Copyright Date:
2019
Edition Date:
2019
Release Date:
09/03/19
Pages:
408 pages
ISBN:
Publisher: 1-368-02226-X Perma-Bound: 0-7804-6638-1
ISBN 13:
Publisher: 978-1-368-02226-2 Perma-Bound: 978-0-7804-6638-8
Dewey:
Fic
LCCN:
2018963436
Dimensions:
21 cm.
Language:
English
Reviews:
Starred Review ALA Booklist
(Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 CDT 2019)
Starred Review Young Loki is eager to prove his worthiness to his father, Odin, but in Asgard, Loki's magic is something to be controlled and hidden, while his warrior brother Thor's strength and skill is celebrated. So when Loki meets Amora, who is training to be a sorceress, he finds kinship. That is, until Amora is banished to Midgard, or Earth, where her powers (and life) will painfully fade away. Years later, still in a quest to prove himself, Loki is sent to Earth by Odin to investigate murders where magic is suspect. All the while, Loki is fighting Odin's foresight that one of his sons will lead an army against Asgard, determined it won't be him. Lee (The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue, 2017) infuses Loki with the signature wit and charm her characters are revered for. The dry, conversational humor ("I think you're trying to inflate the charges against me with synonyms") works in tandem with the story's unflinching plot. Lee deftly reveals the depths of Loki's struggle to grapple with his need for approval as well as his desire to make his own destiny and find an authentic identity. This gender-fluid antihero in nineteenth-century London will draw in diverse readership, though no prior knowledge of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is necessary. This mischievous origin story is sure to satisfy fans of this popular character.
An instant New York Times best seller!
*This deft, nuanced examination of identity, destiny, and agency is a surprisingly tender addition to the Marvel canon." Kirkus Reviews, starred review
*"This mischievous origin story is sure to satisfy fans of the popular character." Booklist, starred review
Selected for the ILA-CBC 2020 Young Adults' Choices reading list.
This is the first of three young adult novels from New York Times best-selling author Mackenzi Lee that explores the untapped potential and duality of heroism of popular characters in the Marvel Universe.
Before the days of going toe-to-toe with the Avengers, a younger Loki is desperate to prove himself heroic and capable, while it seems everyone around him suspects him of inevitable villainy and depravity . . . except for Amora. Asgard's resident sorceress-in-training feels like a kindred spiritsomeone who values magic and knowledge, who might even see the best in him.
But when Loki and Amora cause the destruction of one of Asgard's most prized possessions, Amora is banished to Earth, where her powers will slowly and excruciatingly fade to nothing. Without the only person who has ever looked at his magic as a gift instead of a threat, Loki slips further into anguish and the shadow of his universally adored brother, Thor.
When Asgardian magic is detected in relation to a string of mysterious murders on Earth, Odin sends Loki to investigate.
As he descends upon nineteenth-century London, Loki embarks on a journey that leads him to more than just a murder suspect, putting him on a path to discover the source of his powerand who he's meant to be.
Complete your Marvel YA collection with these best-selling fan-favorite novels:
- Gamora and Nebula: Sisters in Arms by Mackenzi Lee
- Miles Morales: Spider-Man by Jason Reynolds
- Unstoppable Wasp by Sam Maggs
- Black Widow: Red Vengeance by Margaret Stohl
- Black Widow: Forever Red by Margaret Stohl
- Captain Marvel: Higher, Further, Faster by Liza Palmer
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