. He read this book in 7th grade and readingthe next book in 8th grade.

This was a gift for my teen grandson and he was very pleased with it.

Love this series, bought this as my original copy went missing, ended up buying a used copy and it came in mint condition.Highly reccomend to any reader

nice book for kids

Sehr gutes Buch für alle jugendlichen ab elf Jahren. Enthält viel Spannung und hört zwar mitten drin mit einem guten Schluss auf, aber es gibt zum Glück eine Fortsetzung.

well where to startmy cousin advised me get the book i was doubtfull but good job i didthe secand i picked up the book i loved it espacily the fact that it set in the middlands where I live, the is a constant need to know whats going to happen so the book cannot be put down. the constant changing between comic and actuall book is a lovely effect that chris wooding does amazingly. to me I enjoyed this book more than the harry potter books. A must read for any reader.

A fun read with some graphic novel pages to really get a look into the sinister world. The book had slight scuffing around the edge but that's to be expected when ordering a book nowadays. (For Hardcover buyers) Due to the extra weight on the cover, this book does have a habit of falling apart over time, to avoid it's best to support the cover while reading, or just opt for the paperback if you aren't picky. Very excited to give it another read after all these years.